KUALA LUMPUR: RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) saw an uptick in profitability of eight selected local banking groups rated by the credit rating agency in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q 2025). It said the improvement was largely driven by reduced loan loss provisions and to a smaller extent,
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor-based building materials distributor BMS Holdings Bhd opened below its initial public offering (IPO) price of 22 sen per share, debuting on the ACE Market at 19.5 sen. Chief marketing officer Ang Wei Liang acknowledged that the opening was softer than expected and that the listing did not
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged Thailand and Cambodia to exercise maximum restraint, maintain open channels of communication and make full use of the mechanisms in place following reports of armed clashes along their common border. In a Facebook post, Anwar said he was deeply concerned by
MELBOURNE: More than 30 homes have been damaged or destroyed by a bushfire in the Australian island state of Tasmania, and evacuated residents have been warned it is still unsafe to return, reported Xinhua. Authorities on Sunday night said that 19 homes had been destroyed and another 14 had been damaged
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has been named World’s Leading Cabin Crew 2025 by the World Travel Awards (WTA), marking the airline’s sixth consecutive win, Xinhua reported. In a press release issued on Sunday, RB said the achievement underscores the trust and confidence placed in the airline’s signature
PARIS: Between 300 and 400 documents were damaged when the Louvre library in Paris was flooded with dirty water in late November as a result of leaking old pipes, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported Sunday, citing the museum’s deputy administrator Francis Steinbock. “The flooding affected one of the three halls of the
PUTRAJAYA: The performance of Malaysian students in the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) regional assessment has remained stable with both the Reading and Mathematics domains recording scores above the regional average, despite recording a slight decline compared to the first round of assessments. Education director-general Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad
MELAKA: Free influenza vaccinations are only given to senior citizens with chronic conditions, said state executive councillor for Health, Human Resources, and Unity, Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem. He explained that elderly people with diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and other illnesses are at higher risk of serious complications, hospitalisation, or death from influenza.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a severe-level continuous rain warning for several areas in Sarawak, expected to persist until tomorrow. Its director-general Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip, in a statement today, said that severe continuous rain is expected in Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman and Betong.
PUTRAJAYA: The three-day Rancakkan MADANI Bersama Malaysiaku programme and the National Public Service Reform Convention 2025 received an overwhelming response, with 502,804 visitors from Dec 5 to 7 at Dataran Putrajaya. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said the nationwide programme, organised by the Performance Acceleration and Coordination Unit (PACU) in collaboration with the
