US singer files for divorce after discovering she ‘unknowingly’ married Malaysian sultanU.S. singer-songwriter Brittany Porter, popular as Brook Lynn, states that she unknowingly tied the knot to Malaysia’s former king, Sultan ...
08 Nov, 2025, 07.16 PM IST
Donald Trump says US may join British Commonwealth: All you need to know about associationThe British Commonwealth, also known as the Commonwealth of Nations, is a voluntary alliance of 56 independent states. Many of them were fo...
22 Mar, 2025, 01.45 AM IST
Ananda Krishnan, Malaysian billionaire, once sponsored CSK in IPL. A look at his staggering net worth he left behindNoted Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan passed away on Thursday. Krishnan’s vast business empire covered multiple sectors, and one of h...
29 Nov, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
Former Malaysian leader Muhyiddin charged with sedition for allegedly mocking former kingFormer Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been charged with sedition for comments he made about the previous king, Sultan Abdull...
27 Aug, 2024, 09.52 AM IST
Southeast Asia, too, is losing patience with King Dollar’s cloutIn a conference in Singapore Tuesday, multiple former officials spoke about de-dollarisation efforts underway and what economies in the reg...
12 Jan, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
How a $7 billion dispute helped topple Mahathir’s 'new Malaysia'For Malaysia, the political disarray comes at a bad time: The economy is already growing at the slowest pace in a decade, and faces more do...
02 Mar, 2020, 09.30 PM IST
Malaysia swears in new prime minister as Mahathir forced outThe swearing-in capped a week of turmoil that began with Mahathir's resignation in an apparent bid to consolidate power, but ended with him...
01 Mar, 2020, 03.06 PM IST
Malaysia's king appoints Muhyiddin Yassin as prime ministerThe decision came five days after the resignation of 94-year-old Mahathir, the world's oldest head of government, who broke an alliance wit...
29 Feb, 2020, 02.56 PM IST
Malaysia's Mahathir says he has support to return as PMMalaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad indicated Saturday that he will reconcile with the former ruling alliance he led with rival Anwar Ibrahim...
29 Feb, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
Everstone looks to sell Singapore IT firm Everise, pegs stake at $300 mEverstone, which manages assets in excess of $5 billion, had partnered with Sunrise BPO in 2016 to launch Everise and expanded the business...
24 Feb, 2020, 11.52 PM IST
Turmoil in Malaysia as PM Mahathir Mohamad submits resignationThe fate of Malaysia's ruling coalition had been in doubt after surprise weekend talks between it and opposition groups on forming a new go...
24 Feb, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Raising the red flag of similarity: Romania-Chad, New Zealand-AustraliaRecently, New Zealand accused its neighbour Australia of copying their flag.
10 Aug, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
View: Relax, India. There’s a bigger China bet than PakistanEven though China has pledged the largest sum to Pakistan, another country has quietly raced ahead of the pack in securing Chinese money.
02 May, 2018, 05.01 PM IST
Low-cost carrier AirAsia to start India operations later this yearMalaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia today said its Indian operations should begin later this year with flights for southern region.
30 Jun, 2013, 04.30 AM IST
- Malaysia PM defends 100-storey Kuala Lumpur tower
Malaysia's prime minister on Tuesday defended a planned $1.6 billion, 100-storey commercial skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur.
30 Nov, 2010, 11.22 AM IST
- Plan for 100-story tower in Malaysia under siege
The Malaysian government faced mounting opposition Wednesday a $1.6 billion, 100-story skyscraper plan, with critics slamming the governmen...
20 Oct, 2010, 12.31 PM IST
- Malaysian tycoon to buy out telco Maxis for $5 b
Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan plans to buy out the country’s largest mobile operator, Maxis Communications, the firm said on Monday, in ...
01 May, 2007, 02.20 AM IST