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Day: 9 February 2023

Witness says never doubted Jho Low was Najib’s adviser

A FORMER AmBank relationship manager told the Kuala Lumpur High Court today that she never doubted that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, was the adviser to Najib Razak, who was at the time the chairman of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) board of advisers. Joanna Yu Ging Ping, 52, said […]

China slams Biden’s ‘extremely irresponsible’ remarks on Xi

BEIJING today condemned US President Joe Biden’s comments that Chinese leader Xi Jinping faced “enormous problems”, saying the remarks were “extremely irresponsible”. In an interview with PBS NewsHour yesterday, Biden said China was constrained in its ability to confront the United States by the need to protect international trade and that Xi himself is in […]

My govt offers best chance for Malaysia to excel, says Anwar

PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today the unity government that he leads is the best chance in years for Malaysia to achieve excellence and recover lost ground. “We all want to achieve something in our lives. For this country, for Malaysia, I believe the country and the people deserve better,” he told the Malaysian diaspora […]

KLIA, klia2 rebrand imminent, says Anthony Loke

THE government is looking at rebranding the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and klia2 to KLIA Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 as part of a reform exercise, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.  He said the names are expected to be changed by the first quarter of this year, after the signing of a new comprehensive […]

ECB warns unions against ‘excessive’ pay demands

LABOUR unions should avoid making excessively high wage demands that could further fuel inflation, a senior European Central Bank (ECB) official said today. Although workers were justified in seeking higher salaries to compensate for soaring consumer prices, “a wage-price spiral must be avoided”, ECB vice-president Luis de Guindos said.