Ringgit opens higher against dollar
THE ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today, recovering from its sharp fall yesterday after the US dollar surged due to the likelihood of the United States Federal Reserve raising the interest rate. At 9am, the local note stood at 4.5190/5235 versus the greenback compared with yesterday’s closing rate of 4.5230/5265.
Canada’s first Indigenous governor-general decries online abuse
CANADA’S first Indigenous governor-general, Mary Simon, denounced yesterday racist and sexist abuse that led her to block comments on her official social media accounts. A sampling of the remarks were highlighted in a video posted on her Instagram account, calling her a “treacherous bitch,” “a worthless piece of meat,” “trash,” various farm animals and a […]
OCBC urges financing customers affected by the floods to call if they need support
KUALA LUMPUR: OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd together with its Islamic banking subsidiary OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad is urging all its customers – individual, microenterprise, SME, commercial and corporate – who are adversely affected by the recent floods in the country to get in touch with the bank if they need to discuss potential relief or […]
Police personnel stationed outside MACC HQ ahead of Muhyiddin’s arrival
PUTRAJAYA: Police personnel have been stationed outside the main entrance to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here on Thursday (March 9). Read full story
Bersatu waiting to see what happens next, says party info chief Razali
PUTRAJAYA: Bersatu information chief Datuk Razali Idris and several other party members have been spotted outside the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters on Thursday (March 9). Read full story
Girl, four, among three on motorbike killed in Lahad Datu crash
KOTA KINABALU: Three people on a motorcycle, one of them a four-year-old girl, were killed in an accident with two pickup trucks in Lahad Datu on Wednesday (March 8). Read full story
Several Perikatan MPs skip Parliament to show solidarity for Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR: Most of the 74 Perikatan Nasional MPs are absent in the Parliament sitting on Thursday (March 9). Read full story
Media gathers outside Muhyiddin's home ahead of his appearance at MACC
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the media have begun gathering outside the residence of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Bukit Damansara here on Thursday (March 9) morning. Read full story
Floods: Batu Pahat still badly hit, with 35,099 evacuees at relief centres
JOHOR BARU: There are just over 45,000 flood evacuees seeking shelter at 186 temporary relief centres in Johor as of 8am Thursday (March 9), with Batu Pahat still the worst-hit district. Read full story
Cops: Probe paper opened on viral videos of man resembling former IGP Musa Hassan
PETALING JAYA: Police have opened an investigation paper on three viral videos showing a man resembling former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan arguing with a woman. Read full story