Asia

Malaysian ringgit rises to nine-month high, at 4.35 level, as optimism increases

By Nurul Jannah Kamaruddin KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Growing optimism about slower interest rate hikes continued to heed the Malaysian ringgit…

Vietnam Posted All-Time High Auto Imports In 2022

HANOI, Jan 12 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam posted an all-time high import of automobiles, with 173,467 units, worth over 3.8 billion…

Five Killed, Three Seriously Injured From Car Crash In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jan 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – Five people died and three others were seriously injured, after a car crash, in Indonesia’s…

Retain Pan Gon as head coach, urge Malaysian football fans

By Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif BANGKOK, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Kim Pan Gon has won over the majority of…

airasia ride plans to serve Singapore market by June 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Capital A Bhd plans to launch its e-hailing service, airasia ride, in Singapore by June this…

Malaysian DPM to visit Indonesia to strategise on cooperation to counter anti-palm oil lobby

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Plantation and Commodities Minister Fadillah Yusof will leave for Indonesia by February to meet…

Malaysia’s GDP growth likely to ease to 4.0 pct this year — Standard Chartered

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 (NNN-Bernama) — Standard Chartered Bank has forecast that Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to…

Four Killed In Road Accident In S.Korea

SEOUL, Jan 12 (NNN-YONHAP) – Four people were killed this morning, as a car fell into the sea, off south-east…

Car Sales In Philippines Up By 31.3 Percent In 2022

MANILA, Jan 12 (NNN-PNA) – Car sales in the Philippines rose by 31.3 percent in 2022, to over 350,000 units,…

Lightning Strikes Killed 63 In Cambodia Last Year, Down 24 Percent

PHNOM PENH, Jan 12 (NNN-AKP) – Lightning strikes claimed 63 lives in Cambodia in 2022, down 24 percent from 83…