Survey gives Najib edge over Mahathir: How will the Malaysian PM handle Mahathir as an opposition MP?

A poll conducted last month showed a surprisingly close race is expected in Malaysia’s upcoming 14th General Elections (GE14). The poll was conducted by the University Malaya (UM). The poll said18 percent of voters want Mahathir, while 21 percent support Najib. It said the PM has curried favor with

Hibiscus Petroleum on track to drill first side-track well in Anasuria cluster

Kuala Lumpur, 7 Feb, Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum) said yesterday that its jointly-controlled operating company, Anasuria Operating Company Limited (AOC) is on track to execute and complete the Guillemot A GUA-P2 side-track. The planned production enhancement project at the Anasuria Cluster concession off the U.K. North Sea will

Dulloo as MMM no 2 in future elections

A talk show on Radio Plus yesterday has confirmed the MMM has plans to run in the next elections with Madan Dulloo as its deputy PM, while leader Paul Berenger will be the PM. The Berenger-Dulloo tandem is likely to get the support of foreign powers, an essential element in

Mydin boss on Malaysians having less spending money!

At last, someone is speaking the truth: Mydin boss spills it out on Malaysians having little money to spend! Mydin managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin said on BFM yesterday that Malaysians do not have enough money to spend on groceries. Mydin seems to be one of the businessmen who

Mauritius tourism gets boost after Maldives chaos: Honeymooners weary of political troubles

Mauritius could get the most from Maldives state of emergency as tourists become weary of traveling to the politically charged nation. News reports are saying travel plans to the archipelago is in a state of hold, as people are going haywire after the state of emergency was declared. Couples are

Investors jittery over central banks rate hikes, causing market to fall

Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, said a sense of anxiety among investors over central banks raising interest rates faster than expected remains one of the likely culprits behind the global sell-off. In Asia, equities were a sea of red during early trade and the negative domino effect has already

Chaos in the newsroom: Newsweek next in line to fall?

The firing of top editors, a long running battle with the authorities on the publications finances and questions over the business model could spell bound the fall of one of the world’s most famous media titles. Yesterday, CNN reported that editor-in-chief Bob Roe and executive editor Ken Li were

Seychelles undersea rocks falls into the oil window: Mauritius and Mahe to get their own oil soon?

Will Mauritius and the Seychelles get their own oil explorations soon? The question is asked after Neil Hodgson, Geoscience’s evp said yesterday the company’s basin modeling puts the potential for oil in the Mascarene Plateau between Mauritius and the Seychelles. “Our basin modeling puts the potential Seychelles style

Is China really a business ally or a colonial bully?

The question has been asked many times and with recent events in Sri Lanka, and the actions of some Chinese companies in Africa, it is now a pertinent one, China has started to conquer the world in its own way, by dishing out commercial projects across the globe. But some

MH370: Airline fans fight over sightings, argue over location but only Ocean Infinity will deliver!

While the Ocean Infinity is deploying its submarines and drones in the arduous search for MH370, a debate was raging over Twitter between airline enthusiasts in Australia. Peter McMahon (@revnu5), 65, an Australian mechanical engineer who said he worked in crash investigations for over 10 years, is persistent over Twitter

AirAsia launches Malaysia's first airport facial recognition system

SENAI, February 6 – AirAsia today unveiled its Fast Airport Clearance Experience System (FACES), Malaysia’s first airport facial recognition system with self-boarding gate, at Senai International Airport, Johor Bahru. It is the first airline in Asia to have a seamless travel experience from check-in to boarding with the latest biometric

New Delhi's shift in Mauritius policies due to fall in Hindu population?

A survey conducted between Jan 14-15 by an Indian group in Mauritius delivered shocking results: It showed the Hindu population of Mauritius has thinned considerably! “The survey says the Hindus in Mauritius now forms part of the largest minority in the country. They do not have the 620,000 we

Singapore's expected tax increase to fund Fintech and new economic sectors: Economist

Singapore may be looking at tax increases to fund new economic growth sectors, such as fintech, said Mahamoud Islam, Senior Economist for Asia at Euler Hermes. Islam said: “With its market having an ageing population, Singapore will be doing the right thing in increasing taxes. “Singapore is also a market

HSR bidding down to two-horse race: where are the others?

China and Japan are the only two countries left in the race to win the bidding for the massive high-speed rail transportation project that will link Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, said the klhighspeedrail.com portal. However, the question we may ask is whether the other competitors seem to have simply

How Mahathir's political astute could help Singapore's crowded opposition landscape

This is the very moment that turned Malaysian politics upside down: The shifu met his student and it tore the BN’s world apart The return of Mahathir Mohamad to politics, notwithstanding his entry in the arena among his former political foes in the opposition, has all the attributes of

Japan can fill the vacuum left by the US

When Donald Trump on January 2017, announced that he was withdrawing from the global mega-deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), it gave room for others to fill where the US had left. His pulling out of the Paris climate subsequently also meant that it is time for somebody else

Malaysia relatively unattractive to investors: resulting in GDP fall, exports moderation

Malaysia is an unattractive investment destination compared to other Asean nations, this due to its expensive fundamental valuations. On Feb 1, the VP Bank said in a forecast on Malaysia that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will fall from 5.9% to 5% in 2018. It added that

No Halal Subway in Singapore becomes a twitter battle

The Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) recently confirmed that the Subway restaurants in Singapore are interested in serving Halal fast-food. But the move did not please some. A Twitter user stated that those who want Subway to remain non-Halal should start a “Please Don’t Go Halal” petition as there

Ugly Visit Malaysia 2020 logo gets bashing

The Visit Malaysia logo, seen as ugly and said to be a mockery of Malaysia and her rich history, has been added to the anti-Najib Razak rhetoric in Malaysia’s political debate. It appears that anything the government do will not go down well with netizens in Malaysia, and a

In anti-EU drive, Malaysia hopes China would become its biggest palm oil trade partner

Malaysia is making a lot of noise on the palm oil ban by the European Union (EU) to the point that it is now hoping that China – already a major trading partner to Malaysia – would surpass the Europeans in the disputed oil imports. Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Mah

Genting gives ex-Jewish leisure escapade Borscht Belt hotel in upstate New York high-end gambling makeover

Photo Credit: Abandonedbatonrouge.typepad.com Empire Resorts Inc., controlled by Lim Kok Thay, chairman of Genting Bhd. is gambling big: He is opening the Resorts World Catskills, a $1.2 billion casino, hotel and entertainment complex at the site of the old tourist destination for tens of thousands of New

South Africa's reverse-apartheid haunting Mandela's country

A white farmer attacked by unknown assailants – land reform in South Africa has stalled with the African National Congress failing to move forward with the agenda – Photo Source: Facebook Life for white South African farmers has been riddled with controversies ever since after apartheid ended in 1994. And the situation

Trinity Aquata achieves 95% sales take up of Trinity Aquata, expected to complete project ahead of schedule

Kuala Lumpur, 23 January 2018 – Trinity Group Sdn Bhd (Trinity), one of Malaysia’s leading boutique developers said it has achieved 95% sales take-up amounting to RM355 milion, for its Trinity Aquata condominium project located at the heart of the Golden Triangle within KL South. The location of the project

Malaysia Minister calls for ban of butter products from EU

Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong today said Malaysia should ban butter from the European Union (EU), in a tit-for-tat response for the EU’s ban of palm oil used in biodiesel. The minister also said the EU should also ban butter production and

Blockchain could be among Singapore's new growth drivers: Euler Hermes

Singapore’s GDP growth to moderate to +2.9%, economic growth to slow on lower exports but strong economic diversification and innovation efforts to keep growth in a decent range. Mahamoud Islam, Senior Economist for Asia at Euler Hermes: “There are three types of countries in the region: The Accelerators,