Selangor govt tables RM3 billion state budget for 2025
Allocation for operating, service and supply expenses is the largest component, accounting for 38.7 per cent of the total.
Fri Nov 15 2024
Malaysia first ASEAN country to develop sport satellite account - Hannah
This is aimed at preparing an accounting system to provide detailed and comprehensive economic picture outside of macroeconomic indicators.
Fri May 31 2024
Samsung chief Lee cleared of charges in 2015 merger case
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation by a Seoul court.
Mon Feb 05 2024
More than 1.5 million people at risk of 'Lonely Death' in S Korea - Survey
More than 1.5 million South Korean people are at risk of "lonely death," or unattended death, accounting for 3 per cent of the country's population, a government survey showed Thursday.
Thu May 18 2023
China's super rich population drops as tech crackdown, global factors hurt wealth
China lost 229 billionaires from the Hurun Global Rich List 2023, accounting more than half of the 445 people who disappeared from the list.
Thu Mar 23 2023
Hearses queue at Beijing crematorium, even as China reports no new COVID deaths
China reports no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as it braces for a surge of cases.
Thu Dec 22 2022
Malaysia's property market records 188,000 transactions worth RM84 bln in first of year
The local property market recorded more than 188,000 transactions worth RM84 billion in the first half of this year (1H22) with the residential subsector accounting for more than 60 pct.
Wed Sep 14 2022
Visually impaired mum with seven children finally earns her PhD
Being visually impaired has not dampened Norhayati Sambak's spirit to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in accounting.
Wed Jun 15 2022
As Shanghai expands COVID lockdown, life on hold in city of 26 million
China's outbreak is small by global standards. But Shanghai, now accounting for three out of every four local cases across the country, has emerged as a test bed for the national government.
Fri Apr 01 2022
COVID cases in Asia surpass 100 million - Reuters tally
S.Korea leads the world's daily average number of new cases logged, accounting for one in every four infections reported globally each day.
Wed Mar 30 2022
COVID significantly raises risk of stillbirth: US study
Overall, stillbirths were highly rare, accounting for 0.65 per cent or 8,154 deliveries.
Sat Nov 20 2021
India's worst-hit Maharashtra eases COVID curbs as infections abate
Maharashtra has been the worst-affected state in India's COVID outbreak, accounting for more than 6 million of the 31.7 million cases.
Tue Aug 03 2021
1MDB, M'sian govt sue KPMG for US$5.6 billion
The government of Malaysia, Minister of Finance Inc (MoF Inc), 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and four of its subsidiaries have filed a suit against 44 partners of accounting firm KPMG.
Fri Jul 09 2021
MOF confirms legal action filed against KPMG partners
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has confirmed that a writ and statement of claim have been filed against 44 individual partners of Malaysian accounting firm KPMG PLT on July 6, 2021.
Fri Jul 09 2021
India's richest state suffers surge in COVID-19 cases
India reports 35,871 new cases in the past 24 hours, with Maharashtra accounting for two-thirds of the latest daily tally.
Thu Mar 18 2021
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
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024