KUANTAN, Jan 30 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has never failed to appreciate the services of the pilot and crew whenever the special aircraft is used for flying his majesty.

TOKYO, Oct 23 — A recent surge in global interest rates is heightening pressure on the Bank of Japan to change its bond yield control next week, with a hike to an existing yield cap set just three months ago being discussed as a possibility.

TOKYO, Jan 27 — Core consumer prices in Japan's capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose 4.3 per cent in January from a year earlier, marking the fastest annual gain in nearly 42 years and keeping the central bank under pressure to phase out economic stimulus.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Leaving her house in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, as early as 6.15 am for the 60-kilometre travel to the office in the federal capital here has become a routine for civil servant Aida Ismail, 35.