Short-sellers smell blood as Japan Inc wounded by accounting scandals
Short-sellers who made their names and fortunes wiping billions off Chinese and Southeast Asian companies are setting their sights on Japan.
Fri Aug 19 2016
Japan economy enters recession after surprise Q3 contraction
Japan's economic recession will make it almost impossible for PM Shinzo Abe to delay a fresh sales tax hike and snap elections.
Mon Nov 17 2014
Japan economy to grow 2.5% in fiscal 2013
Japan on Monday said the world's number three economy was on track to expand 2.5 percent in the fiscal year starting in April, thanks to fresh stimulus and a recovery in overseas markets.
Mon Jan 28 2013
Investigators probe Washington plane crash wreckage and flight logs
The salvage team recovers part of the fuselage and right engine and the Black Hawk will be retrieved after the plane is fully recovered.
Tue Feb 04 2025
Malaysia eyes leadership in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce boom
E-commerce in Southeast Asia is undergoing rapid transformation, and Malaysia finds itself at a pivotal moment in this digital revolution.
Tue Feb 04 2025
Free KTM Komuter rides on Feb 10, 11 for Thaipusam
Anthony Loke says free rides would be available from midnight to 11.59 pm, using check-out scanning mechanism at automatic control gates.
Tue Feb 04 2025
Counter staff rotation starts today to enhance service efficiency - PSD
The initiative enhances officers' skills, diversifies roles, and improves the customer experience at service counters.
Tue Feb 04 2025
El Salvador offers to house criminals deported from the US in its jails
The Trump administration removes protection against deportation from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the US.
Tue Feb 04 2025
Electricity tariff hike will not affect 85 per cent of the population - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says this is because the tariff hike would only apply to the industries and the super-rich group.
Tue Feb 04 2025
Malaysia's global ties to boost investments, exports - PM
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says Malaysia's trade relations with the United States will continue as usual.
Tue Feb 04 2025
Muhyiddin maintains not guilty plea over alleged seditious remarks
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's lawyer says he plans to challenge the validity of certain Sedition Act provisions in the Federal Court.
Tue Feb 04 2025
With the Gaza ceasefire in the balance, all eyes are on Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington
The Trump-Netanyahu bond is so strong that it could even enable the Israeli leader to declare sovereignty over the West Bank.
Tue Feb 04 2025
Sarawak floods: Number of evacuees dips to slightly above 9,000
Continuous heavy rain at the severe level is also expected to occur in several areas in Sabah and Sarawak until tomorrow.
Tue Feb 04 2025