Najib spooked by close electoral race says portal

A defeat for Najib Razak and his party would almost certainly expose what has until now remained under cover on 1MDB, said Finews.asia. The portal said such a prospect has spooked the Malaysian PM and the ruling party the Barisan Nasional (BN). “The PM and his ruling party appear

The increasing role of religion in Politics: Trump is God send says White House religious adviser!

Last year, WFTV started a series of stories based on the end-of-the-world scenario, which is hotly debated in the U.S.A. On the onset of this series, we decided to highlight the increasing role played by religious figures and other religion based elements in the United States or in

Polygamy video shows Malay women proud to be second or third wife

A polygamy video shows Malay women talking about their choice, accompanied by their husband and the first or second wives. The brief video of unknown origin is circulating on Whatsapp in Malaysia. The language spoken in the video sounds pretty much like Bahasa Malaysia, and the buildings show in the

Heat is on: IF US$280m to Mauritius did not go through Swiss banks, then who is behind this?

In an inquiry to the Swiss Attorney General’s office, WFTV was told the Swiss authorities had no ‘current’ interest in looking into the US$280 million that were pocketed by Mauritian and foreign citizens last year. “The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland is currently not concerned with

Singapore has supremacy in the state of e-commerce in Southeast Asia

Malaysia is on par with Singapore with 74% share of mobile traffic and though Malaysia saw a steady increase from the past year, Singapore remains supreme in the state of eCommerce in the region. The Southeast Asian eCommerce scene is a mobile-first economy, leapfrogging all the Western economies when it

Maxis did well in 2017: Registered its highest profit after tax in four years

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Maxis Bhd did well last year, posting a revenue increase of RM8.69 billion and a pre-tax profit of RM2.89 billion for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2017. For the fourth quarter, Maxis posted a higher pre-tax profit of RM71 million compared with RM675

MPI Generali digital transformation brings positive disruption

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Feb – MPI Generali Insurance Berhad will see a significant advancement in its digital services and offerings with its current collaboration with tech solutions partner Kofax. Recently, MPI Generali signed an MOU with Kofax to adopt the latter’s Digital Process Automation (DPA) and Robotics Process Automation (RPA)

Cisco's Umbrella proactively stop threats before they happen: Dimension Data adopts the technology

Malaysia, 7 Feb – Dimension Data, the USD 8 billion global technology integrator and managed services provider, said it extended the company’s protection from ransomware, phishing attacks, bot networks, and all types of malicious software, with Cisco Umbrella, the industry’s first Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) in the cloud. The

MH370: Search ship turns off automatic identification sparking riot on internet

The MH370 story took another ugly turn after the search ship Seabed Constructor abruptly turned off its Automatic Identification System (AIS), sparking a riot on social media. The ship Seabed Constructor, the Norwaygian ship commissioned by the US based Ocean Infinity suddenly went “dark” on tracking websites not long after

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