The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today received RM23 million in business zakat (tithe) from nine companies on behalf of the Selangor Zakat Board (LZS) at a ceremony held at Istana ... ( read original story ...)
Thai business group forecasts 2020 GDP to shrink 9%, as baht adds to worries
Thai businesses project a sharp drop in exports of 12 per cent this year and have revised downward their GDP forecast to a 9 per cent contraction. ( read original story ...)
Thai business group forecasts 2020 GDP to shrink 9%, as baht adds to worries
Thai businesses project a sharp drop in exports of 12 per cent this year and have revised downward their GDP forecast to a 9 per cent contraction. ( read original story ...)
US Action Against IS Financier Shows Jihadists’ Cash Flow Continues from Turkey
The U.S. designation last week of a new Turkey-based member of the notorious Rawi Network for allegedly facilitating money transfers to the Islamic State (IS) in Syria has raised fresh concerns among ... ( read original story ...)
Beirut’s blast and Lebanon’s deeper crisis
The explosion in the Lebanese capital was the most visceral blow yet for a society that has endured generations of trauma and a nation governed by an entrenched and increasingly reviled political ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh set to overtake Italy in number of confirmed Covid-19 cases
Bangladesh’s Directorate General of health Services (DGHS ... According to an article -- Lessons from Italy’s Response to Coronavirus –in Harvard Business Review hailed the Covid-19 management ... ( read original story ...)
Business confidence declines in Pakistan
The Covid-19 added fuel to the pessimism among Pakistani businessmen, who had already been affected badly by the sluggish economy, reported the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Beirut explosion: how you can help victims in Lebanon
The death toll stands at 135, with more than 5,000 injured and 300,000 homes badly damaged. There are several organisations seeking donations or funding ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Australia Pledges $1.4M for Beirut Relief Effort
The Australian government has pledged an initial $1.4 million to the relief effort in Lebanon following the deadly blast that ripped across the capital Beirut. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon was already facing multiple crises. Now this.
One lady residing in Gemmayzeh told me, “It was as if it had happened in our street downstairs.” But nothing prepared us for this. This explosion, which has already claimed at least 100 lives and ... ( read original story ...)