The current water crisis, which has assumed proportions of an existential crisis, did not hit the country out of blue.... By the end of that fateful month, Tarbela Lake, which had hit dead level in February 22, was still completely empty and so was the minor lake called Chashma barrage.... Only Mangla had a paltry 354, 000 acre-feet of water against its capacity of 7.35 million acre-feet. Last year, Pakistan had started the season with 1. 5maf — some five times more than this year....

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principals which have matured, has been described as worrying, says Auditor-General Datuk Nik Azman

worries over its financial health. Evergrande's Hong Kong-listed shares tumbled more than 13% to a

conflict between Russia and Ukraine, now has another worry: higher oil prices.US crude prices stand

TOKYO: Asian stocks were mixed on Monday amid growing worries about China's crackdown on local tech

the situation is not as worrying as in the early days of the pandemic, says Sabah Health Department

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s international reserves are expected to face pressure from capital outflows as the country posted the biggest fall year-to-date of US$ 3. 6bil( RM15. 86bil) in the first 15 days of this month. Bank Negara announced that the country’s international reserves fell below the US$ 110bil mark to US$ 109. 2bil( RM481. 03bil) as of June 15 compared with US$ 112. 8bil( RM496. 88bil) at end-May.It is noteworthy that the country’s reserves took a dip just prior to the central bank

PETALING JAYA: With domestic tourism allowed in the Klang Valley after it moved into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan( NRP), hotels are ready for fully vaccinated guests but are concerned about unregulated home-sharing businesses hampering recovery efforts. Malaysian Association of Hotels chief executive officer Yap Lip Seng( pic) said licensed hotels were well prepared with contingency and isolation plans in the event that Covid-19 cases were detected.He said besides following all the st

The monthly gain was broad across categories and also the largest on record.A weak U.S. dollar also supported gold. Traders understand that inflation isn't going to ease off from its current level very soon.... This fuels market's safe haven demand for gold. Silver for May delivery rose 29.5 cents, or 1.15 percent, to close at 26.03 dollars per ounce.... Platinum for July delivery rose 17.2 dollars, or 1.77 percent, to close at 989.6 dollars per ounce....