KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower to extend its downtrend against the greenback on Thursday after the American dollar continued to strengthen on the back of encouraging US economic data, a trader said. At 9.05 am, the ringgit fell to 4.6825/6875 versus the greenback compared with Wednesday’s close of 4.6735/6805. ActivTrades trader Dyogenes Rodrigues Diniz said the...
Beijing: Fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp is increasing its minority stake substantially in its business in China to facilitate faster decision-making and exploit growth opportunities in its fastest-growing market. McDonald’s on Monday agreed to raise its stake from 20% to 48%. It will buy additional shares from global investment firm and its strategic partner Carlyle, which operates and...
Contrary to popular belief, the actor was working all the time then. Edison Chen's sex photos scandal in 2008 was so earth shattering, it still remains fresh in the minds of many people 15 years later. While the 43-year-old Canadian-born Hong Kong star usually declines to discuss it further, he recently surprised everyone by responding to questions about it. Edison...
And that's how you know they've made it. When it comes to K-pop, the girls from Blackpink, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, need no introduction. After completing a successful world tour in September, the quartet has been taking a break from group activities and focusing on individual endeavours. Amidst whispers that they are breaking up as a group, all four members recently reunited at one royally cool...
He definitely handled it differently from Eason Chan. It seems the trend of asking Cantonese-speaking singers to converse in Mandarin at their concerts is not going away. Unlike Eason Chan who recently showed his displeasure when asked to speak in Mandarin during his concert in Macau, Heavenly King Leon Lai handled a similar request with relative ease. During his concert in Macau in June,...
Singer-actor Benjamin Yuen has confirmed what many fans suspected when he was absent for the TVB Anniversary Gala Show on Nov 19. The 42-year-old disclosed on social media late on Nov 20 that his wife, host-actress Bowie Cheung, gave birth to their first child on Nov 17. “From the moment the amniotic fluid broke, you started to...
PETALING JAYA: Professional men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia defeated fellow Malaysian Ng Tze Yong to make it into the second round of the China Masters. World No. 11 Zii Jia had to dig deep before overcoming world No. 15 Tze Yong 21-15, 20-22, 21-17 in a thrilling opening round match at the Shenzhen Bay Gymnasium...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to study the proposal for a phased expansion of social protection coverage to the working-age population of Malaysia reaching 18 years old to ensure old age income security from 2024 onwards. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that this decision was made during the 6th Meeting of the Malaysian...
KUALA LUMPUR: The opening of the five-kilometre Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) underground tunnel on Nov 29 is expected to reduce traffic into the city by 30%, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said the TRX tunnel, which also leads directly to Jalan Tun Razak, and the Smart tunnel will form a loop and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim men should marry more than one woman as this could solve the issue of Muslim women marrying late in life, suggests Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS-Kubang Kerian). The PAS deputy president said many in the country still find polygamy a sensitive issue. "It is as if we are committing a crime. If...
