U Mobile and StarHub to conduct world’s first 5G SA roaming trials
Malaysia’s U Mobile and Singapore’s StarHub have announced on Monday (Dec 30) that they will be conducting one of the world’s first 5G standalone...
KL and Singapore ranked among world’s most hardworking cities
Two of the top five hardest working cities in the world are in Southeast Asia, according to a report published in August this year.
US-based...
RM 450 million stimulus via e-wallet players in MY
The government is on track to grant up to RM 450 million to citizens between January 15 and March 14, 2020 in its bid...
Vietnam calls for restraint in South China Sea
Vietnam has asked Beijing to show restraint in the South China Sea next year after a Chinese oil drill-ship and its naval escorts spent...
‘Najib ordered me to kill Altantuya’
Convicted murderer Azilah Hadri claimed that he was ordered to kill Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006 by former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and the...
Tesco gets offer for Thai, Malaysian stores
Retail giant Tesco could gain around US$9 billion by selling off its Asean businesses, according to a former supermarket chief.
Shares in the supermarket...
Goldman 1MDB fine could be below US$2 billion
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. could pay under US$2 billion to settle US probes over its role in raising money for scandal-plagued Malaysian investment fund...
Masatsugu Asakawa is new ADB head
Masatsugu Asakawa is the new president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Asakawa, who is currently serving as a special advisor to Japan’s prime minister...
US FAA downgrades Malaysian aviation safety
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently downgraded the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) to a Category 2 from its Category 1 status....
Last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia dies, species now extinct in the country
The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday (Nov 23).
The...
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Motorcycle taxis banned in the Philippines
Motorcycles that are being used for public transportation in the Philippines will be deemed illegal beginning next week amid the looming end of a...
Facebook sorry for Myanmar translation blunder
Facebook has apologised after translating Chinese President Xi Jinping's name as “Mr Shithole” during the high-profile visit to Myanmar by the all-powerful leader of...
Indonesia recruits fishermen in South China Sea dispute
Indonesia says it will mobilise fishing crews in the South China Sea to help expel Chinese vessels from Indonesian waters.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced:...