New Straits Times

JAKARTA: The son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited the country's anti-corruption agency on Tuesday to explain his recent use of a private jet, telling reporters after the meeting that he denied all allegations of misconduct.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) is confident that Malaysia’s single window trade initiative, to harmonise with China’s customs system, will facilitate business and trade operations by reducing red tape, coordinate and launch Malaysia-China cross border trade processes.

LONDON: Global defensive sector funds are in demand from investors as concerns about a slowdown in the U.S. economy forces them to seek assets such as consumer staples and utilities stocks that can withstand weakness in labour markets and commodities.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit has appreciated by 7.86 per cent year-to-date, reaching another 20-month high against the US dollar as the markets approach the United States Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

KUALA LUMPUR: It’s the clash of the best of Chinese Super League (CSL) and the Malaysian Super League (MSL) when Shanghai Port host Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in their Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) opener at the Pudong Stadium tomorrow.

STRASBOURG, France: After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled on Tuesday her new top team to help steward the European Union through the next five years of global uncertainty.

KUALA LUMPUR: Supermax Corporation Bhd's subsidiary, Maxter Healthcare Inc, will begin commercialising glove production at its first United States manufacturing facility in Texas by January next year.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit hit a 19-month high today as traders bet on a large 50 basis points rate cut by the US Federal Reserve this Thursday Malaysian time.

BENGALURU: A fire at a data centre at India's largest telecom carrier Reliance Jio caused a nationwide network outage for its users on Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR: PUC Bhd - a loyalty to redemption, e-commerce, digital marketing and digital payment solutions provider - has appointed Wayne Lim Beng Chai as group chief commercial officer effective immediately.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Shah Alam High Court today ordered the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) and two other individuals to remove the allegedly slanderous statements linking former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim to human trafficking in Myanmar.

KUCHING: A man was killed after the Perodua Axia he was in was hit by a Proton S70 driven by a foreign woman in Jalan Teo Kui Sing here, early this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR: Several states are expected to experience thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds today until 4pm, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Zii Jia attributed his shocking first-round exit at the China Open today to struggling with his "body condition".

MUAR: The family of the school bus driver who uploaded a video of a primary school student and referred to her as his 'crush', is planning to take legal action against individuals, including celebrities, who are accused of inciting suspicion and criticism towards him during his detention.

SABAK BERNAM: A security guard was found dead in the trunk of a car near Jalan Pasir, Taman Pertama, yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Actress Nabila Huda, 40, described social media influencer, Kasih Iris Leona, 22, as a talented, intelligent, funny young person who is certainly not a bimbo.