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NEW YORK: Jury selection began on Monday in the U.S. corruption trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of helping to launder hundreds of millions of dollars looted from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund and bribing officials to…

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Tuesday (Feb 8) on buying interest despite falling crude oil prices, said an analyst. At 9am, the local currency was traded at 4.1820/1860 versus the greenback from…

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): Bursa Malaysia opened higher in the early trading session today, lifted by some heavyweights in industrial product counters as metal-related commodities are trading at a 13-year high, an analyst said. At 9.10 am, the…

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry reported nine new Covid-19 deaths yesterday, according to its GitHub database, unchanged from previously. The death toll now stands at 32,043. Two of the deaths were classified as brought-in-dead cases.…

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Bursa Malaysia opened higher in the early trading session on Monday (Feb 7), lifted by some heavyweights in the healthcare sector amid an increase in daily Covid-19 cases in the country, an analyst said. Malaysia…

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on lack of demand due to falling crude oil prices, said an analyst. At 9.02am on Monday (Feb 7), the local currency traded 4.1835/1875 versus the greenback from last…

PETALING JAYA; The health ministry reported nine new Covid-19 deaths yesterday, according to its GitHub database, down from 14 previously. The death toll now stands at 32,034. Two of the deaths were classified as brought-in-dead cases.…

PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 Omicron variant will not overwhelm the national health system because of Malaysia’s “excellent” vaccination coverage, says the health ministry. The ministry said that although cases had been increasing this past…

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): The ringgit extended its gains against the US dollar at the opening on Thursday (Jan 13) as the rising inflation rate had further weakened the greenback, a dealer said. At 9.01am, the local currency was trading at…

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower on Thursday (Jan 13) but rebounded thereafter, supported by renewed buying interest in selected heavyweights, dealers said. At 9.27am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM…