U.S. trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods. The case was brought last year by Korea's Hanwha Qcells , Arizona-based First Solar Inc and several...
You spot it on RM10 notes – a crimson marvel the size of a truck tyre. This is the Rafflesia, the world’s largest flower, a botanical oddity as infamous as it is rare. Nicknamed the stinking corpse lily, its Indonesian moniker bunga bangkai (carcass flower) hints at its olfactory punch. But whether you’re hit by a wave of...
Take a high-performing team. Then look more closely. Who schedules the meetings, writes the minutes, welcomes newcomers, liaises between departments? They may not be the most visible person or the one most highly praised by management. Yet without them, everything loses momentum. They do a form of invisible work that is rarely talked about in companies. Picture...
CHUKAI: Police have arrested a woman suspected of assaulting her young daughter at a laundromat here last week. Kemaman OCPD Supt Mohd Razi Rosli said the 45-year-old woman was arrested at her home at 7.27pm on Monday (April 21). He said the arrest was made after a CCTV recording went viral on social media showing a girl being...
Hong Kong action star Ken Lo has opened up about the passing of his ex-wife, actress Bonnie Lai Suk-yin, who died by suicide at the age of 46 on Dec 26, 2023. In a recent interview hosted by lyricist Gary Yeung on his online programme, Lo, 66, shared that Lai's death came as a shock to him...
PETALING JAYA: As the United States considers imposing tariffs on pharmaceutical imports worth US$200bil, Malaysian medical product manufacturers are bracing for the potential impact of US President Donald Trump’s announcement on the local industry. According to the Health Ministry, Malaysia’s medical device exports to the United States were valued at RM13.69bil (US$3.07bil) in 2024, making up...
Compiled by C. ARUNO and RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM HONG Kong Cantopop superstar Jacky Cheung (pic), despite acknowledging the increasing wrinkles on his face, says he will not get Botox injections, Sin Chew Daily reported. “Time flies and I am now in my 60s. No matter how old I am, I will strive to become a better Jacky Cheung,”...
KUALA LUMPUR: The benchmark FBM KLCI was flirting with the 1,500 mark in early trading as investors held on to gains amid a slight uptick in positive sentiment. At the opening bell, the main index rose 2.68 points to 1,502.08, briefly surpassing the resistance before retreating to sit flat on the hurdle. According to Rakuten Trade, the...
KOTA KINABALU: Debutant teams from the United Arab Emirates and China triumph at the KLK Borneo Sevens 2025, clinching both men’s and women’s titles at the Eagles Rugby Club in Sandakan on Sunday (April 20). Shaheen 7s from the UAE narrowly defeated host favourites Borneo Eagles 22-19 in a thrilling men’s final, while Hua Gan Guo...
KUALA LUMPUR: The selling of Malaysian stocks by offshore funds slowed signifantly in the past week to RM330.5mil net from a whopping RM1.97bil in the previous week, said MIDF Research in its weekly fund flow report. There was foreign selling on every day of the week except for Friday, which registered a marked drop in trading...
