The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) must ensure that approved investments are realised to create job opportunities for the people as well as benefit local businesses.

Zafrul: Mida must ensure approved investments are realised

President Donald Trump said on Friday the US may carry out another military operation against Iran just as the Iran war nears its eight-month mark and rising fuel prices weigh on the US midterm elections.

Trump says US may do another military operation against Iran

Budget 2027 offers several welcome stamp duty measures. More importantly, developments over th...

My Say: The next frontier of Malaysian stamp duty

For most of the past four decades, China’s direction of travel was clear: everything was moving forward. The country’s per capita GDP was barely $300 at the start of the 1990s. But its cities would soon fill with skyscrapers, highways, and subways. Families that once worried about having enough f...

Sinonomics: Can China and America Handle Being Ordinary?

Apple Inc quickly sold out of its limited in-store inventory for the new iPhone Duo, underscoring the strong demand for a foldable device that starts at nearly US$2,000 (RM8,170).

Apple's iPhone Duo hits stores in face of short supply, high demand

OpenAI has begun cutting off internet access for its most capable artificial intelligence (AI) models during the training process in response to prior incidents in which its systems breached other companies.

OpenAI resumes training AI — without internet access

Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing one person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing power, as it continued to weaken and head north towards the Chinese coast though it was not expected to make landfall there.

Typhoon Champi sweeps past Taiwan, leaving one dead, 500 injured

With an incumbent Maine US senator from his own party locked in a tight re-election battle, President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products in a move that could benefit companies from the northern state.

Trump ends tariffs on some Canadian products as Republican Senator Collins faces close race

A total of 21 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy air quality as of 9am on Saturday, with Seremban in Negeri Sembilan and Larkin in Johor registering the highest air pollutant index (API) readings at 169.

Haze: Unhealthy air in 21 areas, Seremban, Larkin worst hit

Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued notices to 10 Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies seeking information on their possible links to forest fires in Indonesia and transboundary haze pollution.

Singapore issues notices to 10 local firms over possible links to transboundary haze

Zetrix AI Bhd’s (KL:ZETRIX) managing director Wong Thean Soon’s stake has fallen to insignificant levels of 1.84% currently from almost 30% a few weeks earlier, as a result of force selling by financial institutions he had pledged his shares to.

Zetrix AI — From hero to zero

Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued notices to 10 Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies seeking information on their possible links to forest fires in Indonesia and transboundary haze pollution.

A resurgence in oil prices dragged down stocks and bonds on Friday, stoking concerns about inflation just days ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) decision on interest rates.

Stocks fall as oil rally keeps a lid on Treasuries

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Budget 2027 offers several welcome stamp duty measures. More importantly, developments over th...