Malaysians lead the world in mobile wallet usage - Survey
63 pct of Malaysians utilising mobile wallets for transactions, said global financial technology platform Adyen.
Tue May 28 2024
Civil servant among four arrested for impersonating cops, robbing foreign workers
The suspects robbed the Myanmar nationals of their wallets, mobile phones and UNHCR cards and subsequently fled.
Mon May 20 2024
ReDI to help expand digitalisation agenda to rural areas - PM
The government will ensure that the digitalisation agenda, especially the use of e-wallets among consumers and traders, is expanded to rural areas through ReDI.
Sat Aug 27 2022
CyberSecurity Malaysia: Curb hacking by only using secured wifi connection
Those who use e-wallets and other e-payment methods are strongly advised not to conduct any transactions over a public WiFi connection.
Wed Jun 15 2022
Puspakom: Cashless transactions from July 1
Shukor said customers can make payments online via e-wallets, debit cards or credit cards.
Thu Jun 09 2022
Scaling up, French firm fashions fish skins for luxury market
A French company is collecting fish skins that would otherwise wind up in restaurant trash cans, turning them into leather.
Sat Sep 19 2020
Malaysia leads mobile wallet usage in Southeast Asia
The inputs were gathered from 10,000 consumers and/or business professionals across 10 markets in the Asia Pacific region.
Wed Jun 24 2020
Labuan customs foils attempt to smuggle drugs worth half million
The customs with the cooperation of Labuan Airport auxiliary police found the drugs, stashed in 88 packets in 44 re-sewn small wallets, inside an Indian national passenger baggage at 10.50am on Feb 9.
Tue Feb 14 2017
Venezuela's currency is so devalued it no longer fits in ordinary wallets
The currency has dropped dramatically in value as Venezuela's oil-based economy has cratered and the government has frantically printed more money.
Sun Nov 27 2016
Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets
Google on Wednesday said it is testing ways to let people use digital wallets without having to even take smartphones out of their pockets.
Thu Mar 03 2016
Women's wallets are getting smaller
Women's wallets are shrinking. No, that's not a metaphor for the amount of cash they're toting around. Their physical wallets are getting smaller.
Thu Feb 11 2016
Historic $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot sparks ticket-buying frenzy
Dreams of quitting an uninspiring job, helping the needy and travelling the world opened American wallets on Wednesday for a chance to win the biggest-ever $1.5 billion Powerball lottery jackpot.
Thu Jan 14 2016
When it comes to online shopping, we're browsing more and buying less
A new report has found that customers are leaving retailers' websites more frequently without buying anything and, when they do open their wallets, they are spending less on average per order.
Thu Jul 02 2015
India's billionaire club slow to share riches
India's super-rich are much slower at opening their wallets for charity.
Wed Mar 20 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024