Msia ranks 20th in Global Competitiveness Report
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ranking in the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 has improved to 20th position out of 144 economies, ahead of developed economies such as…
View More Msia ranks 20th in Global Competitiveness ReportKL shares open lower
KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, in tandem with the lacklustre trading on Wall Street overnight. To continue reading the rest…
View More KL shares open lowerShould naked photo hacking be considered a sex crime?
LOS ANGELES: Already hounded by paparazzi on their doorsteps, celebrities face a new battle to protect their privacy from hackers willing to splash their most…
View More Should naked photo hacking be considered a sex crime?Wall St ends mixed, energy shares fall
NEW YORK: US stocks ended mostly lower on Tuesday, retreating from records set the previous month, as falling crude oil prices dragged energy shares down…
View More Wall St ends mixed, energy shares fallVideo purports to show beheading of US journalist
BEIRUT: Islamic State extremists released a video Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and warning President Barack Obama that…
View More Video purports to show beheading of US journalistWorld ˜losing battle to contain Ebola
DAKAR: International medical agency Medecins sans Frontieres said Tuesday the world was œlosing the battle to contain Ebola as the United Nations warned of severe…
View More World ˜losing battle to contain EbolaBritain bans American Apparel ads for sexualising school girls
LONDON: Britains advertising watchdog today banned two adverts by clothing brand American Apparel for being offensive and normalising sexually predatory behaviour. To continue reading the…
View More Britain bans American Apparel ads for sexualising school girlsSelangor MB fiasco: Confusion on deadline to submit names
SHAH ALAM: Both Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Pas are scrambling to clarify conflicting reports on the day of the deadline to submit names of menteri…
View More Selangor MB fiasco: Confusion on deadline to submit namesStudy: Playing music helps sharpen kids brains
LOS ANGELES: The founder of a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides free music lessons to low-income students from gang-ridden neighbourhoods began to notice several years…
View More Study: Playing music helps sharpen kids brainsMentally impaired duo freed after 30 years in US prison
WASHINGTON: Two mentally impaired half-brothers were freed Tuesday after serving three decades in a United States prison for the rape and murder of a child…
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