Ringgit strengthens on weak US housing data
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 — The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar today driven by weak United States (US) housing data released in a...
Ringgit gains ground ahead of US PCE data release
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar compared to last Friday, ahead of the United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures...
Malaysia welcomes agreement for humanitarian pause in Gaza, Palestine
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 23 — Malaysia commends the agreement between Hamas and Israel on the humanitarian pause reached on Wednesday (Nov 22) as a step in the right...
Amazon launches free training programme in AI skills
NEW YORK, Nov 21 — US multinational tech giant Amazon announced on Monday that it was launching a free skills programme to train people how...
Former OpenAI chief executive officer, co-founder join Microsoft
LOS ANGELES, Nov 21 — Microsoft said the company has hired OpenAI’s former chief executive officer Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman. Microsoft chief executive...
SpacexX starship fails second test flight with explosions
LOS ANGELES, Nov 19 — SpaceX’s giant new rocket Starship on Saturday blasted off on its second test flight but ended prematurely with an explosion minutes after...
China has no plans to surpass, unseat US — Xi Jinping
BEIJING, Nov. 16 — China has no plans to surpass or unseat the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a meeting with US President...
Jokowi conveys 3 focuses of Asean caucus, including energy transition
JAKARTA, Nov 16 — President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that three fields of cooperation, including energy transition in the region, can become the focus of...
BIDEN, XI agree to restore military dialogue, curb fentanyl at summit
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 — US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to resume bilateral military communications and curb illicit fentanyl production during...
US House passes 2-step funding bill to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — The US House of Representatives passed a legislation to temporarily fund the federal government through two separate dates and avoid a...
US commerce secretary says closed three ‘pillars’ of Indo-Pacific talks
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 — US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said a ministers meeting on Tuesday had completed three of four “pillars” in the Biden...
US, China pledge cooperation on climate following California talks
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 — The United States and China will “operationalise” a bilateral working group on climate and work together on issues like methane, plastic...