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Ringgit opens 120 basis point higher on firmer oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar for the third consecutive day, riding on the firmer crude oil prices fuelled by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries+’s (OPEC+) production decision. At 9.01am, the local unit was traded
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Bursa Malaysia eases back on profit-taking
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia was lower in early trade Friday following another round of profit-taking activities after a record high yesterday. At 9.12am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 3.42 points to 1,624.84 with financial and healthcare
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Covid-19 screening program: Socso urges clinics, hospitals to charge minimum service fee
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has urged clinics and hospitals to charge a minimum service fee on employers who want to do a Covid-19 screening test on their foreign workers. Socso Prevention, Medical and Rehabilitation Division head Dr
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Mother braves floodwaters for baby’s safety
MARANG: As the flood situation worsened, a 30-day-old baby here was forced to be evacuated in rainy and cold weather during the wee hours yesterday. Fateema Nur Arbaiyyah Jusoh, 29, from Kampung Rhu Dua here had to wade through metre-high flood waters for about
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Cops arrest 28 foreigners involved in online gambling syndicate
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-eight Chinese nationals, including a woman, were detained in a raid under ‘Ops Dadu’ at two residential units converted into call centres for illegal online gambling at Changkat Duta Kiara, Mount Kiara, yesterday afternoon. Brickfields police chief ACP
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Budget allocations for 11 ministries passed at committee level
KUALA LUMPUR: After the 2021 Budget passed at the policy level, the allocation for 11 ministries was passed at the committee level in the fifth week of the Dewan Rakyat sitting after being debated, wound up and through a majority
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Patriotic spirit revs up ‘Buy Malaysian Goods’ campaign
MELAKA: The Buy Malaysian Products Campaign, launched in July this year to encourage the purchase of home-grown goods and services, has started to show positive response from consumers and rising confidence in made-in-Malaysia products. Many entrepreneurs in Melaka shared the
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Settler killed in backhoe mishap at Felda Keratong 7
KUANTAN: A settler was killed after the backhoe he was driving overturned while passing through a hilly road in a plantation at Felda Keratong 7, Muadzam Shah, about 120 kilometres from here, yesterday. Rompin district police chief ASP Azari Miskon said the victim, Abd Hadi
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Ringgit opens marginally firmer amidst improved oil prices
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued yesterday’s gains to open marginally firmer against the US dollar today amidst improved crude oil prices. At 9.01am, the local note was quoted at 4.0710/0760 versus the greenback from 4.0750/0780 at Wednesday’s close. At the
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Bursa Malaysia rebounds mildly in early trade Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia managed to rebound mildly at Thursday’s opening from yesterday’s marginal weakness, amid improvements in oil prices and fresh optimism over vaccine progress. At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.44 point to
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