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Malaysia bets on barn owls to control rats in palm plantations
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil companies should try to boost the numbers of barn-owls living in their plantations to tackle a rat problem rather than using snakes or macaques, the Malaysian palm Oil Board said on Wednesday.
‘Match man’ stays fired up
FOR thousands of years, the ancient Chinese started fires like other ancient cultures – they used small pieces of wood or twisted rope as kindling; struck flint against rocks containing iron pyrite or steel; or used coals kept burning in shells, bone or horn.
Blood-test startups emerge from controversy
SAN FRANCISCO: As Daniel Levner tells it, the “Theranos effect” came in three distinct waves.
Not a boar-ing year, but pigs may fly!
AS we all know, the 2019 Lunar New Year falls on Feb 5 this year and will end on Friday, Jan 24, 2020. The new year this year is the year 4717 in the Chinese lunar calendar. Clearly, the Chinese are well ahead of the Gregorian calendar that we are all accustomed to.
Ten years after the crisis, Jackson Hole Symposium is a quieter affair
Instead of announcing any major policy shifts, the world’s central bankers discussed esoteric research papers and participated in nature trips
Blockheads over blockchain
Technology has created lots of jargons that most of us don’t understand. Most of us have mental blocks against new things that we do not understand. Some people are born clever. Some become clever through hard work. But many appear clever by using jargon others don’t understand.
Razer CEO to become billionaire with Li Ka-shing backing
SINGAPORE: After raising funds from Asia’s biggest investors, including Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd, Razer Inc is turning to the market for an initial public offering (IPO) that will make its co-founder Tan Min-Liang a billionaire.
Joey Yap: Good time to invest as assets are cheap
THE Year of the Fire Rooster starts crowing with uncertainty at 11.36pm on Feb 3, 2017, replacing the volatile chatter of the Fire Monkey.
Singapore 2G switchoff highlights digital divide
SINGAPORE: When Singapore pulls the plug on its 2G mobile phone network this year, thousands of people could be stuck without a signal – digital have-nots left behind by the relentless march of technology.
Quality output vital for emerging markets
TO survive in 2017, when growth is slowing, interest rates are rising and capital is flowing out, emerging market economies have to be productive and of high value.
