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[COLUMNIST] Ulu Muda Forest Reserve - reserved for logging?

[COLUMNIST] Ulu Muda Forest Reserve - "reserved" for logging?

Dwindling water catchment areas equals a danger sign at a highly critical level and imperils our water security.
Wed Sep 14 2022
ACGF plays crucial role in boosting ASEAN green development - MoF

ACGF plays crucial role in boosting ASEAN green development - MoF

The ACGF provides the impetus needed by AMS to bridge the viability gap for green infrastructure projects in the ASEAN region.
Fri Oct 29 2021
Govt need to continue fiscal measures to address rising poverty, says ADB chief economist

Govt need to continue fiscal measures to address rising poverty, says ADB chief economist

Sawada said more than 100 million people are falling below the international poverty line and causing serious social issues.
Wed Apr 28 2021
Students affected by school closures may lose US$180 in expected annual income - ADB

Students affected by school closures may lose US$180 in expected annual income - ADB

Overall, students in developing Asia have lost 29 per cent of a year of learning on average.
Wed Apr 28 2021
Taliban backs vaccine drive as Afghan government receives $112 million funding pledge

Taliban backs vaccine drive as Afghan government receives $112 million funding pledge

The immunisation drive will have to take place amid relentless violence in the country.
Wed Jan 27 2021
ASEAN3 finance ministers need to hold talks over COVID-19 - ADBI

ASEAN3 finance ministers need to hold talks over COVID-19 - ADBI

The ASEAN3 Finance Ministers Meeting should be convened to coordinate the stimulus programmes of individual countries in combating the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wed Apr 29 2020
An Attack of Bad Ideas on GLCs

An Attack of Bad Ideas on GLCs

Asian Development Bank (ADB) economist levels accusations that GLC muscle stifles the Malaysian economy. PNB chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar speaks to AWANI Review's Razak Chik.
Fri Dec 22 2017
10 women behind key technology breakthroughs

10 women behind key technology breakthroughs

According to the Asian Development Bank, women in the region are on average 70 percent less likely than men to be in the labour force.
Tue Mar 08 2016
Climate change will cause 'serious economic losses' in Pacific

Climate change will cause 'serious economic losses' in Pacific

A new report by the bank released in Sydney, "Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific", showed that losses would range between 2.9 percent and 15.2 percent of annual gross domestic product by 2100.
Tue Nov 26 2013
ADB trims Asia growth forecasts on China slowdown

ADB trims Asia growth forecasts on China slowdown

China's slowing economic growth is weakening momentum throughout the rest of Asia, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.
Tue Jul 16 2013
Japan PM nominates ADB head Kuroda as BoJ chief

Japan PM nominates ADB head Kuroda as BoJ chief

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday nominated Asian Development Bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda as the next governor of the Bank of Japan.
Thu Feb 28 2013
King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show

King Charles' coronation cost GBP 71mil, govt accounts show

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.
Fri Nov 22 2024
PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman

Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.
Fri Nov 22 2024
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots

UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled

How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children

Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws

Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade

Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.
Fri Nov 22 2024