PETALING JAYA: The statement by Beruas MP Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham to have a non-Muslim legal expert to be part of the special committee studying the functions of the Syariah Court was an oversight, says Anthony Loke. Loke said the National Islamic Council (MKI) chaired by the Sultan of Selangor formed the special committee to study...
KOTA KINABALU: The introduction of an 8% tax on traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) services would encourage underground practices and quacks, says Dr Pamela Yong (pic). The MCA deputy secretary-general said the new tax would adversely affect its integration into general healthy living. She said in a move to increase coffers and revenue, it seems that the...
PETALING JAYA: Nearly two months after 19-year-old Nadia Fasha Qistina suffered life-threatening injuries from an acid attack, the only question lingering on her father's mind is “Why?”. The question continues to plague Azman Shah Mohammad’s mind after spending almost his entire savings to pay for his daughter’s life-saving treatment and corrective surgeries. “It has been almost two...
PETALING JAYA: Non-Muslims must respect and refrain from interfering in matters relating to Islam, says Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. Sharafuddin, who is also the National Islamic Council chairman, said so in response to a proposal by Beruas MP Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham to include a non-Muslim legal expert in the special committee to...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Conservative American Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of Pope Francis' fiercest critics, had his first private audience with the pontiff in seven years on Friday, a month after the pope said he was stripping him of some of his Vatican privileges. Asked by Reuters outside his residence in Rome if the meeting had...
One of the standout performers in the crypto market this year has been Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), which is up almost 1,000% in 2023. On the strength of its recent performance, Solana has become the fifth-most valuable cryptocurrency in the world, and some analysts are even predicting that it could soon surpass Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) in terms of market cap. What's all...
Despite its nickname, Hump Day did not provide any impediment to the seemingly unstoppable cryptocurrency rally. A top crypto bull made a big move, and in response, his chosen coin's upward momentum continued. Unsurprisingly, investors in altcoins and crypto mining stocks eagerly followed suit. Mining sector bellwether Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) closed the day nearly 15% in positive...
(Bloomberg) -- MicroStrategy Inc., the enterprise software maker which has made buying Bitcoin as part of its corporate strategy, increased its total holdings of the cryptocurrency to more than $8 billion through additional purchases this month. Most Read from Bloomberg The Late-Night Email to Tim Cook That Set the Apple Watch Saga in Motion Chinese Carmaker...
As of Dec 27, the price of bitcoin (BTC) has gained 155.2% year to date after collapsing in November 2022 following the fall of FTX, the exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. Ethereum (ETH) is up 86.1% in the same period. The crypto recovery in 2023 has been led by the possibility that the Securities and...
Net outflows from exchanges are often taken to represent investors' intention to hold coins for long-term. Onchain activity continues to support the bullish case in bitcoin. On Wednesday, just over 28,000 BTC worth $1.19 billion left centralized exchanges, the largest single-day outflow in BTC terms since Dec. 14, 2022, according to data tracked by blockchain analytics firm Glassnode. Net outflows...
