KUALA LUMPUR: The number of young people in Malaysia declared bankrupt due to credit card usage is still relatively low. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz said from January to September, only nine below the age of 30 were declared bankrupt. He said the number registered this year was still lower compared to the same…
THE former Highfields Bowls Club is set to become a community hub with new owners revealing plans to take over the centre. The Highfields Community Church confirmed to The Chronicle on Monday it had bought the site which once operated as a sporting club in the growing area. It promises a new lease of life…
The Indonesian government eyed Rp 21 trillion (US$1.55 billion) from the sales of shares of 10 subsidiaries of state-owned enterprises (SOE) through initial public offerings (IPOs) next year. The State-owned Enterprises Ministry announced that the five companies that failed to hold IPOs last year would carry out IPOs next year, while the five others were…
One Nation is in disarray after new Queensland senator Fraser Anning quit the party to sit as an independent crossbencher. A furious One Nation leader Pauline Hanson accused disloyal staffers for influencing Senator Anning’s decision to abandon the party but confirmed she had not wanted Senator Anning to take up his seat. Senator Anning’s departure…