Britain’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.4% in the three months to January, according to data from the Office for…
Month: March 2025
Indonesian Bank BJB’s $13.4 Million Corruption Scandal Under Investigation
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched a probe into a corruption case involving the Regional Development Bank of West…
IJM Corp’s UK Expansion: Strategic Move or Risky Bet?
IJM Corp Acquires Stake in JRL Group In November 2024, IJM Corporation Bhd (IJM Corp) announced the acquisition of a…
UK to Cut Welfare Payments in Bid to Curb Rising Costs
LONDON (March 18) – Britain’s Labour government is set to announce plans on Tuesday to reduce spending on disability and…
Britain’s energy minister visits China to discuss climate and energy cooperation
BEIJING: UK energy minister Ed Miliband met officials in Beijing today after vowing to press them on China’s emissions as…
Thames Water Secures £3 Billion Debt Lifeline as Appeals Rejected
LONDON: Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water supplier, said on Monday that appeals against its £3 billion (US$3.9 billion) debt lifeline…
Starbucks ordered to pay US$50mil for hot tea spill
LOS ANGELES: Starbucks has been ordered to pay US$50 million to a customer who was burned when hot tea spilled on…
Facial Recognition to Revolutionize UK Passport Control, Cutting Holiday Queues
LONDON (March 18) – British holidaymakers returning home may soon be able to bypass passport queues under a new government…
Sapura Energy Secures RM1.1 Billion Government Bailout to Settle Vendor Debts
Troubled offshore services provider Sapura Energy has secured a RM1.1 billion ($250 million) bailout from the government to repay debts…
Businessman linked to The Pirate Bay dies in Slovenia plane crash
LJUBLJANA: Swedish businessman Carl Lundstrom, owner of the internet provider that hosted the illegal file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, has…