LONDON: A roller-coaster 2025 is entering its final weeks. The one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election arrives alongside key central bank decisions and earnings that could set the short-term tone for markets. Here's a look at the week ahead from Gregor Stuart Hunter in Singapore, Alden Bentley in New York and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is lagging in research and development, with investment at about 1% of GDP, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang (pic). He said that this translates to RM18.16bil in absolute terms and added that Malaysia targets raising R&D to 3.5% of GDP by 2030. “This will require annual R&D investment of RM86bil,”...
ALOR GAJAH: Melaka police will summon the parents of a three-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at a homestay in Durian Tunggal here to assist in an ongoing investigation into an alleged case of child neglect. Acting Alor Gajah OCPD Deputy Supt Azrul Mohamed said officers had contacted the parents to have their statements...
JOHOR BARU: Construction of the Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) connecting Johor and Singapore is progressing smoothly, with the project reaching about 65% overall completion, according to its operator. The information was shared with the media during Transport Minister Anthony Loke’s visit to the Bukit Chagar station construction site on Monday (Nov 3). He said the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Business tycoon Tan Sri Abu Sahid Mohamed's criminal breach of trust (CBT) case involving RM145.5mil in the Shah Alam Sessions Court has been transferred to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for a joint trial. Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin made the order of transfer after deputy public prosecutor Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib informed the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad congratulated Internal Medicine Specialist and Rheumatology Fellow at Putrajaya Hospital, Dr Azmad Kareem Anwardeen, for winning first place in the Thieves Market Competition, held in Chicago, United States. In a Facebook post on Monday (Nov 3), Dzulkefly said Dr Azmad Kareem's presentation at the rheumatology conference stood...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has conveyed his best wishes to all candidates sitting for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination on Monday (Nov 3). He said this is the moment for them to translate all their efforts, sacrifices, countless sleepless nights and every unceasing prayer they have made into reality. "Remain calm, believe in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of 15 to 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2035, says the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES). The ministry said the target under the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) plan comprises an unconditional reduction of up to 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide...
PETALING JAYA: Increased investments in infrastructure development and addressing skilled worker shortages are key to ensuring Malaysia’s position as a regional industry leader, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Works Minister said Asean would need an estimated US$2.8 trillion in infrastructure investment between 2016 and 2030, or roughly US$184bil each year, to meet growing development...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has set Jan 13, 2026, to deliver its decision on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's appeal to reinstate a RM1.9mil lawsuit against former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas. Counsel Harel Nieryan confirmed the date was fixed during a case management session on Oct 15 before Court of...
