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Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the smaller budget and reduced deficit show the state’s focus on prudent spending, especially as revenues continue to decline. (X pic) GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has tabled a RM940.2 million budget for 2025, which is slightly lower than this year’s RM1.047 billion. The budget also features a […]
Razarudin Husain said Malaysian police work closely with their counterparts in Myanmar as both police forces are part of the regional Aseanapol grouping. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: The police have no information about claims that Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, is hiding in Myanmar. Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain also said the military junta-led […]
FILIPINOS should brace for higher commodity prices in the coming months if the depreciation of the Philippine peso continues against the United States dollar, according to local economists. On Thursday, the Philippine peso closed at P59 to the greenback. The last time the peso weakened to this level was on October 17, 2022. The peso […]
A crowd looks at China’s domestically produced C919 passenger jet at an air show in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, early this month. AFP Ayra Wang Hong Kong Airlines could add a mainland-made C919 airliner to its fleet as it restores its status as a long-haul international routes operator. ”After the structural reorganization last year, the […]
The crypto market in Hong Kong reflects the growing support for digital asset worldwide amid expectations of friendly regulations under US President-elect Donald Trump. SING TAO Bitcoin closed in on the historic US$100,000 (HK$780,000) level, fueled by optimism that US President-elect Donald Trump’s support for crypto heralds a boom as the US pivots […]
Bernard Odoh has spoken on his removal from office as the vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) in Anambra State. NAU, a federal university in the South-eastern state, is popularly known as UNIZIK. Mr Odoh, a professor, had emerged as the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the university on 29 October. However, his appointment, […]
A giant Christmas tree is lit up at the Universal Studios Japan amusement park in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 19, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ———- Japan sees foreign visitors top 30 mil. in Jan.-Oct. at fastest pace TOKYO – […]
MACTAN, Cebu—The country’s balance of payments (BOP) swung to a deficit in October and posted its steepest decline in nine months, according to the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Based on the latest data, the BOP posted a $724-million deficit in October 2024 from a $1.5-billion BOP surplus recorded in October […]
Jimmy Lai Eunice Lam Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying admitted he had referred former US army general Jack Keane and former US deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz to then Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, who had hoped to understand then US president Donald Trump’s administration’s stance on Taiwan, the court heard yesterday. The […]
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the newly appointed Vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU), Bernard Odoh. NAU, a federal university in Anambra State, is popularly known as UNIZIK. Mt Tinubu also dissolved the university’s Governing Council led by Greg Mbadiwe. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to Mr Tinubu on Information and Strategy, announced […]