The former finance tsar, who is the subject of an anti-corruption probe, also chastised the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki for unprofessional conduct such as allegedly ...
Nothing but a political witch-hunt: Ex-finance minister breaks silence on Malaysian graft probe
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency seized a 60-storey building owned by Mr Daim's family. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Turkey’s minimum wage for 2024 increases amid financial struggles
Turkish Labor Minister Vedad Isik Han unveiled significant changes to the country's economic landscape, particularly concerning the min ...
Vietnam could shrink to 3.6 million people by 2500: UN
The United Nations predicted Vietnam's population to shrink to only 3.6 million if the current low birth rate is not improved.
Billions in funding cuts restored in Philippines: SUCs to get higher budget in 2024
State universities and colleges (SUCs) were granted a P21 billion increase in their overall budgets for 2024, according to publicly available budget documents, handing out a win to the widespread ...
Bangladesh’s Chattogram seaport handles 3.1 mln TEUs in 2023
Bangladesh premier Chattogram seaport registered a container volume of 31 million TEUs twenty-foot equivalent units in 2023 local English newspape ...
Pakistan commission accepts ex-PM Sharif’s nomination for February poll
Pakistan's election commission on Thursday accepted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's nomination for the 2024 elections, weeks after a court overturned two graft convictions, ARY News reported.
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh lead fightback as Pakistan rue dropped catches
Australia fight back to finish 187-6 at stumps on Day 3, a lead of 241 runs which leaves Pakistan battling to break their 16-Test losing streak in Australia ...
Australia has 54-run lead over Pakistan after 1st innings as captain Cummins takes 5 wickets
Captain Pat Cummins took his 10th five-wicket total in test matches to help Australia earn a 54-run first-innings lead over Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the third day of the second test ...
Indonesia’s navy pushes a boat suspected of carrying Rohingya refugees out of its waters
Indonesia’s navy says it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province.