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PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has denied receiving RM2.6 million in political donations from Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd (UKSB) as claimed by the company’s former administrative manager. “I did not receive (the money as…

KUALA LUMPUR: More than RM380mil has been allocated for cooking oil subsidies in the past 11 months up to June, says Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Rosol Wahid. During the oral question and answer session in the…

YANGON, July 25 (AFP, Reuters): Myanmar’s junta has executed four prisoners including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, state media said on Monday. It is the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades. The four,…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): The ringgit opened on a stronger note against the US dollar on Monday (July 25) on renewed buying interest, ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) meeting on July 27 to 28, said an analyst. At 9am, the local…

IPOH: Police arrested a married couple in separate raids in Ipoh on suspicion of drug trafficking and seized drugs worth RM2 million last Thursday. Perak police chief Mior Faridalathrash Wahid said the 34-year-old Malaysian was detained at…

PETALING JAYA: The number of new Covid-19 cases increased from 26,355 to 29,886 – or 13.5% – last week from the week before, says health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In his update for the week ending July 16, Noor Hisham said…

PETALING JAYA: The 15th General Election (GE15) is unlikely to be held before Budget 2023, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic). The former prime minister said this was due to the divisions among the parties in the current government. Sinar…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The ringgit extended its decline and opened easier on Thursday (July 21) as the uncertain global markets weighed on investors' risk appetite for risky assets, said a dealer. At 9am, the local currency slipped to…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Bursa Malaysia extended its gains from Wednesday (July 20) to open on a positive note, supported by continuing buying interest, in line with the positive sentiments in the regional markets, a dealer said. At 9.10am,…

PETALING JAYA: Anyone who cannot open a bank account can complain to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) if the bank’s complaints unit fails to resolve the problem. Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz told the Dewan Rakyat that BNM had not directed…