[COLUMNIST] Seizing opportunities to support sliding Ringgit
Using foreign reserves to buy Ringgit is not prudent and not sustainable, particularly when Malaysias reserves have shrunk significantly over recent years.
Tue Jul 04 2023
More than half of the world's large lakes are drying up, study finds
More than half of the world's large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change.
Sat May 20 2023
Van Gaal shrugs off the critics as Netherlands boss says 'we can become world champions'
Louis van Gaal knows there is a long way to go but declared the Netherlands can become world champions in Qatar.
Sat Dec 03 2022
Soccer - Messi leads Argentina v Saudi Arabia in final World Cup quest
Messi shrugged off some fatigue niggles to lead the line against Saudi Arabia where he begins his last quest for a World Cup trophy.
Tue Nov 22 2022
China's shrinking 'kidney' lake lays bare growing climate challenges
This year the lake has shrunk far earlier than usual and is just a fifth of its size of a few months ago.
Thu Aug 25 2022
Italy takes to battlements to save its dying hamlets
Calascio shrunk from over 2,000 residents at the start of the 1900s to just 130 now, almost all of them elderly.
Thu Apr 07 2022
Olympics: Boxing - Gadzhimagomedov sizzles, Nyika shrugs off attempted bite to win
New Zealander David Nyika's Games debut was blighted by an attempted bite from his Moroccan opponent.
Wed Jul 28 2021
A desperate search for oxygen in Delhi ends in grief
Shruti Saha had spent hours searching for somewhere in New Delhi to refill an oxygen canister when she heard that her frantic efforts had been in vain: her mother had died of COVID-19.
Thu Apr 29 2021
World's glaciers are losing an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year
An international team of researchers has found that virtually all of the world's glaciers have shrunk since 2000.
Thu Apr 29 2021
Poor response from UEC holders to join govt service, says Sarawak Chinese Federation chief
The federation approached the State Human Resource Unit after receiving general feedback that when government positions were advertised.
Sun Oct 04 2020
'Canary in the coal mine': Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
If all of Greenland's ice goes, the water released would push sea levels up by an average of 6 meters enough to swamp coastal cities.
Mon Aug 17 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro catches coronavirus, shrugs off health risks
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for the novel coronavirus after months minimizing the severity of the pandemic.
Wed Jul 08 2020
BN should be proactive, counter allegations - Annuar Musa
The Barisan Nasional (BN) machinery must shrug off the 'inferiority complex' mentality, and counter negative allegations hurled by the opposition, especially on social media.
Mon Sep 11 2017
Some toast Comey testimony, others shrug at U.S. bar 'watch parties'
From Capitol Hill to San Francisco's Castro district, television "watch parties" beckoned politics buffs to taverns, restaurants and living rooms to view an event some likened to the "Super Bowl."
Fri Jun 09 2017
Conte shrugs off Chelsea's defeat at Tottenham
Two Dele Alli headers meant Chelsea's hopes of winning a 14th consecutive Premier League game -- which would have been a record in a single campaign -- foundered at White Hart Lane.
Thu Jan 05 2017
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024