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Malaysia reports 8 terror arrests
Published on 07/10/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has arrested four foreigners and four Malaysians for suspected involvement in terrorist activities linked to Abu Sayyaf, Islamic State and Jemaah Islamiah, police said on Saturday.
SE Asia stocks rise as fresh Wall Street highs support
Published on 06/10/2017
» Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Friday as fresh peaks on Wall Street overnight continued to underpin investor sentiment, with Singapore gaining nearly 1%.
Poll: Asian currencies to stay steady
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2017
» BENGALURU, India: Asian currencies, on an upswing since the start of the year, are unlikely to trade higher than they are now in a year, held back as the US Federal Reserve presses on with further interest rate rises, a Reuters poll found.
M17 unveils live-streaming service
Business, Published on 06/10/2017
» M17 Entertainment, a joint venture of Singapore-based dating platform Paktor and Taiwanese video-streaming platform 17 Media, has launched its live-streaming service in Thailand and Malaysia.
Syria draw with Australia in World Cup qualifier
Associated Press, Published on 06/10/2017
» MALACCA: Omar al-Soma scored a late penalty for war-torn Syria to draw with Australia 1-1 in a World Cup qualifying playoff on Thursday.
Singapore stocks up, other SE Asia markets down
Published on 05/10/2017
» Singapore shares rose underpinned by gains in its big three lenders, while most other Southeast Asian stock markets edged lower, with the Indonesian and Philippine indexes weighed down by profit-taking after they hit record highs in the previous session.
'VX traces found' on accused Kim Jong Nam killers
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2017
» SHAL ALAM, Malaysia: A government chemist told a Malaysian court Thursday that traces of the deadly VX nerve agent were found on two women now on trial on charges of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Chong Wei offers advice after Malaysia diver tests positive
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2017
» SINGAPORE: Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei, a three-times Olympic silver medal winner who served an eight-month doping ban, has urged any local offenders to "stay strong" after reports emerged that a SEA Games champion had failed a drugs test.
Philippines, Indonesia stocks mark new closing highs
Published on 04/10/2017
» Philippine and Indonesian shares posted record closing highs on Wednesday as overnight gains on Wall Street buoyed sentiment across Asia.
Honeywell picks Malaysia for Asean HQ
Business, Published on 04/10/2017
» Honeywell's East-to-Rest (E2R) strategy, which aims to develop products that suit the needs of fast-growing Asian markets before introducing them abroad, may provide a roadmap for Western companies seeking to leverage China's economic clout and market size, says Briand Greer, president of Honeywell Southeast Asia.