Swiss prosecutors close HSBC case, bank to pay more than US$40...
Swiss prosecutors on Thursday closed an investigation into allegations British banking giant HSBC's Geneva branch helped clients evade millions of dollars in taxes, after the bank agreed to pay tens of...
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Lucie Safarova reached her first Grand Slam final at the age of 28 on Thursday when she defeated former winner Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 7-5 in a mistake-ridden French Open semi-final. The Czech 13th seed will...
View ArticleFX moves hamper Cagamas’ foreign currency sukuk issuecagamas_logo.jpg
Volatile currency markets could hamper Malaysian mortgage lender Cagamas Bhd's plans for its first foreign currency sukuk, the state-backed firm's chief executive said. In November, Cagamas set up a...
View ArticleSaya hanya bergurau, kata Rafizi lawan saman Najib,...
Ahli Parlimen Pandan Rafizi Ramli yang sedang berdepan saman fitnah Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan isterinya Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor kerana ulasan berkaitan harga bahan api yang bakal berlaku pada sebuah...
View ArticleCyber attack hits 4 million US workers, China origin...
Hackers breached the computers of the US government agency that collects personnel information for federal workers in a massive cyber attack that compromised the data of about 4 million current and...
View ArticleCanada says arrested FIFA executive Webb helped the...
The head of Canada's football association yesterday said he did not bribe FIFA to win the rights to host the women's World Cup and said that a senior executive of the sport's governing body who has...
View ArticleCut ties with DAP and Selangor government falls, say state PAS...
PAS cutting ties with DAP would virtually destroy Pakatan Rakyat’s Selangor government, said the state’s Islamist party leaders, and end years of hard work that went into building a model PR...
View ArticleDiamond ring remark a joke, says Rafizi in defence of suit by Najib,...
Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli, who is facing a defamation suit by Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor for comments related to fuel prices made at a forum, defended the remarks saying...
View ArticleAiling Serena battles on to set up Safarova...
Serena Williams did not smile, celebrate or even acknowledge the standing ovation she was receiving from the roaring crowd as she watched Timea Bacsinszky's backhand float out on match point at the...
View ArticleGreece delays IMF payment, PM to brief angry...
Greece delayed a key debt payment to the International Monetary Fund due on today as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, facing fury among his leftist supporters, demanded changes to tough terms from...
View ArticleHow Maggie Thatcher fell from power, lessons for DPM to ponder –...
Twenty five years ago we witnessed the extraordinary events that led to Margaret Thatcher's fall from power as Britain’s prime minister. What’s that to us? Well, our democracy too, is based on the...
View ArticleA humble bowl of wantan mee in Johor Baruho_seng_kee_wantan_mee_3.JPG
The noodle is perhaps one of the most important contributions by chance from the ancient Chinese to the culinary world. Somewhere along the way, they must have also shared their recipe for the humble...
View ArticleYahoo! to shut down maps, other servicesYahoo-2013-07-23.JPG
Yahoo Inc said it was shutting down a few of its services, including Yahoo Maps, as it realigns itself to focus on search and digital content. Maps.yahoo.com will shut down by the end of this month,...
View ArticleWall St drops ahead of jobs report, Greece worries...
US stocks fell yesterday, hit by nervousness ahead of today’s jobs report and lingering uncertainty over a Greece aid deal with creditors. Declining oil and gold prices also weighed on energy and...
View ArticleMalaysia moves up in Universitas 21 ranking, says...
The Malaysian higher education rose a notch higher when it attained overall ranking at 27th position in the Universitas 21 (U21) ranking among 50 countries this year, said Second Education Minister...
View ArticleDon’t let political fight hinder national development – Sin Chew...
The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) issue has snowballed, forcing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to make a full swing in putting out the fire. Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni...
View ArticleVietnam launches special ‘sovereignty’ cruise, likely to irk...
Vietnam is offering scores of patriotic citizens the holiday of a lifetime with a cruise to some of Asia's most hotly contested islands, in a move likely to stoke its simmering dispute with Beijing...
View ArticleQuake rocks Sabahsumisha_tweet_mt_kinabalu_quake_aftermath_050615.jpg
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 at 40km deep occurred near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, at 7.15am today, reports the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Initial reports from the Malaysian...
View ArticleExplaining 1MDB’s numbers line by linePg3_infographic_1mdb_debts.jpg
The figures on how 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) had spent the RM42 billion that it borrowed till March 31, 2014, given by chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy on Wednesday were just a pure...
View ArticleGempa bumi 6.0 skala Ritcher landa Sabahearthquake_sabah_tweet.JPG
Gempa bumi sederhana berukuran 6.0 pada skala Richter dilaporkan berlaku berhampiran Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, kira-kira jam 7.15 pagi tadi. Menurut laman web Pusat Seismologi Eropah Meditarrenean gempa...
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