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Report: Toyota and Honda shut down Malaysia plants amid lockdown

JAPANESE carmakers, Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor have temporarily halted its operations at several plants in Malaysia, as the … More

Carmakers, Honda, Movement Control Order (MCO), Production, Toyota

Overcoming the ‘yuck factor’: Yellow grub becomes EU’s first insect food

LONDON : Mealworms may soon find their into Europe’s pasta bowls and dinner dishes, after becoming the first insect approved … More

Beetle Larvae, European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), Insect Food, Mealworms

Blaze at luxury Langkawi resort threatened surrounding rainforest

Activist says fire is a wake-up call to remain vigilant in the protection for Malaysia’s natural heritage. LANGKAWI (THE STAR/ASIA … More

Fire, Hotel, Langkawi, Rainforest

Grab lowers commissions for merchants, reduces delivery charges during MCO 2.0

KUALA LUMPUR : In response to the second Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) that commenced on Jan 13, Grab Malaysia … More

Commission, Grab, Movement Control Order (MCO), SMEs

CES 2021: Is this the world’s smartest face mask?

Gaming company Razer has made what they claim is world’s smartest face mask – complete with a built-in microphone. The … More

CES 2021, Face Mask, Prototype, RAZER

‘Harmon Room’ inspired by ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ in America features upside down chess pieces, chess board

Queen’s Gambit fans can stay in a Beth Harmon themed room complete with a chess set, drinks trolley and giant … More

Beth Harmon, Chess Board, Hotel, Lexington, Netflix, The Queen’s Gambit

Huawei patent mentions use of Uighur-spotting tech

A Huawei patent has been brought to light for a system that identifies people who appear to be of Uighur … More

forced labour, Huawei, Human Rights, Patent, Software, Uighurs, Xinjiang

London’s Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill to open at Sunway Resort in June 2021

KUALA LUMPUR : British restaurateur and chef Gordon Ramsay’s first Malaysian outpost is set to hit our shores this year. … More

British, Chef, Gordon Ramsay, Restaurateur, Sunway

Uber’s appeal over anti-competitive Grab merger dismissed, $6.58m fine upheld

SINGAPORE : Ride-hailing firm Uber will have to pay a $6.58 million penalty after its appeal against a 2018 decision … More

Anti-Competitive, Grab, merger, Ride-hailing, UBER

Retail recovery hits a snag on MCO 2.0

THE retail sector continues to bear the brunt of rising Covid-19 cases and the reimplementation of Movement Control Order (MCO), … More

Covid19, MCO, Pandemic, Retail

Indonesia’s Sriwijaya flew old planes and neglected routes to become No.3 carrier

SYDNEY/JAKARTA (Reuters) : Starting with just one plane in 2003, Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air has become the country’s No.3 airline group, … More

Airlines, Financial, maintenance, Sriwijaya Air, Boeing 737-500, Chandra Lie, Hendry Lie

The Broken windows theory

EVEN before Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement of the new measures that the government would take to curb … More

Broken Windows Theory, Covid19, e-commerce, e-government, Lockdown, MCO, Pandemic, SMEs

Khairy: Vaccine plan delayed by absence of trials

DELAYS in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Malaysia have been attributed to the absence of clinical trials at home, … More

Covid19, Pandemic, Pharmaniaga, Sinovac, Vaccine

Tradition wins out

Continuing our Female Leadership series, Life spoke with Prayadpon Kaewnornin and her sister Maliwan Sarapat in Sakon Nakhon after Prayadpon’s … More

Farmer, Female Leadership, Jasmine Rice

Iris Corp in talks with govt over RM1.2 bil immigration project

Sources say IT service provider has received a letter of intent to begin negotiations KUALA LUMPUR – Iris Corp Bhd has … More

Iris, Muhyiddin, National Integrated Immigration System (NIIS), S5 Holdings Inc

HSR cancellation a boon for rail players

LOCAL rail industry players now have an opportunity to improve the country’s existing rail infrastructure after the Kuala Lumpur (KL)-Singapore … More

Entrepreneur Rail Model (ERM), High Speed Rail (HSR), Infrastructure, Transport

How arrogance, myopia stalled Malaysia’s automotive dreams

PETALING JAYA : “Arrogant” and shortsighted policies, including an opaque incentive scheme, have undermined Malaysia’s chances of becoming an automotive … More

Policy, incentives, Automotive, Investors

Malaysia continues to be preferred investment destination, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR : Both international and domestic business communities have remained committed to Malaysia due to the country’s strengths and … More

Covid19, Investment, Multinational, Pandemic, Policy

Beginning Of The End As Malaysia’s FDI Dries Up?

There’s been much hype and agitation and, by extension, circulation of kopitiam (coffee shop) talk about reports of Malaysia falling … More

ASEAN, Covid19, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Government-Linked Companies (GLC), Pandemic, SME

Prasarana releases RM375m to LRT3 contractors after outcry

MRCB-GK has distributed the payment to its subcontractors as of Friday, sources confirm. LRT3 project owner Prasarana Malaysia Bhd has … More

LRT3, MRCB-GK, Payment, Prasarana

Mumbai’s dabbawalas fear they have made their last delivery

Mumbai’s quintessential ‘dabbawalas’, who fed lakhs daily, are seeking help to feed their own For 22 years, Kailash Mahadev Shinde … More

Covid19, Dabbawalas, Delivery, Economy, Mumbai

Najib’s bid to recuse Sri Ram from 1MDB audit tampering trial to be heard on Jan 27

KUALA LUMPUR : Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application to disqualify former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal … More

Corruption, High Court, Jho Low, Money Laundering, Najib Razak

Nakhon Phanom: More than meets the eye

While there are many landmarks to see in this northern province across from Laos, perhaps the best activity is to … More

Mekong River, Nakhon Phanom, Nature, Tourism

Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades

MUMBAI/HANOI: Vietnam, the world’s third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first … More

Import, Prices, Rice, Trading

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