The Capital Post - Without Prejudice

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 2,417 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (July 11), says the Health Ministry. According to the ministry's CovidNow portal, 2,413 of the new Covid-19 infections in the country were local transmissions, while there…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): The ringgit retreated from last week's gain to open marginally lower against the US dollar on Tuesday (July 12) on lack of buying interest. At 9.30am, the local currency had decreased versus the greenback to…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Bursa Malaysia opened slightly higher in early trade but turned lower thereafter, tracking the weaker performance on Wall Street overnight, a dealer said. At 9.10am on Tuesday (July 12), the key index had declined…

PUTRAJAYA: Life expectancy at birth in 2021 has increased by nearly 12 years to 75.6 years, according to the statistics department. Five decades ago, life expectancy was 63.6 years, chief statistician Uzir Mahidin, said in a statement…

PETALING JAYA: The anti-inflation task force is to take action to cut smuggling of subsidised cooking oil to neighbouring countries, panel chairman Annuar Musa said yesterday. He said investigations had found sufficient evidence of…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, public broadcaster NHK said on Friday. Abe, 67, had been delivering a stump speech near a train station in the western city of Nara when he was shot by an assailant.…

PUTRAJAYA: The RM5,000 fine imposed by the High Court against actor-cum-director Farid Kamil Zahari for using criminal force on a policeman is now final. This follows the Court of Appeal’s decision today to dismiss the prosecution’s motion…

KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic flow is getting heavier on main highways heading to the north, south and east coast of the peninsula as of 11am on Friday (July 8) as more people return to their hometowns to celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha. However, no…

TOKYO: Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday (July 8) in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital but he was not breathing and his heart had stopped, officials said. Local fire department…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Bursa Malaysia pared its gains at midday on Friday (July 8) alongside its regional peers amid news of an assassination attempt on former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI…