Markets

Wall St week ahead: Fed meeting looms for stocks

NEW YORK: Investors will be zeroing in on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting this week as a "Goldilocks" market environment that has helped lift stocks to record highs and tamed a bond selloff is tested by rising inflation.

World

Violent protests over police abuses continue in Tunisian capital

TUNIS (Reuters) - Violent protests erupted in the streets of Tunisia's capital again on Saturday night, adding to the pressure on Prime Minister's Hichem Mechichi's government to crack down on police abuses.

Business

After the pandemic, a wave of spending by older consumers

THE world’s emergence from the coronavirus pandemic is set to unleash a wave of spending by older consumers, with increasing opportunities for investors in aging-linked stocks.

Economy

Out-of-control shipping costs fire up prices from coffee to toys

THE skyrocketing price of shipping goods across the globe may hit your pocketbook sooner than you think -- from that cup of coffee you get each morning to the toys you were thinking of buying your kids.

Economy

G7 leaders commit to raise climate finance contributions

CARBIS BAY, England: G7 leaders will commit on Sunday to increase their climate finance contributions to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year to help poorer countries cut carbon emissions and cope with global warming.

Economy

G7 rivals China with grand infrastructure plan

CARBIS BAY, England: The Group of Seven richest democracies sought on Saturday to counter China's growing influence by offering developing nations an infrastructure plan that could rival President Xi Jinping's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative.

Malaysia

First Malaysian Everest conquerors re-route silver jubilee plans amid pandemic

The news of the virus reaching the Himalayas via overseas climbers is a blow for Datuk M. Magendran and Datuk N. Mohanadas, the first Malaysians to reach the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal in 1997. Their plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their feat in 2022 is now uncertain.

SME

FMM: RM200b stimulus plan needed for SME manufacturers

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has asked the government to pump a RM200 billion stimulus package, with a RM30 billion direct fiscal injection, into the economy over concerns that the extension of the movement control order (MCO 3.0) may have a devastating impact on small and medium enterprise (SME) manufacturers.

Video games

'Retro Machina': help a robot flee the scrap yard

In the dystopian future of Retro Machina, players take on the role of a robot fighting against obsolesce by solving elaborate puzzles.

Mind

Covid-19: When vaccine envy and vaccine guilt strike

The uneven rollout of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide has created both envy in those who haven't gotten it and guilt in some who have.

World

U.S., South Korea reaffirm cooperation toward denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-Yong reaffirmed a commitment between their countries and Japan to work closely toward the "denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," the State Department said.

Singapore

Naked man in viral video clips charged

The man caught naked on several video clips this week, including while riding a motorcycle, was charged.

Cambodia

New batch of rat recruits ready to sniff out landmines

THE country has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost de-mining operations in a country plagued for decades by unexploded ordinance (UXO).

Philippines

Emulate Independence Day heroes, says Duterte

ON Indepen­dence Day, President Rodrigo Duterte urged the Filipino people to draw inspiration from heroes who fought for the country in facing the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Indonesia

Forced migration crisis grows

A RECENTLY convened track-two diplomatic forum is calling on Asean leaders to tackle the issue of forced migration, just as civil unrest and the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated the cross-border problem and more refugees are ending up on Indonesian shores.

Thailand

‘We did not order removal’

The Foreign Ministry clarified that the removal of the “Free Palestine” banner near Sathu Pradit Expressway in Bangkok was not done on the orders of the ministry.

Philippines

WHO, Unicef declare end of polio outbreak

A polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended, according to the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund, which praised government efforts to fight the disease despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Focus

Ensuring the nation remains secure

In an exclusive interview, the Home Minister shares the ministry’s experiences in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic as well as his personal battle with the virus.

Nation

Frontliners on night shift adjust dinner arrangement

GEORGE TOWN: Having to work different shifts, some frontliners are adjusting their dinner preparation due to the lockdown and shortened operating hours of eateries.

Indonesia

Pandemic a dating game-changer

“It was our first date and I felt like a member of the Covid-19 task force talking to my date.”