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BNM: 2019 GDP at 4.3%, affected by supply disruption in commodity sector
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy expanded by 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2019, dragging the full-year Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 4.3%, the lowest since the 2009 financial crisis amid supply disruptions in the commodity sector during the quarter.
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PAS: Revoke Ting’s citizenship, check status of all MPs and assemblymen
PUCHONG: PAS wants former Pujut state assemblyman Dr Ting Tiong Choon’s citizenship revoked over his dual citizenship status. Sarawak PAS commissioner Jofri Jaraiee said Ting from DAP has been lying to Sarawakians, especially the people of Pujut, by hiding his
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Boosting water security a solution to Melaka’s water supply issue
MELAKA: Melaka has been rationing water since Jan 29 to ensure it could meet the demands for supply in the current hot and dry season, which is expected to prolong until the end of next month. In fact, the water supply issue was
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Perak Customs foils bid to smuggle RM500,000 in Malaysian, Thai currencies
IPOH: Perak Customs Department seized RM500,000 in Malaysian and Thai currency notes and detained three women at the Bukit Berapit Immigration, Customs and Quarantine (ICQ) Complex in Pengkalan Hulu. State Customs director Dr Mohamad Saprin, said the three women, a local and two Thai nationals, were
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Allowing more petrol operators ‘will keep fuel prices competitive’
KUALA LUMPUR: Allowing more private petrol companies to acquire a licence to operate petrol stations will help keep fuel prices at competitive levels, which will not burden the people, says a source familiar with the matter. He said while healthy competition
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Bank Negara: External influence will affect ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus today said ringgit, which appreciated 1.1% against the US dollar last year, will continue to be influenced by external developments in 2020. While the Phase One trade deal between the United States and China
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LTdL: Malaysia’s Mamat wins stage five
IPOH: Terengganu Inc TSG Cycling Team sprint specialist Mohd Harrif Saleh’s never-say-die spirit saw him winning the 165.8-km Stage 5 of the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from Kuala Kubu Bharu to Bandar Meru Raya here yesterday. With the finish line in sight, the 31-year-old,
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‘Najib’s instruction to issue acceptance letter to Jepak didn’t follow procedure’
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court yesterday was told that the instruction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that a letter of acceptance be issued urgently to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd for a hybrid solar project worth RM1.25 billion, was not according
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CIA-owned firm sold ‘rigged’ equipment across the world, including M’sia
In a damning expose, a US daily alleged that several nations had purchased ‘rigged’ encryption equipment from a now-defunct company, owned by the US and then-West Germany spy agencies. In a report, The Washington Post provided details on how the
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16 premises fined for selling face masks above maximum prices
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDHEP) has inspected 2,453 business premises from Jan 25 to date and out of the total, 19 offences were detected with a compound value of RM67,400 and a seizure worth RM4,343.50. Its minister,
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