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Giving a name to a living culture
GEORGE TOWN: Listing Baba Nyonya on birth certificates will boost Penang’s appeal as a cosmopolitan and culturally rich destination, according to the Penang Peranakan Baba Nyonya Association. Read full story […]
Zelenskiy says he won’t sign weak deal that will only prolong war
Dec 31 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his New Year address to the nation, said late on Wednesday that Ukraine wanted the war to end, but not at […]
Ukraine, EU officials dismiss alleged attack on Putin residence
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Ukrainian and European officials have rejected Moscow’s claims that Ukraine targeted a personal residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin with a drone […]
Urgent: Bulgaria enters eurozone
SOFIA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Bulgaria joined the eurozone and adopted the euro as its currency on New Year’s Day, becoming the 21st eurozone member. Read full story Date: 1 […]
Colombia markets jolted as 23% wage boost fuels rate hike bets
Colombian swap rates have soared after President Gustavo Petro announced a 23% increase in the minimum wage, stoking bets that the central bank will have to hike interest rates to […]
EU warns Yemen developments risk Gulf stability
Dec 31 (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday that recent developments in the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Al Mahra threaten to bring new risks to the Gulf […]
US military says three people killed in strikes on suspected drug convoy
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday carried out strikes against three vessels in international waters that were suspected of nacro-trafficking, the U.S. Southern Command said on […]
CXMT eyes Shanghai listing to fund DRAM expansion
China’s leading maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, ChangXin Memory Technologies Corp (CXMT), says it plans to raise 29.5 billion yuan (US$4.22bil) through an initial public offering of […]
Steady fundamentals to anchor Chin Teck prospects
Chin Teck Plantations Bhd is heading into its new financial year with a measured sense of confidence, anchored by steady plantation fundamentals and tempered by the absence of exceptional one-off […]
Indonesian stocks notch best year since 2014 on retail flows
Indonesian stocks recorded their best performance in 11 years, as the growing presence of local retail investors more than offset foreign fund outflows. Read full story Date: 1 January, 2026 […]