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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday (Oct 21) but retreated thereafter as profit taking emerged for selected heavyweights following recent gains, dealers said. At 9.08am, the benchmark index was 2.35 points lower…

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today allowed former prime minister Najib Razak and his son Nazifuddin’s bid to halt a summary judgment order that ordered them to pay more than RM1.7 billion in tax arrears. Judge Azizah Nawawi granted an…

PETALING JAYA: The Klang Valley has seen a 22% increase in hospital admissions over the last seven days. In a Twitter post, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the ministry has included a snapshot view on its CovidNow portal to “quickly…

PETALING JAYA: Singapore recorded 18 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, the highest in a single day since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. In a statement, Singapore’s health ministry said the 18 were aged between 55 and 96 years. Nine of…

PETALING JAYA: A firefighter who nearly drowned during a rescue operation in Ayer Keroh, Melaka, yesterday passed away early this morning. “Mohd Diya Che Jusoh, the firefighter who was involved in the drowning incident at Sungai Putat,…

JAKARTA: Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Tuesday that at least 1,862 houses in the resort island of Bali were damaged by earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 3.8 magnitude last Saturday (Oct 16). Of the 1,862…

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry reported 5,516 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Oct 20). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah tweeted that this brought the cumulative infections in the country to 2,407,382. However,…

JOHOR BARU, Oct 19 — The federal Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) thwarted an attempt by an international syndicate to smuggle 398.28kg of syabu (crystal methamphetamine) with a street value of about RM14.33 million that was…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 20): Bursa Malaysia turned higher at midday on better buying support, led by technology and financed-linked counters, analysts said. At 12.30pm, the benchmark index was 1.2 points firmer at 1,607.17, compared to Monday's…

KUALA LUMPUR: Bilateral trade between Malaysia and the United States, as well as with the European Union (EU), has seen an increase this year, the Dewan Negara was told today. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar said this was…