baltimore Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Directing Covid Relief Funds to “Non-White” Organisations Conservatives are vehemently against this idea, while liberals are supporting it. Mayor Brandon Scott recently made a controversial announcement regarding the city’s Covid relief funds.
CSR Maxim E-hailing Distributes 7,000 Food Packs in Ramadan Charity By participating in Ramadan’s spirit of generosity with food packs distribution, Maxim hopes to bring joy and happiness to recipients while promoting its services.
Elite Business Trading in Country Garden suspended in Hong Kong Several major property companies, including Evergrande and Country Garden, have defaulted on their debts in recent years. Given that the real estate sector accounts for around a third of China’s economy
Elite Business California and the exodus of residents Adding to California's woes are its precarious fiscal circumstances. With the state projecting a deficit of $38 billion, and some estimates suggesting it could balloon to $73 billion
Elite Business Policy Brief: Chinese Lending in Sri Lanka In-depth studies by Verité Research indicate that, while the Chinese loans contributed to bad financial management and other serious issues, the root cause of the recipient country’s problems was something different.
cryptocurrency Bitcoin surges but how far will it go The next halving event, expected in April, will reduce Bitcoin mining rewards, further tightening supply. Bitcoin-related equities initially rose but retreated after the cryptocurrency's pullback.
BUSINESS Featured Strong performance for publiCT.io in 2023 Supplementing its PR with state-of-the-art AI-driven technology has been the main highlight for clients of the local public relations tech start-up publiCT.io
Gaza Featured World Divided on Israel-Palestine Conflict, Malaysia Can Be a Unifying Force One way that Malaysia can bring the two sides together for talks is to host a peace conference. Malaysia has a long history of hosting peace talks between warring factions
Gaza Featured The World Stands With Palestine - Israel Losing the Narrative Meanwhile, the Israelis are still pressing Gaza with the intent to commit - and committing more war crimes. They are still killing babies, and shelling homes, mosques and hospitals.
SJM SJM Highlights Macau’s “Tourism+” in Malaysia’s “Experience Macao” Roadshow SJM is dedicated to enhancing Macau’s position as a global tourism and leisure destination, in line with the Macao SAR Government’s diversification development strategy.
Gaza Hamas Using Home-made Rockets. Iranian and Russian Ones Too Grad rockets: These are Russian-made 122mm rockets with a range of up to 55 km. They are more accurate and powerful than the Qassam and Quds rockets.
company news Featured Group Headed by Tunku Kamariah Calls for Investigation in KNM Vote Count According to the group, during the virtual voting of today’s EGM one resolution was not voted on with the German Bilionnaire Mr. Andreas Heeschen’s 323 million shares, resulting in a vote count of 634.5 million.
EGM Court Halts KNM’s Creditors Meeting: Report KNM issued an imperfect Explanatory Statement in haste, just six days after a hearing and this raises questions about the company’s preparedness...
elite politics Anwar, From Prison to Parliament It was in prison in May 2018 that he allied himself with his former mentor and then sworn enemy, the veteran Mahathir Mohamad for a coalition
money Euro Zone Inflation Fall Confirmed, Easing Pressure on ECB to Hike Meanwhile, housing, water, electricity, gas & other fuels, the second largest component in the index, eased to the lowest level in almost 2.5-year at +0.8%yoy (Jun-23: +2.5%yoy).
agriculture Featured Eating Invasive Species to Save the World A podcast explores how people around the world are trying to control invasive species by eating them. Examples include lionfish in the Caribbean, water hyacinth in Kenya, and Asian carp in the US.
geopolitics Political Will to Move Forward in SCS Conflict There is a collective commitment to have a substantive and effective Code of Conduct that is consistent with international law, and especially 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which sets out rights for freedom of navigation and overflight for everyone
education US Supreme Court Dumps Race-based School Admissions It is a decision that effectively overturned the 2003 ruling Grutter v. Bollinger, in which the court said race could be considered as a factor in the admissions process because universities had a compelling interest in maintaining diverse campuses
oil and gas Short-Lived Insurrection in Russia Has Limited Oil Price Pressure Typically, such events have immediately resulted in significant upward pressure on oil prices, even when the flow of oil supplies has not been immediately affected.
geopolitics China-US Watch: What's New On The War Horizon? A Chinese J-16 jet fighter flew directly in front of an American surveillance plane flying in international airspace over the South China Sea, forcing the U.S. Air Force plane to fly through the fighter’s wake turbulence and causing the U.S. aircraft to shake.
Regional Trade ASEAN Harnesses RCEP Deal to Drive Open Regionalism, Break Trade Barriers Although India initially participated in the negotiations, it later decided to withdraw, possibly due to concerns about China's presence.
people WADAH: Erdogan Earned the Trust of the Turkish People "Under his guidance, Turkiye has made significant strides in various sectors, including economic development, infrastructure, and social welfare," Ahmad Azam says.
Defense Singapore and China Establish Hotline to Strengthen Defence Communication The commitment to strengthen defence cooperation was reaffirmed during the meeting between Ng and Li, in accordance with the enhanced Agreement on Defence Exchanges and Security Cooperation.
Defense Biden-McCarthy Deal Likely To Boost Defense Spending The debt limit extension schedule means Congress would not need to address the deeply polarizing issue again until after the November 2024 election.
geopolitics Featured Is the US Ready For War Against China? According to some web sources, there is a possibility of a war between the US and China in 2025 over the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty123. Some US military officials have expressed their concerns and preparations for such a scenario13.