Merging money-losing state carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) with budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd (AIRA.KL) is one of the options to “save” them as the COVID-19 crisis batters the industry, …
Malaysia Reports 69 New Coronavirus Cases and Two New Deaths
Malaysian health officials reported 69 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the lowest daily increase since the government imposed curbs on movement and business on March 18, taking the cumulative total …
Malaysia Turns Back Rohingya Boat Over Virus Fears
Malaysia has denied entry to a boat carrying about 200 Rohingya due to coronavirus fears, the air force said, after news emerged this week that scores died on another crowded vessel. Activists are now …
Bursa Malaysia appoints Abdul Wahid as non-executive chairperson
Bursa Malaysia Bhd has appointed Abdul Wahid Omar as its non-executive chairperson effective May 1, 2020, succeeding Shireen Ann Zaharah Muhiudeen. In a statement today, Bursa Malaysia said Abdul …
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports to the US skyrocketed in the last month
Satellite tracking of oil tankers revealed a whopping 12.1 million barrels of Saudi oil shipped to the U.S. in the first week of April alone.
Saudi Arabia executes dance troupe attacker
A man who stabbed at least three Spanish dancers in Saudi Arabia during a live performance has been executed. The assault on the theatre group took place during a festival in the capital Riyadh in …
Traumatised By War: Theatre’s Role In Healing Afghanistan
The situation is even worse outside major cities, with large parts of rural Afghanistan now under the control of Taliban extremists and lacking health infrastructure. The Afghan government has trained …
Hundreds of stranded Pakistanis in Afghanistan want to return
The government has repatriated many nationals stranded in different countries due to coronavirus pandemic but left hundreds of Pakistanis in Afghanistan.Reports suggest that nearly 450 Pakistanis …
Apple to start reopening its retail stores, starting with South Korea, says report
Apple will reopen its sole store in South Korea. Its focus will be on offering product support instead of making sales.
South Korea surges 3%; China reports first-quarter GDP drop on coronavirus impact
GDP shrank 6.8% in 2020 as compared to a year ago, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, its first quarterly decline since 1992.