Bytedance, the owner of TikTok, says it has not heard about a $5bn (£4bn) contribution to a new education fund … More
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Nine banks in Malaysia, led by Public Bank and Ambank, linked to 23 suspicious transactions
KUALA LUMPUR : A total of 23 transactions that flowed to or from banks in Malaysia between 2010 and 2016 … More
Trump Is Wrong About TikTok. China’s Plans Are Much More Sinister.
The West still doesn’t understand the scale of Beijing’s soft-power ambitions. The Trump administration announced on Friday that starting on … More
Iranian Hackers Found Way Into Encrypted Apps, Researchers Say
Reports reveal that hackers have been secretly gathering intelligence on opponents of the Iranian regime, breaking into cellphones and computers … More
US charges 5 Chinese nationals, 2 Malaysians in hacking of more than 100 targets
The US Department of Justice announced charges against five Chinese and two Malaysian nationals on Wednesday in the hacking of … More
Accords mark Mideast peace breakthrough, but Palestinian issue not going away
Treaties signed with UAE, Bahrain at White House herald a new era for Jerusalem but don’t solve Israel’s longstanding problems … More
What was the Mayflower and why is it celebrated 400 years on?
On November 11, 1620, the Mayflower dropped anchor near Cape Cod after a gruelling 66 day-crossing of the Atlantic. Aboard … More
IBM says US should adopt new export controls on facial recognition systems
IBM Corp said on Friday the U.S. Commerce Department should adopt new controls to limit the export of facial recognition … More
United States Reaches Settlement to Recover more than $60 Million Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund
The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture cases against assets acquired by Riza Aziz utilizing … More
Islamic bank in Mauritius loses licence over 1MDB link
PETALING JAYA: Mauritius’ first Islamic bank was reported to have had its license revoked by the country’s central bank after … More
Source: Goldman made first payment from US$2.5b cash settlement to escape 1MDB charges in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia has received part of the US$2.5 billion that US investment bank Goldman Sachs agreed to pay … More
US charges lobbyist who tried to sway Trump administration on 1MDB cases against Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR : US prosectors have charged a consultant there with illicit lobbying linked to attempts to influence the Trump … More
A revolutionary peace treaty
Now it is very clear that the new situation in the Middle East is set between two blocs—one of which … More
I have more Indians than Kamala Harris: Trump
WASHINGTON : In yet another scathing attack, US President Donald Trump has claimed that he has “more Indians” than Democratic … More
Jamaican, Tamil descent: Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s VP candidate
Kamala Harris, 55, was announced as Biden’s vice presidential candidate on last Tuesday New Delhi(CNN)In 1958, Shyamala Gopalan arrived in … More
The ‘real’ threat to Russia’s former doping mastermind
The former mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, gave an interview to the BBC this week with his veiled … More
Malaysia rebukes Beijing as South China Sea ‘lawfare’ heats up
Unusually strong statement by Malaysia takes issue with Beijing for claiming it had no right to seek establishment of continental … More
Can Singapore maintain its sweet spot between China and the US?
The island nation has maintained its ties with Washington and Beijing without provoking the ire of either side But as … More
My Relatives in Wuhan Survived. My Uncle in New York Did Not.
My father, a Chinese pulmonologist, believes his brother could have been saved. BEIJING — Eight is thought to be a … More
The World According to Cambodia’s CPP
If the West truly wants to change Hun Sen’s behavior, it needs to understand how he sees the world. On … More
‘Ugly Face’: U.S. And China Trade Barbs In Myanmar As South China Sea Rift Deepens
(Reuters) – China’s embassy in Myanmar on Sunday accused the United States of “outrageously smearing” the country and driving a … More
Lebanon Looks to China as US, Arabs Refuse to Help in Crisis
Struggling with an economic catastrophe, Lebanon is the latest country to be caught up U.S.-China tensions. Facing a worsening economic … More
Public relations firms that worked for Jho Low got coronavirus loans
A pair of PR firms that represented Jho Low — the party-boy fugitive at the center of a Malaysian bribery scandal — … More
Khashoggi murder: Turkish absentia trial of 20 Saudis opens
Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He … More
