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Du Toit moves one stroke in front at Malaysian Open
Sports, Published on 18/02/2024
» Kuala Lumpur: Canadian Jared Du Toit is wasting no time in taking advantage of the playing opportunities afforded to him by graduating from the Asian Tour Qualifying School last month.
Asian equities gain for fourth straight week
Business, Published on 17/02/2024
» RECAP: Asian markets recorded their fourth consecutive weekly gain after Wall Street, Paris and Frankfurt rallied to record highs, as traders shrugged off data showing mild recessions in Britain and Japan, and weak US retail sales.
Young pretenders Varadan and Yuan take spotlight
Sports, Published on 17/02/2024
» Kuala lumpur: Young Malaysian rookie Khavish Varadan continued his dream debut in the US$1million Malaysian Open yesterday by taking a share of the halfway lead with Australian Kevin Yuan.
Songkhla favours expansion of foreign bus travel beyond province
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/02/2024
» SONGKHLA: Songkhla has proposed the lifting of restrictions on buses bearing foreign license plates to travel only in the provincial boundary in a push by tourism operators to woo more visitors, mainly from Malaysia, to travel other southern provinces, according to a local tourism governing body.
Refreshed Jazz, Ahlawat shoot super 62s
Sports, Published on 16/02/2024
» Selangor: Thailand's Jazz Janewatttananond and India's Veer Ahlawat shot sparkling nine-under-par 62s to take the first-round lead in the US$1 million Malaysian Open on Thursday.
Baht dips on US inflation figures
Business, Published on 15/02/2024
» The baht, which slipped below 36 to the US dollar on Wednesday, is likely to depreciate further as US inflation was higher than forecast, prompting the market to believe the Federal Reserve might delay its first interest rate cut beyond May, as expected earlier.
The silver lining of Widodo's big economic miss
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 15/02/2024
» By his own standards, Joko Widodo has fallen well short of a major economic goal during his decade leading Indonesia. Growth has been laudable in a neighbourhood where the pace of expansion is undergoing a long-term slowdown, but nowhere close to the outgoing president's lofty ambitions. That's a pity, because part of Mr Widodo's attraction as a candidate in 2014 was his image as a self-made businessman, an outsider who could nudge the country towards achieving its much-promoted potential.
Bhullar aiming for No.1 spot
Sports, Published on 15/02/2024
» Kuala Lumpur: To quote the Rolling Stones, Gaganjeet Bhullar can't get no satisfaction.
Kiradech looks to turn back the clock
Sports, Published on 14/02/2024
» Kuala Lumpur: Kiradech Aphibarnrat will be aiming to rewind the clock and kick-start his 2024 campaign when he tees-off in the Asian Tour's season-opening Malaysian Open, which starts on Thursday.
Reform Thai prisons
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/02/2024
» Re: "Illicit drug limit set for dodging jail", (BP, Feb 11).