Bursa Malaysia retreats to open lower

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Bursa Malaysia was lower in early trade Monday after benchmark US Treasury yields edged back from the highest in more than a year last Friday. At 9.12 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 3.34…

North Korea’s KL Embassy to shut down

KUALA LUMPUR: The North Korean embassy in Bukit Damansara here is already making plans to close its operations, as soon as possible. The embassy's charge d'affaires Kim Yu Song confirmed to the New Straits Times that he was preparing for…