Business & Economy

Iran’s President Says U.S. Wages “Economic War” Against Iran

TEHRAN, Sept 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said yesterday that, the United States has waged an economic war…

Additional US$1.68 Bln in Aid Under BPN2.0 for B40, M40 Groups – Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday announced additional cash assistance under the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional 2.0 (BPN2.0) with…

Thailand Verifies Reports on Suspicious Bank Transfer

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Sept 23 (Bernama) — Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) is studying media reports that…

Malaysia’s Central Bank’s International Reserves at US$104.8 Bln as at Sept 15, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM or Malaysia’s Central Bank) international reserves amounted to US$104.8 billion…

Malaysia Mulls Imposing Carbon Tax on Future Investments

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia is considering to impose a carbon tax on future investments to support the sustainability agenda in…

Malaysia Seeks Cooperation with Pepper-Producing Nations to Raise Prices

KUCHING (Sarawak, Malaysia), Sept 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia will further boost cooperation with major pepper-producing countries in a bid to raise…

Experts Say Malaysia’s Palm Oil Industry Can Do Better

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) — The palm oil industry, which has been contributing about six per cent to Malaysia’s gross domestic…

Turkey’s Erdogan Proposes Regional Conference Over East Med Issue

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Tuesday, proposed a regional conference over the maritime…

Russia Accuses U.S. Of Using Russian Opposition Leader’s Case To Block Nord Stream 2

MOSCOW, Sept 23 (NNN-TASS) – Washington is using the case of the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny,…

LG partially shutters headquarters building in Seoul over COVID-19

SEOUL: Quarantine work Employees disinfect Seoul Station amid the pandemic on Sept. 22, 2020, ahead of Chuseok, one of the…