Ministry flushes out hoarding of cooking oil

LUBOK ANTU: Alert officers called a retailer’s bluff about having no stock when they discovered five boxes of cooking oil he had hoarded in a store here. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s Sri Aman branch chief Al Redzamani Abdul Razak said the retailer’s ruse was found out during an Ops Samar in town. […]

Stock markets retreat as US-China tensions rise

NEW YORK: Global equities took a beating Friday as China-US tensions intensified, while stalled stimulus talks in Washington fuelled fears for the economy as the dollar fell further. Lingering worries about the impact on businesses of fresh coronavirus outbreaks helped trigger major profit-taking, overshadowing a batch of bright data in Europe. “It’s a sour end […]

Asian markets slip on fears of second virus wave

HONG KONG: Equities dipped Monday, extending last week’s losses on fears of a second wave of virus infections around the world that could put the brakes on the easing of lockdowns and a budding economic recovery. While European nations press ahead with their reopening after months of strict shutdowns, there are signs that the deadly […]