8+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1026+ words) WAN IFRA ASIA MEDIA AWARDS 2025 " Gold Winner, Best Climate Infographics Hong Kong's finance chief on Wednesday lived up to his credentials as a chartered accountant when he produced a surprisingly robust budget, flush with surpluses and full of initiatives to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (120+ words) Being a Kuala Lumpur boy, the city is my kampung, though I miss out on the balik kampung experience. Read full story BEING a Kuala Lumpur boy, the city is my kampung, though I miss out on the balik kampung…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (380+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally firmer against the US dollar and other major currencies on Friday, supported by a pullback in United States Treasury yields and early Asian session positioning, despite the US dollar index (DXY) closing slightly higher....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (154+ words) GABORONE, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Botswana's Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday unanimously decided to keep the monetary policy rate at 3.5 percent. Lesego Moseki, Botswana's central bank governor, announced the decision following the committee meeting in Gaborone, the country's capital....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (224+ words) TOKYO: Annual core inflation in Japan's capital slowed in February as food price hikes run their course, data showed on Friday, offering consumers some relief but complicating the central bank's communication in justifying further rate hikes. The data is in…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (12+ words) ECB sees no wave of AI-led layoffs yet, Lagarde says'The Star...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (360+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Producer Price Index (PPI) dropped2.9 per cent in January 2026, after recording a 2.7 per cent decrease in the previous month, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Chief Statistician of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin, said the…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (285+ words) HANOI: Vietnam's fiscal deficit and public debt are expected to increase as the country invests in large infrastructure projects, Moody's Ratings said on Thursday (Feb 26), urging banks to boost capital buffers. The South-East Asian country has embarked in an ambitious…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (12+ words) Bursa suspends short selling on MSM after shares tumble over 15%The Star...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (182+ words) Adopt best practices: Filepic of workers repairing a burst water pipe near Rawang town. National discussions on non-revenue water must remain grounded in evidence and informed by international best practices. " AZMAN GHANI/The Star Optimising management of non-revenue water IN…...