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Cocana Resort Named Top 10% of Hotels Worldwide - Awarded 2025 Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa May 30, 2025. — Reuters pic

Rice crisis fuels voter rage as Japan’s core inflation hits 3.7pc

An Indian flag and advertising companies' logos are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. — Reuters pic

How did global ad giants allegedly collude to fix prices in India’s media market?

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The Economics and Management School of Wuhan University has been Re-accredited by EQUIS for the Highest Five-year Period

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Hong Kong Baptist University Showcases World-Leading Research in Digital Health & Systems Medicine at THE Global Sustainable Development Congress 2025

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Chairman Xu Guanju Speaks at the 2025 Energy Asia Conference in Kuala Lumpur

Nippon Steel’s 2023 announcement that it would buy US Steel, the linchpin of American steelmaking, sparked political and union opposition in the United States before being finally sealed yesterday under strict conditions. — AFP pic

From resistance to resolution: A timeline of Nippon Steel’s rocky path to acquiring US Steel

This aerial photograph taken on February 17, 2025 shows a general view of a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh's southern port city of Chittagong. The shipbreaking industry employs 20,000 to 30,000 people directly or indirectly in sprawling port on the Bay of Bengal. But the human and environmental cost is immense, experts say. — AFP pic

Toxic toll of shipbreaking: New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business

An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017. — Reuters pic

Unchecked escape slides, outdated paperwork: Aviation regulator warns Air India over safety lapses

According to data from the ministry, Indonesia’s data centre capacity has increased to 290 megawatts (MW) since last October. The national capacity is projected to soar to 900 MW by the end of 2025. — AFP pic

Indonesia secures US$2.3b Dubai investment to build major data centre in West Java

Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said in a statement today that the victim had been identified as Megat Muhammad Ikram Megd Adeni, 33, from Kampung Luat, Lenggong. — Picture by Devan Manuel

Man dies in head-on crash with lorry near Kuala Kangsar; four vehicles involved

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Hong Kong rises to World’s No.3 most competitive economy

The ringgit continued to end lower against the greenback today, weighed down by emerging concerns over the global financial outlook, a dealer said. — Picture By Choo Choy May

Ringgit retreats against dollar on Fed inflation forecast, climbs against regional peers

Bursa Malaysia closed lower in tandem with the weak performance across the region, said an analyst. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Bursa Malaysia dips below 1,510 as regional markets stumble

Group CEO Syed Feizal Syed Mohammad said MSM and Central Sugars Refinery Sdn Bhd (CSR) have jointly requested the government to consider imposing a tariff on imported sugar, particularly from Thailand, to safeguard the domestic sugar industry from dumping practices. — ETX Studio pic

Stop the dump: MSM Malaysia urges action on cheap Thai sugar imports

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi addresses the closing ceremony of the Nikkei Forum Medini 2025 in Iskandar Puteri June 19, 2025. — Bernama pic

Johor MB: IMFC-J records over 400 investment enquiries with RM16.71b in committed investments