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KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): The ringgit opened easier against the US dollar today as the local currency continued to struggle amid concerns over the Covid-19 death toll, mobility restrictions and vaccination deployment, all of which had surfaced…

PETALING JAYA: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has urged government hospitals treating patients for elective surgeries to refer their cases to private hospitals without delay. APHM’s call follows an updated circular by…

AHMEDABAD, India (May 16): India is evacuating thousands of people from low-lying areas along its western coast, as a powerful cyclone that has killed at least six people is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning in the state of…

SYDNEY (May 17): Asian shares edged cautiously higher on Monday catching the tailwind from a bounce on Wall Street and ahead of what are expected to be upbeat readings on the Chinese economy, though any disappointment could quickly chill…

Former national swimmer and one of Malaysia's first Olympians, Lim Heng Chek, died on Saturday. He was 85. Heng Chek, who was part of Malaya's contingent for the 1954 Melbourne Olympics, breathed his last at the University Malaya Medical…

PETALING JAYA: The main Covid-19 hospital in Selangor has brought in a special shipping container to keep the bodies of those who died from the virus. Covid-19 deaths have been piling up in the past week, with 245 fatalities reported since…

TEL AVIV: Relentless rocket fire and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns fuelled growing fears Wednesday that violence between Israel and Palestinians that has claimed 50 lives could spiral into "full-scale war". Palestinian militants have…

KUALA LUMPUR: Filming activities, be it for film, drama, documentary, animation and music production in a studio are allowed during the Movement Control Order period, which took effect nationwide from today until June 7. Malaysian National…

PETALING JAYA: The Association of Banks (ABM) has declared that its members have no plans for automatic loan moratoriums although a new movement control order (MCO) has been imposed. ABM executive director Kalpana Sambasivamurthy said Bank…

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): The ringgit fell against the US dollar in the morning session today, weighed down by a high number of Covid-19 cases in recent days, said an analyst. At 9am, the local currency had eased to 4.1240/1280 against the…