© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar fell against its rivals Friday and was set to post a weekly loss after anemic U.S data added to concerns of an economic slowdown. The , which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, fell 0.22% to 96.56. The , a monthly look
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© Reuters. Investing.com – The British Pound fell on Monday in Asia on nervousness over Brexit, while the U.S. dollar edged up as traders look ahead to a fresh batch of U.S. economic data this week. The pair last traded at 1.2971 by 11:20PM ET (03:20 GMT), down 0.3%. The pair briefly dipped to a
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was on track to snap a two-week winning streak Friday after slipping against its rivals as a rebound from session lows in the pound and dovish comments from the Federal Reserve vice chairman weighed. The , which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major
© Reuters. Investing.com – The dollar was modestly higher against its rivals Friday and remained on track to post consecutive weekly gains for the first time since November. The dollar’s rise came as traders digested mostly negative U.S. economic data. The , which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies,
Former Sabah Umno chief Hajiji Noor. KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah Umno chief Hajiji Noor is expected to be appointed interim chairman of the Sabah PPBM chapter. Sources told FMT today that Hajiji should be given the post as he is the leader who led a mass exodus from Sabah Umno on Dec 12 last year.
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S dollar is on track to snap a two-week losing streak Friday as safe-haven buying set in on expectations the U.S.-Sino trade war could turn ugly in the coming weeks. The , which measures the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, rose by 0.14% to 96.42. The
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams has opened its doors recently at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, where it will be the museum’s biggest fashion exhibition since its blockbuster Alexander McQueen show in 2015. The exhibition is a reimagining of Christian Dior: Couturier Du Reve, organised by the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and
(Bernama pic) KENINGAU: The Sabah government has agreed to set 18 as the minimum age for marriage in the state. Sabah Assistant Law and Native Affairs Minister Jannie Lasimbang said the decision was made following the tabling of a proposal on the minimum age limit for marriage by the women, family and community development ministry
Abang Johari Openg (fifth from right) at the launching of the Visit Sarawak Campaign’s plane livery to draw more tourists. KUCHING: Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg has announced that Sarawak will be setting up its own airline in the shortest possible time. According to him, the state government is currently working out the details to
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar Friday was set to post a second week of losses in a row despite analysts downplaying expectations the Federal Reserve won’t hike rates this year after the economy created more jobs than expected last month. The , which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six
Korean pop band BTS is on track to set another big-screen record with their latest concert film, BTS World Tour Love Yourself In Seoul, which will have the widest event cinema release in history. The film will hit 3,800 cinemas across 95 countries as part of a one-day release on Jan 26. Pathe Live has
Norizan Mohd Mazlan of WW-Malaysia was struck by a documentary she watched recently on the Discovery Channel. In it, pear farmers in China are shown pollinating their trees by hand. “They are pollinating with chicken feathers. Imagine the time and resources required to do that, (something) which we take for granted,” says Norizan, who is
© Reuters. Investing.com – The dollar was set to snap a four-week losing streak against its rivals Friday, on the back of a decline in the Japanese yen. The gains come amid growing investor optimism over a U.S-China trade deal after Chinese officials reportedly offered to boost U.S. imports. The , which measures the greenback
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: British five pound banknotes are seen in this picture illustration LONDON (Reuters) – The pound weakened on Friday after stellar gains this week that set the currency up for its biggest weekly gain against the euro since September 2017 on growing confidence that a no-deal Brexit can be avoided. For now,
© Bloomberg. An employee arranges genuine bundles of U.S. one-hundred dollar banknotes and Chinese one-hundred yuan in an arranged photograph at the Counterfeit Notes Response Center of KEB Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. China’s factory output and investment slowed somewhat in July, according to data released today, yet the
© Reuters. Pro-EU supporters attend a joint political rally by Best for Britain and the People’s Vote campaign in London By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Pro-European Union campaigners in Britain have set out for the first time their preferred path for how parliament could force the government to call a fresh vote on Brexit,
© Reuters. Investing.com – The dollar was on track to snap a three-day losing streak against its rivals Tuesday, shrugging off weak U.S. jobs data as sterling faltered ahead of a UK parliamentary debate on Brexit. The , which measures the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, rose 0.24% to 95.46. The
PETALING JAYA: A former deputy vice-chancellor of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is expected to assume the president’s post of the university. Islamic finance and banking expert Datuk Dr Mohd Daud Bakar (pic) is likely to take over the post, a source from the Education Ministry said. The decision is currently pending consent from
Kakak by Pitapat Theatre is all set to appear at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala in India later this month. This marks the furthest the Kota Kinabalu, Sabah-based theatre company will travel to since it was founded in 2012 by Negri Sembilan-born Seng Soo Ming, who is an actor, director, playwright and theatre educator. If you
THE 25th staging of the global final of the World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) is set to be held in Sabah from Oct 19 to 26, 2019. Isac Saminathan, managing director of Delta Trend Golf & Leisure Holidays Sdn Bhd, the organisers of the event, confirmed that Sutera Harbour Marina Golf & Country Club, Sabah
On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are labouring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of the pharaohs. The Grand Egyptian Museum has been under construction for well over a decade and is intended to showcase Egypt’s ancient treasures while drawing tourists to help fund its future development.
GENEVA: Geneva justice has turned to the old adage “finders-keepers” to resolve one of the odder cases to hit the Swiss city in recent years. Staff at a cafe and two restaurants found more than 95,000 euros in high-denomination notes in May and June of last year after the owners of the funds tried to
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM289mil has been allocated for the Supplementary Food Programme (RMT) next year for schoolchildren from hardcore poor families. Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching (pic) said RM250mil will be used to provide RM2.50 worth of food to pupils in the peninsula while RM3 would be for those in Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) is exploring a venture into the paper pulp market, using palm oil wastes. The group, in a filing to the stock exchange on Tuesday, said it had inked an MoU with Hong Kong-listed China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) with the aim of setting up a joint venture or other
LIMKOKWING University of Creative Technology is in negotiations with Pakistan to set up a campus in Islamabad. This follows the university founder and president Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing’s meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during the latter’s visit last month. Imran Khan made a two-day official visit to Malaysia last month, his first
Ubisoft has announced a new edition of its Far Cry series. Far Cry New Dawn plays 17 years after the end of its predecessor Far Cry 5 and continues the story. In the nuclear weapon-devastated Hope County in the US state of Montana there’s a post-apocalyptic new world order. The survivors face marauding bands and have to fight
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was on track for weekly gain against its rivals Friday, as strong retail sales data affirmed the U.S. economy remains on a solid footing. The , which measures the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, rose by 0.43% to 97.78. The Commerce Department said on