Search results
CHICAGO: Obesity surgery may keep diabetes in remission even after 15 years in some patients, a Swedish study suggests.
KUALA LUMPUR: A White Paper on the Lahad Datu intrusion will be released to the public once investigations are completed.
LA PAZ: An indigenous man in Bolivia whose reported age would have made him the oldest person ever known, died on Monday night in his village near Lake Titicaca, his only living son said.
BRISBANE: An Australian woman who deliberately poisoned her four-year-old daughter with cancer drugs then detailed the girl’s “fight for life” on Facebook to garner attention for herself was Wednesday jailed for six years.
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Wednesday that last month’s prisoner swap with the Taliban may have been the “last, best” chance to secure the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan. He said mediators indicated time was slipping away to get Bergdahl out safely.
EARLY START: Young execs invited to Invest Malaysia to gain first-hand knowledge on investing
BOSTON: The girlfriend of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is expected to testify against another friend during his trial on obstruction of justice charges, according to federal prosecutors and lawyers for the man.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed lower for the second consecutive day yesterday, dampened by low demand for the local unit amid a lack of market movers.
LONDON: Oil futures rose yesterday with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) deciding to maintain its oil output target and as traders looked ahead to United States energy inventory data.
KUALA LUMPUR: Gold futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher yesterday despite being overshadowed by palladium and the recent boost on equities June 2014 advanced 23 ticks to RM130.45 and July 2014, August 2014 and September 2014 gained 17 ticks each to RM130.45, RM130.85 and RM130.85 a gramme, respectively.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia-bound Icon Offshore Bhd has denied allegations that it falsified the certificates of its vessels.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malay-sian rubber market rebounded to close higher yesterday on further weakening of the ringgit, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR: Sugar producer MSM Holdings Bhd (MSM) says it is in talks with at least four global entities for collaboration or merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities to expand its downstream and upstream businesses overseas.
DATUK Eddie Chai Woon Chet, the new substantial shareholder of Harvest Court Industries Bhd (HCIB), is planning a management buyout of the company, sources said.