WASHINGTON (July 7): She worries Republican donors, has name recognition, and Democratic Party heavyweights are beginning to line up behind her.

Could Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump in November's presidential race?

ISTANBUL (July 7): Türkiye will extend an invitation to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "any time" for possible talks to restore relations between the two neighbours, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.

Erdogan to invite Assad for talks to restore Türkiye-Syria ties

MANILA (July 7): The Philippines and Japan will sign a defence agreement on Monday that will allow their military forces to visit each other's soil, the Philippine president's communications office said on Sunday.

Philippines, Japan to sign landmark defence deal on Monday

KIEV/MELBOURNE (July 7): Russia said on Sunday that it struck two Patriot air defence launch systems, but Ukraine said Moscow had hit decoy targets designed to squander expensive enemy missiles.

Russia claims strikes on two Ukrainian Patriot systems that Kyiv says were decoys

DUBAI (July 7): The Iranian navy frigate Sahand capsized during repairs in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

Iranian warship capsizes during repairs in port of Bandar Abbas

BENGALURU (July 7): British fintech company Revolut's chief executive officer (CEO) Nikolay Storonsky will cash in part of his multibillion dollar stake in the company as part of a US$500 million share sale, Sky News reported on Sunday.

Revolut CEO to sell part of stake in US$500m share sale, Sky News reports

SANDAKAN (July 7): The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) stated that the deployment of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) across land, sea and air in eastern Sabah acts as a cohesive deterrent strategy to protect the nation from external threats.

Armed forces deployment in eastern Sabah deters external threats — Mindef

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Ministries, federal governmment departments and statutory bodies receiving admonitions regarding various weaknesses must prioritise governance and accountability aspects highlighted in the Auditor-General’s (AG's) Report.

Govt entities must prioritise governance, accountability — Lee Lam Thye

(July 7): Thailand took another step in its plan to reclassify cannabis and hemp as narcotics again, after a committee tasked with controlling illegal drugs agreed they shouldn’t be for recreational use, the Bangkok Post reported.

Thailand takes next step to relabel cannabis as narcotics —  Bangkok Post

(July 7): China’s central bank didn’t buy any gold for a second month in June, as the precious metal edged lower from a record high.

China’s PBOC keeps gold buying on hold for second month in June

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The Human Resources (HR) Ministry&nbsp;had embarked on various reforms to improve governance throughout the whole ministry even before the audit was completed, including within the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp).

HR Ministry embarked on governance reforms before completion of audit

SEREMBAN (July 7): Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan confirmed that Malaysia has sent a diplomatic note to the United Nations (UN) to stress the country’s sovereignty following the Philippines’ claim towards Sabah.

Diplomatic note sent to UN to stress Malaysia’s sovereignty pertaining to Philippine claim on Sabah

PUTRAJAYA (July 7): His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia&nbsp;has reminded the public not to turn social media platforms into venues for arguments or shaming others, as these actions only contribute to division and conflict.

Don’t turn social media platforms into venues to argue, shame others, says King

KIEV/MELBOURNE (July 7):&nbsp;Russia said on Sunday that it struck two Patriot air defence launch systems, but Ukraine said Moscow had hit decoy targets designed to squander expensive enemy missiles.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Datuk T Murugiah and Datuk M&nbsp;Asojan&nbsp;have defended their MIC vice-president posts, while Senator Datuk Dr R Nelson emerged as the new face for the position in the election of the party's top leadership for the 2024-2027 term.

Murugiah, Asojan retain MIC vice president posts with Nelson as new face

PARIS (July 7): France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election with the far-right National Rally (RN) bidding for power but likely to fall short of a majority, raising the spectre of a chaotic hung Parliament.

France votes, with far right seeking power

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin is set to lead the Malaysian delegation to China for a working visit and agri-commodity promotions from July 8 to July 12 this year.&nbsp;

Deputy minister to lead delegation on working visit, agri-commodity promotion to China

DUBAI/CAIRO (July 6): Hamas has accepted a US&nbsp;proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday.

Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The issue of cyberbullying on social media platforms will be presented to the Cabinet on Friday (July 12) to find the best solution, including legal and enforcement aspects, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

Fahmi: Cyberbullying issue to be presented to Cabinet this Friday

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Ministries, federal governmment departments and statutory bodies receiving admonitions regarding various weaknesses must prioritise governance and accountability aspects highlighted in the Auditor-General’s (AG's) Report.&nbsp;

SANDAKAN (July 7): The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) stated that the deployment of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) across land, sea&nbsp;and air in eastern Sabah acts as a cohesive deterrent strategy to protect the nation from external threats.

MELBOURNE (July 7): A fire broke out late on Saturday after an accident at a gas pipeline near the village of Vinogradnoye in Moscow-annexed Crimea, spreading to nearby forest and cutting gas to the resort town of Alushta and more than a dozen settlements, Russian officials said.

Fire breaks out after accident at gas pipeline in Crimea, Russian officials say

(July 7):&nbsp;China’s central bank didn’t buy any gold for a second month in June, as the precious metal edged lower from a record high.

KATHMANDU (July 7): Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday.

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal; 11 killed, eight missing

(July 7):&nbsp;Thailand took another step in its plan to reclassify cannabis and hemp as narcotics again, after a committee tasked with controlling illegal drugs agreed they shouldn’t be for recreational use, the&nbsp;Bangkok Post&nbsp;reported.

BENGALURU (July 7): British fintech company Revolut's chief executive officer (CEO) Nikolay Storonsky will cash in part of his multibillion dollar stake in the company as part of a US$500 million share sale, Sky News reported on Sunday.

TAIPEI (July 7): Taiwan's central bank said on Sunday that it has no timetable for launching a digital currency, warning that the process will be "huge and complex", but it will hold public hearings on the matter next year to spread knowledge.

Taiwan central bank says no timetable for launching digital currency

CAIRO (July 7): Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the militant Islamist group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a US&nbsp;plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza.

Hamas says it's waiting for Israeli response on Gaza ceasefire proposal

DUBAI (July 7): The Iranian navy frigate Sahand capsized during repairs in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported on Sunday.

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SINGAPORE: Low Taek Jho, the alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB saga, has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) in respect of the civil forfeiture proceedings brought against him, The Edge Singapore understands.

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Jho Low gives up on US assets worth US$670m in DoJ deal

Units within UEM Group could be next to be divested as sovereign wealth fund rejigs portfolio and raises cash

Khazanah asset sales set to pick up

Former Groupon founder Brad Keywell, who went on to build software company Uptake Technologies, has been named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019.

He was chosen from among 761 programme participants that included the 57 country winners from 47 countries and territories vying for the overall global title.

Keywell of Uptake Technologies named EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019

Swiss private bank UBS has formed a joint venture with Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc (SuMi Trust Holdings) to form the first-ever wealth management partnership developed between an international financial group and a Japanese trust bank.

The joint venture will open UBS's current wealth management customer base to a full range of Japanese real estate and trust services.

UBS forms wealth management joint venture with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Wednesday it would be transferring S$45 billion from the official foreign reserves (OFR) to the Singapore government for longer-term investment.

MAS to transfer S$45 bil to government for long-term investment

SATS plans to tap the rising demand for ready-to-eat meals.

SATS plans to tap ready-to-eat meals business

SINGAPORE (Oct 15): Cyberattacks could very well “blow us up”, says Ian Bremmer, president of political risk consultancy Eurasia Group. Bremmer, who was speaking at the ANZ Finance & Treasury Forum in Singapore on Oct 10, warned that cyberattacks pose major near-term risks to organisations an...

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