Letters

Ensuring good governance of learned societies

From A CONCERNED PROFESSIONAL Sungai Buloh, Selangor

Focus

Bad snow year worsens wildfire fears

IN Colorado, mountain towns are wrapping up one of the worst ski seasons that anyone can remember.

Focus

Teaching the tune of survival

REGENT honeyeaters were once abundant in the forests of southeastern Australia, congregating in enormous, eye-catching flocks.

Focus

The limits of US sanctions

THE United States has for years deployed a carefully designed economic statecraft playbook to pressure American adversaries to change their behaviour.

India

Rapper-turned-PM takes office

The nation's rapper-­turned-­politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister after sweeping the first election since deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government last year.

India

Delhi bears estimated RM63.5bil revenue hit to control prices

New Delhi has slashed excise duties on petrol and diesel to protect consumers and rein in a potential spike in inflation, while imposing windfall taxes on aviation fuel and diesel exports, amid volatile global oil markets as a result of the Middle East conflict.

Indonesia

Kids brace for social media ban

Bradley Rowen Liu, 11, wonders what he will do with himself once Indonesia's social media ban for under-16s enters into force. As things stand, he spends most of his free time on TikTok.

Metro News

Now for Arsenal’s real test

ARSENAL have been the best team in English football this season, and by some margin.

Nation

RON95 petrol to remain subsidised

PUTRAJAYA: The government remains committed to protecting the people from global economic pressures by maintaining the subsidised price of RON95 petrol at RM1.99 per litre under the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) programme, keeping Malaysia among the countries with the lowest fuel prices globally.

Indonesia

Tiger cubs die amid zoo management crisis

Two Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) cubs at the Bandung Zoo in West Java died after contracting a highly contagious viral disease, raising fresh concerns as the facility remains closed amid uncertainty over its management.

Sri Lanka

Hoarding four litres of fuel lands man in jail

The island nation has jailed a man for three weeks after he admitted to hoarding four litres of petrol during a nationwide fuel shortage, local media reported.

Vietnam

Cops bust multi-billion dollar crypto scam

Police said they busted a multi-­billion scam that centred on selling fake digital currency to unsuspecting victims on an "exceptionally large scale".

Vietnam

Hanoi waives environmental tax to slash petrol prices by a quarter

Hanoi temporarily waived an environmental tax on fuel to cut soaring petrol prices by more than a quarter, the Trade Ministry said.

Philippines

Asean meet to focus on Iran conflict

President Ferdinand Marcos said that an Asean summit his country will host in May will be a streamlined affair, with a focus on how best to handle the economic shocks of the Middle East conflict.

Myanmar

Riders fill trains for half the price of a bus ticket

Ageing railway stations are bustling with life, crowded with passengers as surging fuel prices drive commuters to choose trains over costly planes and cars.

Nation

Employers urged to be flexible amid energy challenges

PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resources Ministry has called on employers to implement flexible work arrangements (FWA) as a strategic measure to strengthen organisational resilience, reduce the impact of rising energy costs and support sustainable economic growth.

Nation

Nuclear plan under review

PUTRAJAYA: MyPOWER Corporation Malaysia is undertaking a comprehensive assessment of the country's potential nuclear energy programme.

Nation

Frog farming sustains family for over 30 years

TELUK INTAN: Edible bullfrog meat, which is popular in Chinese cuisine, has provided a family here with a steady livelihood for more than three decades.

Star Biz7

Deal seekers lured to new debt

Credit investors are scoring some of the highest new issue concessions in years. That's because companies that seize the occasional window for bond offerings are competing to entice buyers who want to be compensated for a growing list of risks. 

Nation

Jobless man charged with murdering businessman

KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man who had been on the run for four years was brought before a Magistrate's Court here on a charge of murdering a businessman in a residential area in Mont Kiara in 2022.