Banksy take on Monet masterpiece sells for £7.6 million

London, United Kingdom : An oil painting by British street artist Banksy parodying a Claude Monet masterpiece sold in London … More

Coca-Cola recovery continues as it grows leaner in pandemic

Coca-Cola measured gradual improvement in the third quarter as it focused on emerging leaner from the global pandemic. Revenue fell … More

Adidas to sell Reebok — report

FRANKFURT/MUNICH : Adidas is planning to sell its long-struggling Reebok division, Germany’s manager magazin reported today. The group plans to … More

Thai street food vendors arrive at anti-government protest venues quicker than protesters & police

Gotta hustle. Before protesters, press, and the police show up at protest venues in Bangkok, street food sellers have have … More

Malaysia Aviation Group offers VSS to employees across the group

KUALA LUMPUR : The Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has offered a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for employees while negotiations are … More

Goldman Sachs U.S. settlement over Malaysia 1MDB scandal to lift dark cloud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) : Goldman Sachs Group Inc this week will agree to pay more than $2 billion to settle U.S. … More

More expats to lose jobs as Omanisation drive gathers steam

Number of expatriate workers in Sultanate falls by 14.3% in past year Muscat: Oman’s Ministry of Labour, in cooperation with … More

India’s Mukesh Ambani: Bad boy billionaire or ‘a simple man’?

With a fortune of US$80 billion, Mukesh Ambani is one of Asia’s richest individuals, and as divisive as he is … More

‘We’re like athletes’: the secret lives of giant-vegetable growers

From onions as big as babies to pumpkins that weigh more than a car, it has been a record-breaking year … More

India holds digital fashion week amid pandemic

NEW DELHI (AP) : Unlike a fashion show, the models aren’t swaying on a ramp in real life. They are … More

Fake-egg maker Eat Just to build first Asian plant in Singapore

Egg-substitute maker Eat Just Inc plans to build and operate its first plant protein facility in Singapore, with investment from … More

Macau fraud: Using technology to cripple scammers

NOW is the best time for banking institutions and information technology (IT) businesses to work together to address vishing banking … More

Royal Malaysian Navy wants govt to solve littoral combat ship contract issue

LUMUT : The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) hopes the government will be able to solve contractual issues regarding the procurement … More

Police nab 48 China nationals operating online gambling from condo in Ampang

KUALA LUMPUR : Forty-eight China nationals suspected of operating online gambling from three condominium units in Jalan Ampang Hilir, here, … More

Uganda’s ‘taxi divas’ rise from COVID-19′s economic gloom

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) : The women grappled with each other inside the vehicle. The driver jerked to ease the grip … More

Is Saudi Arabia really boycotting Turkish products?

Relations between 2 countries have soured in recent years due to stark positions adopted on several issues ISTANBUL : Several … More

‘The moon’ has landed on Batu Hitam beach

KUANTAN, MALAYSIA : Visitors to the Batu Hitam beach, located about 11 kilometres from here, can now boast the experience … More

Mining billionaire Forrest buys famed Australian bootmaker RM Williams

Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest said his private company bought bootmaker R.M. Williams from French fashion giant LVMH Moet Hennessy … More