KUALA LUMPUR: Concerns about a global recession are growing, driven by recent revisions to the gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States (US), Europe, and China, along with Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday of new reciprocal tariff plans. China is now expected to be hit harder by this year’s
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship this year will be key to reinforcing regional unity as the US under Donald Trump reshapes global trade with steep tariffs. Professor Shandre Mugan Thangavelu of the Jeffrey Cheah Institute said ASEAN must reaffirm its commitment to rules-based trade and regional integration amid rising protectionism. “Malaysia
By Nor Baizura Basri KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN finance ministers will meet here next week amid a sense of urgency to deepen economic integration and enhance financial resilience as the global trade war erupts, thanks to debilitating tariffs imposed by the United States. Against such testing times and the threat of
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman KUALA LUMPUR: As the United States, under President Donald Trump, moves to reshape the global trading system to its advantage, Malaysia’s role as ASEAN chair in 2025 will be critical in charting the bloc’s next stage of economic growth. Sunway University’s Jeffrey Cheah Institute on
JOHOR BAHRU: A company manager incurred a loss of RM651,800 after falling prey to a fraudulent stock investment scheme advertised on Facebook earlier this year. Muar police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 45-year-old man was drawn to an investment ad on Facebook that promised quick and high returns.
KUALA LUMPUR: Stronger child protection laws, stricter digital safeguards, and more coordinated efforts are needed to ensure the protection of children’s rights and wellbeing, said Alliance for a Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. In a statement today, Lee highlighted that every child is entitled to safety, education,
TOKYO: Approximately 42,000 bodies went unclaimed in Japan in fiscal 2023 and were subsequently cremated or buried by local authorities, a recent government estimate showed, amid a rise in elderly people who live alone without family support, Kyodo News Agency reported. The first study of its kind, commissioned by the
TOKYO: Forty-seven people, mostly foreign nationals, were injured on Saturday after one tour bus rear-ended another while the two vehicles were travelling together on an expressway in western Tokyo, police said. According to Kyodo News Agency, none of the victims have life-threatening injuries following the collision, which a bus driver
WASHINGTON, United States (US): US President Donald Trump held talks with representatives of Vietnam, India and Israel regarding the recently imposed tariffs on imported goods, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti quoting a CNN report. Trump is in touch with the countries’ representatives to negotiate individual trade deals that could soften the proposed
KUALA LUMPUR: National diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong failed to qualify for the women’s 10-metre (m) platform final at the 2025 World Aquatics Diving World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico today. In the preliminary round , she finished 13th with a total score of 267.85 points, thus missing out on a spot among
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