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Japan’s core inflation accelerates, complicates BOJ’s rate path
TOKYO: Japan’s core inflation accelerated in March due to persistent rises in food costs, data showed on Friday, complicating the central bank’s task of weighing mounting price pressures against risks […]
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens leadership structure, names new AI chief, memo says
SAN FRANCISCO: Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to a memo from Tan seen by […]
Ringgit rises amid persistent uncertainty over US-China trade tensions
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit strengthened against the US dollar at the opening on Friday, as the US Dollar Index (DXY) continued to hover below the 100-point mark amid persistent uncertainty […]
Malaysia’s blue-chip rally capped as investors watch US-Japan trade talks
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s main stock index remained firmly below the 1,500 psychological level as investors awaited a fresh catalyst to keep the momentum going. Read full story Date: 18 April, […]
Republican US Senator Murkowski on threat of Trump retaliation: ‘We are all afraid’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski disclosed this week that the threat of political retaliation from President Donald Trump is real enough to make her anxious about speaking out […]
Indonesia says to increase US imports, lower orders from other countries
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will increase imports of U.S. food and commodities and reduce orders from countries the Southeast Asian nation currently buys the products from, chief economic minister Airlangga […]
US Senator Van Hollen meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador
(Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen met on Thursday with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador in a case that has pitted a defiant Trump […]
Influencer claims social media post insulting King spoofed his name and photo
JOHOR BARU: A social media influencer claims that he is not behind a viral Facebook post insulting His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, that uses his name and picture. […]
Google restores currency converter widget feature for users in Malaysia
Google has reinstated its currency converter widget on the search page for users in Malaysia, more than a year after it was disabled due to inaccurate exchange rate reporting. Read […]
Single-use plastic bags banned at all national, state parks and retail outlets, says Nik Nazmi
PUTRAJAYA: The use of single-use plastic bags in forest reserves, national/state parks, marine parks, Geoheritage sites, Geosites and certain business premises nationwide is now prohibited as a proactive measure to […]