Food baskets reach the needy nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 500,000 food baskets worth RM50 million have been distributed to the B40 community nationwide since January. To further expand the food aid programme, the Perikatan Nasional government also channelled RM300,000 to…

Ringgit opens firmer against US dollar

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): The ringgit opened firmer against the US dollar, backed by rising crude oil prices amid the higher number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia. At 9am, the local note rose slightly by 45 basis points (bps) to open at…