Rulers told on state of nation

KUALA LUMPUR: The 261st Meeting of the Conference of Rulers at Istana Negara was presented with the latest briefings on the country’s current economic situation, national security, and defence. Read full story

DPMs hope for no reduction of allocations

KUALA LUMPUR: The two deputy prime ministers are hoping that no cuts will be made to the budget proposals made under the previous Budget 2023 tabled in Parliament. Read full story

Mission to restore financial health

KLANG: The revised Budget 2023 must be crafted with fiscal prudence so that the country’s long-term financial health can be restored as quickly as possible, says economist Prof Yeah Kim Leng. Read full story

EU condemns Iran over death penalty for German

THE European Union today condemned a death penalty imposed by an Iranian court on a Iranian-German dual national and expressed concern about the increasing number of EU citizens in Iran’s jails. Tehran’s Revolutionary Court convicted Jamshid Sharmahd, 67, on Tuesday on charges of playing a role in a deadly 2008 mosque bombing.

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO to lead World Bank

US President Joe Biden said today that Washington is nominating former Mastercard chief executive Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, after its current chief David Malpass announced plans to step down early. The development lender has just started accepting candidate nominations in a process set to run until March 29, with the bank saying […]

Sabah govt opens liaison office in KL

KOTA KINABALU: Aiming to assist Sabahans in Peninsular Malaysia as well as smoothening administrative dealings with the Federal Government, Sabah government officially launched their liaison office in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Feb 23). Read full story