PUTRAJAYA: The focus of government policies should be on rebuilding fiscal buffers, supporting private investment and ensuring adequate social protection for low-income earners.
PUTRAJAYA: GIVEN the people’s fondness for sweet food and drinks, the arrival of the new “sugar tax” yesterday was greeted with trepidation by many Malaysians.
NEW DELHI: As India readies for the United Nations to give a green light to deep sea mining and boost its economy, the environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday that drilling the seabed could cause irreversible harm and worsen climate change.
PASIR GUDANG: Pasir Gudang PKR member of parliament Hassan Karim has reiterated his call for the temporary closure of factories suspected of being responsible for the health scare here.
WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday proposed $4 billion in tariffs on a range of European Union products – including parmesan cheese and Scotch and Irish whiskey – over subsidies for commercial aircraft.
China’s Huawei said on Monday it is awaiting guidance from the U.S. Department of Commerce on whether it can resume using Google’s Android mobile operating system on upcoming smartphones.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks on a trade deal with Beijing have resumed following a weekend truce struck with China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.