JAKARTA: Indonesias finance ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to join a China-backed Asian infrastructure bank, a government official confirmed yesterday. To continue…
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˜External factors to have bigger impact
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysias economy is expected to be mostly impacted by external factors like those ongoing in Europe, China and the Middle East, as opposed…
View More ˜External factors to have bigger impactMAHB: klia2 soil issue will be settled in 5 years
MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) expects the soil movement issue at the apron and taxiway area of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) to…
View More MAHB: klia2 soil issue will be settled in 5 yearsBid to keep household debt in check
SINGAPORE: Some highly-leveraged households in Singapore may be vulnerable if interest rates rise or the economy slows, its central bank said yesterday, asserting it will…
View More Bid to keep household debt in checkThai economy set to grow over 4pc in Q4
BANGKOK: Thailands economy is expected to grow slightly more than four per cent in the final quarter of this year from the same period a…
View More Thai economy set to grow over 4pc in Q4Saudi beheads 9th Pakistani since mid-October
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani for heroin smuggling, bringing to nine the number of people from his country executed since mid-October. To…
View More Saudi beheads 9th Pakistani since mid-OctoberNew US shooting in spotlight as Ferguson calms
FERGUSON, United States: Video of US police officers shooting dead a 12-year-old black boy with a replica gun seconds after confronting him has stoked anger…
View More New US shooting in spotlight as Ferguson calmsIndia announces new visa rules to boost tourism numbers
NEW DELHI: Tourists travelling to India from 43 countries including the US will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to obtain visas…
View More India announces new visa rules to boost tourism numbersBritain reports big increase in immigration
LONDON: Britain has reported a big increase in immigration last year despite government efforts to control the numbers of arrivals. To continue reading the rest…
View More Britain reports big increase in immigrationStudent nearly loses hand in accident
BUTTERWORTH: A 10-year old pupil heaved a sigh of relief after nearly severing his left hand when the limb was pinned in a motorcycle wheel…
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