KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit soared to 4.12 against the US dollar on Friday, emerging as one of the top-performing currencies globally. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid highlighted that the ringgit had strengthened by 1.6 per cent week-on-week against the US dollar. The local currency surged to 4.1230/1280 from yesterday’s close of...
SHANGHAI (SCMP): Ever since celebrated actor Huang Xiaoming revealed that his new girlfriend was Ye Ke there has been much speculation on social media about who the woman is and how she managed to hook the performer. Entertainment industry businessman Huang, 46, who is among the best paid actors in the country, divorced actress and model...
LONDON: British actress Maggie Smith, an award-winning Shakespearian actress and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films as Professor Minerva McGonagall, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday (Sept 27). One of the few actors to win an Oscar (two), Emmy (four), and Tony, Smith's long career started on the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was unable to answer questions at the High Court relating to the millions of ringgit that landed into his personal AmBank account. "Can we deal with it later?" he said to lawyer Datuk Lim Chee Wee here on Friday (Sept 27). Lim, who represented SRC International Sdn Bhd...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war, as he stood next to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy before their meeting in New York. (Reporting by Helen Coster, Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu)
GEORGE TOWN: The water supply in Seberang Prai Tengah and Seberang Prai Selatan will be disrupted next Friday (Oct 4), affecting some 97,000 account holders. According to a Thursday (Sept 26) statement by the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer K. Pathmanathan, the water supply disruption was necessary to repair a section of a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Water Management Board (Luas) conducted a joint operation with state and national agencies in Matang Pagar, Sungai Buloh after Sungai Kuang’s stream was discovered to be polluted with foamy water on Monday (Sept 23). Selangor state executive councillor for public health and environment, Jamaliah Jamaluddin, said the operation involved the Environment Department,...
BEIJING: Malaysia and China have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), paving the way for the exchange and production of creative content. The MOU was signed by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil and China's Minister of National Radio and Television (NRTA), Cao Shumin, to enhance cooperation in the media and broadcasting sectors. Fahmi said that the focus...
KLUANG: With polling in the Mahkota by-election less than two days away, Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged unity government component parties to maintain their cordial ties. The Deputy Prime Minister, who is also Umno president, said there should not be any statements issued that could hurt the feelings of others. ALSO...
GUA MUSANG: A man was found dead, trapped in the branches of a dokong tree in Kampung Bertam, here on Thursday (Sept 26). Gua Musang police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said the deceased, identified as Mohamad Mat Noor, 51, was found stuck between the branches of the tree about three metres high in his family’s...
