A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve up to 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of crimes involving the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB …
Guilty Verdict for Malaysia’s Najib Caps Dramatic Turn in Fortunes
As a Malaysian judge read out a verdict of guilty on all charges, former prime minister Najib Razak sat silently in the dock at the end of the first of five graft trials linked to scandal-tainted …
Malaysia Ex-PM Najib Razak Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail in 1MDB Unit Case
A Malaysia court has sentenced former leader Najib Razak to 12 years imprisonment after ruling him guilty of all charges in the first of a series of trials linked to 1MDB.Najib received his guilty ver …
Mastercard To Improve Cross-Border Business Payments Into China
Mastercard and the Bank of Shanghai announced businesses anywhere in the globe can now send payments to China more efficiently.
Iraq Preparedness Quarterly Update, April – June 2020
The World Food Programme (WFP) is now chairing the Business Operations Strategies … in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is established to follow up on the endorsement status of the Action …
South Korea leads gains as Asia Pacific stocks mostly rise; shares of Japan autos Nissan and Mitsubishi drop
Stocks in Asia Pacific were mixed in Tuesday afternoon trade as investors continued to monitor developments on the coronavirus front.
Telenor launches MBA Scholarship programme in Myanmar
Telenor Myanmar is inviting young citizens to apply for a fully-funded Master of Business Administration (MBA) scholarship for the third time. The scholarship programme is carried out by Telenor …
Turkey Exempts Foreign Development Banks From Some Lira Curbs
Turkey’s BDDK banking watchdog said on Tuesday it will exempt international development banks from some restrictions on access to lira liquidity.
Can Vietnam Prevent the Next Pandemic?
As zoonotic diseases become more dangerous, Vietnam moves toward cracking down on wildlife trafficking. A growing awareness of the links between wildlife trafficking and SARS, COVID-19, and other …
India’s partnership with Bangladesh stands out as role model for good neighbourly ties, says Jaishankar
India’s partnership with Bangladesh stands out as a role model in the region for good neighbourly relations and very few countries in the world share such close fraternal ties, External Affairs …