TOKYO, May 9 – Toshiba Corp has told Western Digital Corp not to interfere with the sale of its prized chip unit, disputing claims by the United States (US) firm that it had breached a joint venture contract. Western Digital, which is a partner in Toshiba’s main semiconductor plant as well
SINGAPORE, May 9 – Oil prices gave up earlier gains on Tuesday, as concerns over slowing demand and a relentless rise in US crude output undermined the impact of hopes that Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)-led production cuts could be extended. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for
REMBAU, May 9 – A 23-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving skidded and crashed into the back of a trailer at KM232.2 northbound of the North-South Expressway (Plus) near the Pedas-Linggi exit early today. Rembau Fire and Rescue Station operations officer Abdul Halim Abdul Malik said the department
SINGAPORE, May 9 – Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd reported a nearly 14 per cent rise in quarterly profit, largely led by sustained growth in its wealth management business and robust results from insurance operations. The city-state’s second-biggest lender said net profit came in at S$973 million (US$692 million) in
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 – The Election Commission has received a total of 326,905 applications for voter registration and change of address in the first quarter of this year, said EC secretary Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh. A total of 242,691 applications were for voter registration and 84,214 for change of address by registered
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 – Malaysia Airlines” Mid-Year Marvels promotion is back, offering up to 30 per cent savings on both international and domestic routes, from May 9 until May 15, 2017. In a statement here today, the national carrier said the unbeatable offers were up for grabs on all
WASHINGTON, May 8 – President Donald Trump’s amended travel ban will face a key test on Monday, when a US appeals court is set to take on a case that has stymied the administration’s controversial efforts to bar travelers from six Muslim-majority countries. A Richmond, Virginia-based federal court will hold a
WASHINGTON, May 8 – Former US president Barack Obama urged lawmakers to follow their conscience and protect vulnerable Americans, as a Republican-backed bill that tore up his namesake health care reform law heads to the Senate. Obama, speaking in Boston where on Sunday night he received a Profile in Courage Award from
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 8 – Apologise or face the law. That’s what Terengganu Syariah Appeal Court chief registrar Wan Abd Malik Wan Sidek has said to Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli. Wan Abd Malik said Rafizi’s recent statement regarded as slanderous to the Syariah Court institution was an insult to the institution and
SEOUL, May 8 – A foreign-funded university in North Korea confirmed Monday the arrest of a US citizen — the second linked to the school held in two weeks amid tensions on the peninsula. The detention of Kim Hak-Song means that the North is now holding four US nationals, with the two
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 – Malaysia must incorporate four growth game changers to become a high income nation by 2020, says Euler Hermes-Allianz Research. This includes providing a more supportive business environment in enabling the country to become a global capital magnet for investment. “A more supportive business environment would require
PUTRAJAYA, May 8 – Malaysians aged 60 and above will outnumber the country’s young below age 15 after 2045. Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister, Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun (pix) said by 2045, those aged 60 and above would equal the number of the young, each group making up 20%
TOKYO, May 8 – Rugby World Cup organisers will be hoping for a good draw for 2019 hosts Japan while the established powers of the game will be looking to avoid Argentina when the pool draw takes place in Kyoto on Wednesday. The memories of Pool A at the last World Cup,
TOKYO, May 8 – Tokyo’s benchmark stock index rose at the start Monday after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron swept his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential election. The Nikkei 225 added 1.35 per cent, or 263.31 points, to sit at 19,709.01, while the broader Topix index of all first-section
TOKYO, May 8 – The euro rallied to a six-month high against the dollar Monday after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French presidential election eased concerns about the country’s future in the eurozone. The single currency briefly reached US$1.1023, its highest level since November and up from US$1.0998 on
KUCHING, May 7 – Sarawak Barisan Nasional Youth and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth today welcomed the cabinet reshuffle announced by Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Openg yesterday. Sarawak BN Youth chairman cum PBB Youth chief Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the new state Cabinet line-up announced yesterday and
JELI, May 7 – Unity among the Malays is now stronger with the informal cooperation that has been forged between Umno and PAS, Kelantan Umno Liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said today. The Umno Supreme Council member also said the cooperation had also made PAS members more affable towards Umno
PARIS, May 7 – Turnout in France’s presidential election stood at 28.23% at midday on Sunday, the interior ministry said, down from 30.66% at the same point in the 2012 presidential ballot. Sunday’s figure was slightly down on the midday participation rate of 28.54% recorded during the first round of the election
JELI, May 7 – International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has denied an allegation that the Malaysian economy will crash by September. He dismissed it as an unfounded claim and a rumour as the country was preparing for the 14th general election. Mustapa said so far, no one could
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 7 – Barisan Nasional (BN) needs to have a fresh image and cannot be seen as just for the older generation, said Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin. Khairy said BN candidates to be nominated for the 14th General Election (GE14), must be seen as people capable of representing everyone
