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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar in early trade today on improved sentiment towards the currency, coupled with rising oil prices, a dealer said. At 9.04 am, the local note rose to 4.1760/1780 versus…

PETALING JAYA: A total of 302,804 Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered on Sunday (Aug 29), bringing the total number of shots given in Malaysia so far to 34,027,548, says the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV). In a…

PETALING JAYA: Former Sabah governor Sakaran Dandai died early this morning. He was 91. Sakaran’s third son Nasir confirmed the news of his passing at 6am. “Yes, it is true our father passed away this morning. The hospital has contacted…

ALOR SETAR: The Environmental Impact Assessment report on the proposed Kulim International Airport and Kedah Aerotropolis projects have been opened to public scrutiny from Aug 16 to Sept 14, Kedah menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said…

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 22,070 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. In a Twitter post, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the total number of infections now stands at 1,662,913. Selangor recorded…

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Profit-taking activities have resumed for most index-linked counters on Bursa Malaysia, but its key index has managed to remain firm, analysts said. At 12.30pm, the benchmark FBM KLCI had risen 0.3% or 4.79 points to…

PETALING JAYA: There will be no deputy prime minister in the Ismail Sabri Yaakob administration. In a televised address today, Ismail unveiled a smaller Cabinet than his predecessor Muhyiddin Yassin, minus a deputy prime minister. Before…

PETALING JAYA: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun says he will leave it to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to decide whether he should resume his duties at the next sitting on Sept 6. “I became speaker by virtue of the majority of…

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): The ringgit retreated from its four-day winning streak in early trade as market sentiment turned cautious ahead of the announcement of the new Cabinet line-up expected at 11am today, as well as mild profit taking…

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his coalition and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s understanding was for the country to embrace more bipartisan politics. Anwar said Malaysia…