ADB sees a lower 4.3 percent growth for region

MANILA, Sept 21 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) again lowered its forecasts for economic growth…

Updated: LCS Scandal: Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, Razak Baginda among key figures who have escaped scrutiny so far – C4 Center

By RK Indumathinii PETALING JAYA, Sept 21 – Why no investigations have been opened so far…

Actors of Bangladeshi movie “Din The Day” get rousing welcome at KL premiere

By Mohamad Letfee Ahmad  KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 – The KLCC Suria mall was packed with a…

Queen Elizabeth II on the final journey through London city as the world says goodbye

LONDON, Sept 19 – The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was taken on the final journey…

Country’s debts will rise with easing ringgit – Guan Eng

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 – The country’s debts are set to rise with the depreciation of…

Food delivery workers in Sri Muda enjoy free petrol for a day

A Weekly Echo Editorial SHAH ALAM, Sept 16 – More than 100 delivery workers in the…

Malaysia Day celebration to be streamed live from Melaka

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 – The national level Malaysia Day celebration which will be held at…

Trust of the Whole

By Yuet Mee Ho-Nambiar With news frequently breaking around us in regions across the world about…

Pristine Dental is Asia Pacific’s Dental Centre of The Year 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 – The Pristine Dental Centre won the Asia Pacific Dental Centre of…

Loved him or not, Tun Samy Vellu was a hardworking, charismatic leader

By Bhavani Krishna Iyer, RK Indumathinii KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – Tributes from leaders both in…

Samy Vellu played major role in the development of Malaysia’s road network – PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – The late Datuk Seri Samy Vellu was one of the longest…

Former MIC president Samy Vellu passes away

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 – Former Works Minister Tun S. Samy Vellu has passed away, former…

Activists say they will continue fight to preserve what’s left of Bukit Cherakah forest reserve

SHAH ALAM, Sept 10 – The fight to keep what is left of the Bukit Cherakah…

Special children wow the crowd with their musical talents

By Nesha Pany PETALING JAYA, Sept 13 – A fun-filled fund raising event, Colors of Malaysia,…

Digital strategies will be a matter of survival for MSMEs – KLSICCI

By Bhavani Krishna Iyer KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 – The business community in Malaysia needs to…

A ray of hope for the deeply affected Sri Lanka?

By Tham Soon Seong PENANG, Sept 12: Two very prominent news reports surfaced on Aug 8,…

Convoluted, secretive PFI: A scandal no less than 1MDB with use of public funds on the sly

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 – The “PFI: The Search for Accountability” report released in early August…

King Charles III pledges to follow inspiring example set by the late Queen

LONDON, Sept 10 – Charles III was officially proclaimed King at a ceremony at the St…

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Charles is King

LONDON, Sept 8 – The world’s second longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday,…

SkorLife bags US$2.2 million pre-seed fund

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 – Indonesia-based credit tech start-up SkorLife has raised a US$2.2 million pre-seed…

Who is Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister?

By Ben Wellings, Monash University The United Kingdom now has its third ever female prime minister.…

Letter: Dear Hew Ling Poa, You Were Never Alone

When I read the story of Hew Ling Poa, 52, (The Star) who has been applying…

A take on JFK’s 1963 “Strategy of Peace” speech

By Yuet Mee Ho-Nambiar On the morning of Malaysia turning 65, my thoughts naturally turn to…

Doing Well by Doing Good

By Yuet Mee Ho-Nambiar The idea that companies should be guided by social purpose and serve…