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Stats Dept warns Malaysians: Surplus years limited to ages 29-55, save wisely before income declines

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 -- Malaysians spend most of their lives either dependent on others or drawing down savings, with only a narrow 26-year window to truly build wealth, according to new findings re... Read More


Selangor to encourage data centres to use raw or recycled water to not affect consumer water supply

SHAH ALAM, April 29 -- New data centre developments in Selangor are encouraged to use recycled water or treat raw water to suitable standards for cooling system needs. State Investment, Trade and Mob... Read More


Indonesia charges soldiers over acid attack on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus

JAKARTA, April 29 -- Indonesian military prosecutors charged four officerson Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an acid attack on an activist known for campaigning against the ‌expanding... Read More


Big Four firm KPMG quits US government auditing business, redeploys 450 staff

Kuala Lampur, April 29 --   WASHINGTON, April 29 - Big Four firm ‌KPMG is shutting its federal government ​audit business and will redeploy more than 450 US staff after losing a US$6... Read More


Cambodia rejects dissident Kem Sokha's appeal against 27-year treason sentence

PHNOM PENH, April 29 -- A Cambodian court rejected an appeal on Thursday by detained opposition leader Kem Sokha against his nearly three-decade sentence for treason, his lawyer said, a conviction rig... Read More


Malaysia-based Revealtek launches world's first AI-powered review system for badminton

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 -- Malaysia has made a major breakthrough in badminton with the launch of the world's first AI-powered instant review system (IRS) to receive Badminton World Federation (BWF) ap... Read More


Myanmar's president cuts all prison sentences including Suu Kyi's by a sixth

YANGON, April 29 -- Myanmar's coup-chief turned president cut all prisoners' sentences by one-sixth on Thursday, a blanket measure a source close to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi said would further ... Read More


Brent crude surges past US$126 as Trump signals no end in sight to Hormuz impasse

HONG KONG, April 29 -- Oil prices soared more than five per cent to a fresh four-year high Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as pe... Read More


Yayasan Sime Darby delivers RM270,000 in relief to 1,000 families displaced by Sandakan fire

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 -- Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has mobilised employee volunteers to deliver immediate disaster relief worth RM270,000 to 1,000 families displaced by the recent fire in Kampung Baha... Read More


Pernod Ricard ends talks to buy Jack Daniel's owner Brown-Forman

PARIS, April 29 -- French drinks giant Pernod Ricard said Tuesday that talks to buy Brown-Forman, the US owner of Jack Daniel's whiskey, had ended without a deal. The companies had confirmed in March... Read More