KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Investment Bank Bhd (CIMB IB) expects the impact of the Employee Provident Fund’s (EPF) introduction of a third account, which allows for flexible withdrawals, on Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) and Government Investment Issues (GII) demand to be mitigated by strong net contributions, ample onshore liquidity, and government-linked
TAIPING: An online trader who made an offensive remark on the helicopter crash during a training exercise at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Lumut Base was fined RM23,000 by the Sessions Court here yesterday. Judge Nabisha Ibrahim meted out the sentence on Saifuddin Shafik, 35, after he pleaded guilty to
CHENGDU: Go big or go home. That certainly would be the case for the current national men’s badminton squad, who are hoping to etch their names in the history books by ending the country’s 32-year Thomas Cup drought in the highly anticipated 2024 edition in Chengdu, China, set to kick
CHENGDU: Professional men’s singles shuttler, Lee Zii Jia, is determined to put the current situation in men’s singles camp at the back of his mind ahead of the Thomas Cup 2024 Group D opener against Hong Kong in Chengdu, China, today’s (Saturday) morning. While acknowledging the understrength of the national
KUALA LUMPUR: Five policemen, who are among seven individuals detained on suspicion of involvement in a robbery of a foreign national involving a sum of RM260,000, are facing internal disciplinary action including possible transfer. Kuala Lumpur Police Chief, Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa, said the action would be taken based on
SEPANG: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday suggested all parties mentioned in a recent report by a foreign news agency alleging that the government is planning to issue a license for a casino in Forest City, Johor, to take necessary action against the news agency. “Those who are mentioned
SEPANG: A mediocre scholar should not be brought in as a visiting professor in the first place, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this in response to the issue involving an American professor Bruce Gilley’s post on X that he left Malaysia due to safety concerns caused
SEPANG: A good airline company management can provide substantial wages to employees commensurate with their services, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. As such, he said the Ministry of Transport (MOT), Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) should focus on the management of Malaysia Airlines (MAB) so
KUALA LUMPUR: Global coffee figures and baristas will gather at BEXCO, Busan, for the inaugural World of Coffee in Asia, from May 1 to 4, which also feature the 2024 World Barista Championship. The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is working with host Busan Metropolitan City and organiser EXPORUM, with support
KUALA LUMPUR: Tesla has slashed prices for its Model 3 and Model Y by RM8,000, in line with its mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy and popularise the use of electric vehicles (EV). The electric carmaker said the price “decrement” has made Tesla EV more affordable and
