TOKYO, Japan: Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, said today that the country is considering what it can do within its legal constraints to ensure the safety of Japanese-related vessels and their crews in West Asia amid the United States-Israeli war with Iran, Kyodo News Agency reported. Takaichi’s remarks during a parliamentary
KUALA LUMPUR: UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that he had received a letter of appeal from former UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin to rejoin the party. Ahmad Zahid said the application was received from Khairy, the former Rembau Member of Parliament who submitted a letter of appeal
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia remained lower at midday, weighed down by profit-taking in industrial products and services, consumer products and services, and construction stocks. At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 1.78 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,697.07 from last Friday’s close of 1,698.85. The benchmark
KUALA LUMPUR: Bandar Tun Razak MP Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail today handed out aid to 150 household heads in the constituency as part of the Sejahtera MADANI: Kebajikan-Sumbangan Kasih Ihsan Ramadan initiative. The Prime Minister’s wife said that each registered household head in the eKasih system (the national poverty
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: Despite a slight improvement in his health, jailed former Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, remains in the intensive care unit of a hospital with pneumonia, reported German Press Agency (dpa). “His condition has stabilised clinically, and his kidney function has improved, although inflammation levels in his blood
KUALA LUMPUR: Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today, supported by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity in the financial system. Liquidity in the banking system is estimated at RM41.22 billion in the conventional market and RM17.27 billion in Islamic funds. Today, BNM will conduct three
KUALA LUMPUR:Companies with a strong brand position and better cost management are likely to deliver improved quarterly results, driven by festive sales, which in turn could support their share price, analysts said. Berjaya Research Sdn Bhd head of research Kenneth Leong said the consumer products and services sectors, particularly consumer staples,
ISTANBUL, Turkiye: Oil prices rose again, with Brent crude hitting USD106 a barrel early today before retreating slightly to over USD104 as an escalation in West Asia tensions persists, Anadolu Ajansi reported. The price increase in the global crude benchmark came after oil futures resumed trading around 2200 GMT on
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Monday, supported by mild dollar weakness, though persistent geopolitical uncertainties and elevated oil prices capped gains. At 8 am, the local note strengthened to 3.9300/9455 against the greenback from 3.9365/9410 at last Friday’s close. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s discus thrower, Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin, and women’s hammer thrower, Grace Wong Xiu Mei, will be the backbone of Malaysian Athletics (MA) at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan. MA’s Secretary-General, Norhayati Karim, said Irfan and Grace are currently training abroad, as they prepare to shine