The majority of Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia are in favour of making strict Islamic rules the official law of these multi-religious countries, polling from the Pew Research Center showed in a sign of rising influence of religious conservatism.

Poll shows strong support for strict Islamic laws in Malaysia, Indonesia

Almost half of security chiefs at the world's biggest companies expect to increase their budgets significantly in the next year as they see economic and social unrest driving more cases of theft, fraud and the leaking of sensitive information.

Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise — survey

The theft of IT equipment and data, as well as digital and industrial espionage and sabotage, will cost Germany €206 billion (RM1 trillion) in 2023, Germany's digital association Bitkom said Friday.

Cybercrime to cost Germany €206b in 2023 — survey

US business activity approached the stagnation point in August, with growth at its weakest since February as demand for new business in the vast service sector contracted.

US economy near stalling point as consumer demand weakens, survey says

Jamie Dimon has lorded over JPMorgan Chase & Co for more than 17 years, quadrupling the stock price and captivating legions with candid comments and occasional zingers on the economy, regulators and politicians.

Jamie Dimon is boss bankers crave, investor survey shows

More than half of Britons would vote to rejoin the European Union for the first time since the nation opted to leave the bloc seven years ago, YouGov polling showed.

UK support to rejoin EU passes 50% for the first time

Malaysia came in at 73rd spot in a new “stateness” index for 2022 created by researchers in Germany, lagging far behind Singapore which ranked first on the list.

Malaysia ranked 73rd in new 'stateness' index for 2022, lags behind index-topper Singapore 

Malaysia's central bank will leave its key interest rate unchanged at 3.00% on Thursday (July 6) and keep it there for the rest of the year, marking the end of its modest tightening cycle as inflation has showed signs of cooling, a Reuters poll found.

BNM to hold key rate on Thursday, may not resume tightening — poll

Up to 51% of Malaysian employees believe their organisations will not survive more than 10 years from now, according to the latest findings in PwC's Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2023 released on Wednesday (June 21).

PwC: Half of M'sian employees believe their employers will not survive beyond next decade without transformation

The publicity of ChatGPT has prompted executive leaders to increase artificial intelligence (AI) investments, according to respondents of a poll.

In a statement on May 3, consulting firm Gartner Inc said 75% of executives said their organisations are in investigation and exploration mode with generative AI, while 19% are in pilot or production mode.

ChatGPT has prompted increase in AI investment, says Gartner

Nearly half of Americans are anxious about the safety of the money they have in accounts at banks or other financial institutions, according to a latest poll.

Nearly half of Americans worried about their money's safety in banks — Gallup 

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): A majority of women (64%) think they can do their manager’s jobs better than men, versus 47% of men who believe the same (that women can do the job better).

Majority of women think they can do their manager’s job better — CNBC

LONDON (Jan 23): The European Central Bank will deliver 50 basis point (bp) interest rate rises at each of its next two meetings, according to economists polled by Reuters, whose forecasts still risk lagging behind policymakers' guidance on how high rates will go.

European Central Bank to raise deposit rate to 3.25% by mid-year

Security remains the top information technology (IT) funding priority across all regions and almost all industries, with 44% of survey respondents calling it one of their top three funding priorities — eight points higher than cloud infrastructure, the second highest priority.

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