Malaysian SC Shariah Advisory Council praises cryptoâs âgreat potentialâ
Just three months after a landmark decision declaring digital assets trading is permissible under Islamic law, and religious scholars in Malaysia say crypto is looking...
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Malaysian billionaire steps down to pursue ‘horse currency’ offering
The founder of Malaysian investment giant Country Heights Holdings is stepping down from his position to focus on issuing a cryptocurrency. According to a Sept....
US moves to seize $330m of alleged 1MDB assets held by UK law firm
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has moved to seize $330m (ÂŁ256m) held in the bank account of a major London law firm which prosecutors...
China-Backed Hackers Broke Into 100 Firms and Agencies, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON â The Justice Department said on Wednesday that a group of hackers associated with Chinaâs main intelligence service had infiltrated more than 100 companies...
Malaysian prisoners may face ‘forced labour’ on palm oil plantations
Prisoners are expected to be put to work on Malaysiaâs giant palm oil plantations to make up for an acute labour shortage heightened by the...
‘Britain at its worst’: Luke Treadaway on the shock of The Singapore Grip
Thereâs a scarcely believable discrepancy between the chilled, hirsute and blue-eyed Luke Treadaway who appears before me in shorts and T-shirt over Zoom from his...
Singapore man pleads guilty to stealing $360K in fake Bitcoin sale
A major suspect in a high-profile theft case related to Bitcoin (BTC) trading has pleaded guilty in a Singaporean court. Syed Mokhtar Syed Yusope, an...
Bangladesh to get its first blockchain remittance service
The South Asian nation of Bangladesh will soon get its first blockchain remittance system that will allow Bangladeshi expats in Malaysia to instantly transfer wage...
US estimates ÂŁ1.4 billion bill to remove Huawei, ZTE gear
US rural telecommunications companies that rely on federal subsidies would have to spend at least $1.837 billion ($1.4bn) to remove and replace equipment from Huawei...
POS, Mobile transactions volume hits four-year high in Nigeria
File Photo Despite the negative impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic witnessed by business owners, along with households across Nigeria, fresh indications have emerged that financial...