MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican and U.S. officials agreed to keep border crossings open, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday, after several key rail crossings were temporarily shuttered due to high numbers of migrants arriving at the shared border. "This agreement has been reached, the rail crossings and the boarder bridges are already...
KUALA LUMPUR: The people have the right to know about the RM700mil expenditure on advertising and publicity spent by the two previous governments, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Through a post on X on Thursday (Dec 28), he said it was a significant expenditure. "The people have the right to know how this RM700mil was spent, whether...
KUANTAN: Three higher learning institution students and a school boy suspected of riding their motorcycles dangerously on the Ahmad Shah Bridge of the East Coast Expressway (LPT1) were detained on Wednesday (Dec 27). Temerloh district police chief ACP Mazlan Hassan said police tracked down the motorcycles and detained the suspects, aged between 15 and 22, at...
KUALA LUMPUR: It has been almost 10 years since Sangkari Pranthaman’s brother has been in prison in Singapore and in that time, she has only held his hands twice. Both occasions were marked by extreme emotion at both ends of the spectrum. The first time was crushing heartbreak when she heard the court convict and sentence...
KOTA TINGGI: A 49-year-old man who went missing while swimming off Desaru Coast here has been found dead. Penawar Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Masri Ibrahim said the victim's body was found at 5.30am on Thursday (Dec 28). "The body was found about 5km from where he was last seen and the victim was identified by...
Redditors appear to have an enthusiastic view toward cryptocurrencies, as 84% of discussions in 2023 were positive. According to CoinWire, which analyzed over 20,400 posts on Reddit over the last 12 months, the majority of discussions on the platform “were full of positivity,” suggesting investors are anticipating a rally in the foreseeable future. As noted by the firm, enthusiastic community...
The crypto market has started consolidating in the week between Christmas and New Years Day, after registering significant growth over the past month. According to data provided by CoinGecko, the leading cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), have historically witnessed sideways movements with less bearish momentum at the start of the holidays in 2021 and 2022. The...
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao saw his net worth grow by a whopping $25 billion in 2023 despite market challenges and Binance’s regulatory troubles. This year came with its unique challenges and market volatility. However, amid the issues, the market leveraged an opportunity to recover from the losses of the previous year triggered by...
Hong Kong authorities have proposed accepting and regulating fiat-pegged stablecoins (FRS). According to the document, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will allow retail investors to purchase stablecoins, but note that their issuers must obtain a special local HKMA license. To obtain a license, companies must fully support all...
Bitzlato has suspended the withdrawal of Bitcoins (BTC) from the platform indefinitely amid legal problems in France. On Dec. 27, the crypto exchange platform Bitzlato announced the suspension of special balance withdrawals and technical customer support. The administration called it a “temporary measure” to prepare for upcoming court hearings regarding the seized assets of users in France. At the...
