The Mauritius financial regulator stopped 1MDB defaulters from buying a bank in the Island Republic, thus thwarting Jho Low’s dreams to own a bank, a move that would have eased the siphoning of the Malaysian sovereign fund’s money. Wall Street Journal today said the Mauritius regulator blocked the

The MSM has missed out on a golden 9pportunity to prove that it is still the number one party in Mauritius by skipping on the by-elections at No18. However, it intends to play a major part in the elections by remaining in the shadows, purportedly supporting the MMM candidate. A

The persistent rumours of an alliance between the MSM and the MMM (quelled so far by the MMM) was apparently an idea dear to the French and to the Indians. French diplomats were on the ground to salvage a deal between the two parties – talks were already at a high

Black Death ‘global outbreak’ warning widens as World Health Organisation names NINE countries, including Mauritius, amid experts fears. South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Comoros, the Seychelles, Mauritius and Reunion have all been placed on high alert by World Health Organisation (WHO) monitors, said British newspapers. The Foreign and Commonwealth

Mauritius is already scarred by the numerous scandal that has hit the MSM-NL-OPR regime, and it does not need another massive controversy to add to its woes. This, the Pravind Jugnauth regime should be very wary about with its potential collapse in the Parliament fast approaching. The people of Mauritius

THE buzz question in online media circles: Why paywall has failed for many and only a few made it with the online subscription model? If we go by Google’s standards that content is king and should be free, then the idea of a paywall for a website will be

The recent spate of communal violence involving the defacing of Hindu icons, the attacks on the media for a supposed ‘Hindu bashing’ and the lorry with ‘Hindus against Halal’ circulating in Mauritius are only signs of desperation from a failing power base. “The authorities are not able to take any

In the past, there has been cover-ups and all sorts of shenanigans to prevent the real reports on drugs (and horse racing fraud) to come out. In the late 1980’s two reports on a horse racing inquiry were drafted. The first report accused a then deputy PM of Mauritius

A high official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade is said to have failed in publicising a health hazard that may impact on the lives of many Mauritian citizens. According to the Ministry of Health website, Mercury is considered to be a dangerous pollutant and

BUDGET 2018 to be unveiled by the Prime Minister this morning would be one where the Malaysian Prime Minister would have to ensure there are bounties for all while keeping the promise of fiscal discipline. While the external factors impacting Malaysia have somewhat recovered, Najib Razak needs to drive domestic

The iPhone X price list has already been announced in Malaysia, and it comes with a whopping price tag. 

The base model which comes with a capacity of 64gb would cost you around RM5,149. 
This phone literally costs more that Apple’s cheapest Macbooks. Some people would justify that

The broad consensus among Malaysians is that the Malay votes would be the determinant of the outcome of the impending general elections expected to be held before August 2018. Never has the Malay votes been so fragmented with different segments of the Malay populace having endeared themselves with political parties

ML leader Ivan Collendaveloo is said to be pondering on quitting the government anytime, says a source to WFTV, who mentioned a clash with PM Pravind Jugnauth on the Commission of Inquiry on Drugs. The arguments between the two party leaders were about the accusation against an ML MP, Toolsyraj

Two investors – Wong Thean Soon and Brahmal Vasudevan – are believed to have become substantial shareholders in the loss-making automobile distribution and property development group Permaju Industries Bhd. “They could be buying through Credit Suisse (CS) Group AG which, on September 21, 2017 acquired 9.7 million shares in the open