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FinTech wave to take over financial institutions

FinTech wave to take over financial institutions

Malaysian financial institutions (FIs) should embrace the financial technology (FinTech) wave or risk losing competitive edge.
Fri Nov 25 2016
Australia defends Jakarta envoy's return after executions

Australia defends Jakarta envoy's return after executions

Australia PM Tony Abbott defended his decision to send Australia's ambassador back to Jakarta, following a six-week absence in protest at the execution of two drug smugglers.
Wed Jun 10 2015
PNG says death penalty 'under review' after Indonesia fallout

PNG says death penalty 'under review' after Indonesia fallout

Peter O'Neill said the death penalty is "under review" in Papua New Guinea after recent global outcry over the execution of foreign drug convicts in neighbouring Indonesia.
Mon May 11 2015
Bodies of Australians executed in Indonesia arrive home: reports

Bodies of Australians executed in Indonesia arrive home: reports

Relatives of two men executed in Indonesia arrived back in Australia Saturday on a flight believed to have been carrying the bodies of the pair.
Sat May 02 2015
Indonesia executes foreign drug convicts, defying global anger

Indonesia executes foreign drug convicts, defying global anger

Eight convicts -- two Australians, one from Brazil and four from Africa, as well as the Indonesian -- were put to death on the high-security prison island of Nusakambangan, AFP reports.
Wed Apr 29 2015
Australian trafficker marries before Indonesia execution

Australian trafficker marries before Indonesia execution

Andrew Chan, 31, married his Indonesian girlfriend Febyanti Herewila in a ceremony on Nusakambangan Island, home to several high-security prisons, his brother Michael said.
Mon Apr 27 2015
Indonesian court rejects death row Australians' appeal

Indonesian court rejects death row Australians' appeal

Indonesia's legal chief says Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have now exhausted all legal attempts to avoid the firing squad.
Mon Apr 06 2015
Indonesian court to rule Monday on death row Australians' appeal

Indonesian court to rule Monday on death row Australians' appeal

An Indonesian court will rule Monday on the appeals of two Australian drug smugglers facing execution, a judge said.
Wed Apr 01 2015
Australians on Indonesia death row submit appeal evidence

Australians on Indonesia death row submit appeal evidence

Lawyers for two Australian drug smugglers facing execution in Indonesia submitted evidence to a court on Wednesday as part of the men's latest attempt to avoid the firing squad.
Wed Mar 25 2015
Death penalty must be seen from both perspectives: Jokowi

Death penalty must be seen from both perspectives: Jokowi

The Indonesia president says the lives of victims who have suffered and died due to drugs must also be considered, not just the prisoners'.
Fri Mar 06 2015
Australia floats prisoner swap to save Indonesia pair

Australia floats prisoner swap to save Indonesia pair

Australia on Thursday suggested a prisoner swap with Indonesia in an 11th hour bid to save two drug smugglers facing execution.
Thu Mar 05 2015
Brother of Australian on Indonesia death row pleads for mercy

Brother of Australian on Indonesia death row pleads for mercy

The brother of an Australian facing imminent execution in Indonesia has appealed on national television for Indonesia President Joko Widodo to spare the drug smuggler's life.
Mon Mar 02 2015
Indonesia's Widodo 'considering position' on death row Australians

Indonesia's Widodo 'considering position' on death row Australians

Australia PM Tony Abbott said Indonesia's Joko Widodo said was "carefully considering his position" in the case of Bali Ning drug smugglers.
Thu Feb 26 2015
Jakarta delays execution of two Australians, denies pressure to blame

Jakarta delays execution of two Australians, denies pressure to blame

Indonesia has delayed the execution of two Australian drug smugglers by up to a month, backtracking on an earlier pledge to put the pair before the firing squad by the end of February.
Fri Feb 20 2015
Australia PM denies threatening Indonesia

Australia PM denies threatening Indonesia

Australia PM Tony Abbott Thursday denied threatening Indonesia over the fate of two Australians on death row by linking their fate to aid.
Thu Feb 19 2015
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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