KUALA LUMPUR— The Malaysian gold market is expected to trade lower this year amid lingering fears of global recession coupled with the Bank Negara Malaysia’s (central bank) four times overnight policy rate (OPR) hike in 2022, says Public Gold executive…
Read moreThe United States and South Korea will increase the pace and scope of joint military exercises, and expand intelligence sharing, in response to repeated and more frequent missile tests by North Korea.U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean…
Read moreThe United States and its allies imposed further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of the coup with curbs on energy officials and members of the junta, among others.Washington imposed sanctions on the Union Election Comm…
Read moreFrance and Australia have agreed to join forces to produce thousands of artillery shells to help Ukraine push Russian forces out of its country. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong are in Europe for talks …
Read moreA controversial memo from a U.S. Air Force general predicting war with China in 2025 may reflect a growing disconnect between the way the United States’ civilian and military leadership view the relationship between the world’s two largest economic pow…
Read moreA 60-year-old man will be charged in court on 30 January 2023 for his suspected involvement in a case of outrage of modesty.On 27 January 2023 at about 1.26pm, the Police received a report on a case where a woman was allegedly molested by a male masseu…
Read moreHANOI– Remittances to Vietnam totalled 19 billion U.S. dollars last year, making it one of the world’s top 10 remittance recipient countries, local media reported.Total remittances to the country increased nearly five percent in 2022, and may go up 3.6…
Read moreHealth authorities in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will allow unmarried individuals to raise a family and enjoy benefits reserved for married couples, in the latest effort to bolster a falling birth rate.The government dictates that only ma…
Read moreJAKARTA– The number of pig deaths suspected to be caused by the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara has reached 256.“There were only 253 deaths at first, but now there are three more cases in North Central Timor Regency,” …
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