Beyonce wins top Grammys prize for first time with 'Cowboy Carter'
Beyonc triumphs over Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and others to win trophy that had eluded her, despite holding the most lifetime Grammys.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Beyonce competes for the big prize - again - at Sunday's Grammys
Beyonce leads all Grammy nominees this year with 11 nods.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Taylor Swift unveiled as presenter at Sunday's Grammys
Taylor Swift is nominated for the Grammy Awards for Album of the Year with her album 'The Tortured Poets Department', and five other awards.
Fri Jan 31 2025
Malaysia's official reserve assets at US$116.22 bil as at end-December 2024 - BNM
According to Bank Negara Malaysia, projected foreign currency inflows amount to US$2.49 billion in the next 12 months.
Fri Jan 31 2025
Trump says he is not sure US should be spending anything on NATO
Washington finances 15.8% of the 32-member military alliance's yearly expenditure of around $3.5 billion.
Fri Jan 24 2025
1.4 billion people travelled internationally in 2024 - UNWTO
According to UNWTO, this represents an 11 per cent increase, equivalent to 140 million more travellers than the previous year.
Thu Jan 23 2025
War-ravaged Gaza faces multi-billion dollar reconstruction challenge
Rebuilding Gaza's shattered homes will take at least until 2040, but could drag on for many decades, according to a UN report.
Tue Jan 21 2025
INSIGHT - How bond vigilantes could check Trump's power
As Donald Trump takes office on January 20, concerns over bond vigilantes in the US have resurfaced, according to several market experts.
Sun Jan 19 2025
China's population falls for a third consecutive year
The National Bureau of Statistics says the total number of people in China dropped by 1.39 million to 1.408 billion in 2024.
Fri Jan 17 2025
AWANI Tonight: Hearing begins for $1.83 bil lawsuit over Apple’s App Store
A UK court began hearings for allegations that Apple abused its App Store’s dominant position to charge commissions as high as 30%. The lawsuit is seeking damages of up to $1.83 billion for nearly 20 million UK Apple users.
Mon Jan 13 2025
Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration
The changes will affect Facebook, Instagram and Threads, three of the world's biggest social media platforms with more than 3 billion users.
Wed Jan 08 2025
BNM international reserves end 2024 higher at US$116.2 bln y-o-y
Malaysia's international reserves were higher year-on-year (y-o-y) at US$116.2 billion (US$1=RM4.48) as at Dec 31, 2024 against US$113.5 billion as at Dec 29, 2023.
Wed Jan 08 2025
Singapore introduces bill to maintain racial harmony
The bill allows the Home Minister to issue Restraining Order against those producing or sharing content harming racial harmony in Singapore.
Tue Jan 07 2025
Thai PM Paetongtarn declares 13.9 billion Baht in assets
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her spouse, according to disclosures by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), reportedly have a combined wealth of 13.9 billion baht
Fri Jan 03 2025
Musk accuses Biden of treason for selling off border wall materials
US billionaire Elon Musk accused outgoing US President Joe Biden of treason on Thursday over the sale of materials intended for the construction of a wall on the southern border with Mexico
Fri Jan 03 2025
How should China respond to Trump? Ask DeepSeek
The seven-point DeepSeek answer covered possible responses from Beijing from targeting industries in states like Michigan and Wisconsin with new tariffs.
Mon Feb 03 2025
WHO proposes budget cut after US exit, defends its work
The budget cut will be discussed at the Feb. 3-11 Geneva meeting.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Canadians cancel trips, ban American booze after Trump's tariffs
The perceived act of economic warfare on a country that is so close to the US culturally and geographically still came as a shock to many Canadians.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Schools shut, more flights scheduled as quakes constantly shake Santorini
Tremors have been recorded between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea since Friday.
Mon Feb 03 2025
MOH detects over 800 health cases among flood evacuees in Sabah, Sarawak
MOH says the cases include acute respiratory tract infection, skin infection, acute gastroenteritis and conjunctivitis.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Car bomb kills 15 in northern Syria, deadliest since Assad toppled
The victims were agricultural workers and the death toll was likely to increase, according to a civil defence official.
Mon Feb 03 2025
[OPINION] Future of chemical industry: Leveraging data to drive sustainability
Data-led technologies are driving efficiency, supporting greener approaches, and advancing the circular economy in the chemicals industry.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee found not guilty in merger case
The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court's ruling dismissing all the charges from a case involving a 2015 merger.
Mon Feb 03 2025
Musk says shutting down USAID in government cost-cutting drive
USAID is the world's largest single donor.
Mon Feb 03 2025
UK makes use of AI tools to create child abuse material a crime
Britain becomes the first country in the world to introduce the new AI sexual abuse offences.
Mon Feb 03 2025