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Foreign investors withdrew RM535.5 mln net local equities last week
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors withdrew RM535.5 million net of local equities during the third week of 2021 compared to the RM288.4 million sold in the preceding week. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd economist Adam Mohamed Rahim said international investors started the week
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Paloh assemblyman confirms COVID positive status
JOHOR BAHRU: Paloh assemblyman Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali today confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He said that he underwent a swab test at the Kluang district health office at 11.30 am yesterday after having body aches, before
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PHPN: Private hospitals ready to accommodate COVID-19 patients
KUALA LUMPUR: Private healthcare facilities are ready to accommodate COVID-19 patients, as earlier directed by the government, Private Healthcare Productivity Nexus (PHPN) chairman Datuk Dr Jacob Thomas said. Dr Jacob said the private hospitals had provided 71 units of ventilators to
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MARA lodges police report on Sungai Besar MRSM asymptomatic student claims
KUALA LUMPUR: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) lodged a police report today to deny allegations that the Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Sungai Besar, Selangor had failed to comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs) to contain the spread of the Covid-19
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RM750,000 worth of food baskets allocated to FT parliamentary constituencies
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Ministry has allocated RM750,000 worth of 13,000 food baskets to be distributed to parliamentary constituencies in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan. Its minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pix) said each of the
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Elderly man injured after being shot in TTDI
KUALA LUMPUR: An elderly man sustained injuries after being shot at a restaurant in Jalan Aminuddin Baki, Taman Tun Dr Ismail yesterday. Brickfields district police chief ACP Anuar Omar said the police received a report from the victim about the incident
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Memorable longhouse visit for Dutch family
KUCHING: “The most memorable experience!” That was how Alice van Den Ham described her visit to a traditional Bidayuh longhouse about a year ago. Alice, 44, who lives in a town called Amersfoort in the Netherlands, was in Sarawak for a
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Floods: 49 evacuees remain at sole relief centre in Sarawak
KUCHING: A total of 49 flood evacuees are still seeking shelter at Kampung Rimba Padi Hall in Serian, the only relief centre still operating in Sarawak today. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN), the victims are from 18 families
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Bursa Malaysia upbeat after extended weekend break
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Tuesday after the extended weekend break, in line with its Asian peers, lifted by buying momentum in key heavyweights, mainly in the financial services, healthcare and utilities sectors. At 9.02 am, the benchmark FTSE
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Ringgit opens easier against firmer US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally lower on firmer US dollar amid news that the United States has an advantage in growing its economy and vaccinating its population against Covid-19. At 9am, the ringgit eased to 4.0450/0550 versus the greenback from
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