PETALING JAYA: Malaysian students in universities in the United States are facing disruption to their campus lives with the eruption of pro-Palestinian protests. Some have even been harassed, with many having names called. Azida Ahmad Azmi, a graduate student at Columbia University, New York, said the escalating situation seemed hard to avoid, especially in her campus where...
PETALING JAYA: The suspected conman who is currently wanted by the police has been linked to nearly RM400,000 in losses here. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far, in a statement Thursday (May 2), said that the suspect, identified as 28-year-old Lau Kah Wing, would target senior citizens. "His modus operandi includes offering 'government aid' to victims....
HULU SELANGOR: Three reports have been lodged throughout the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign period to date, according to police. In a statement on Thursday (May 2), Hulu Selangor OCPD Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said that three police reports had been lodged throughout the campaigning period, and an investigation paper had been opened under the Election...
KOTA KINABALU: A vegetable seller was seriously hurt after being slashed with a sword in a robbery in Sabah’s southwestern Papar district. The 27-year-old man was returning after delivering vegetable supplies with his fiancee in the state capital Kota Kinabalu, some 40km from the district, before stopping by for a meal at a restaurant at 1.30am...
PUTRAJAYA: Former Padang Serai member of parliament N. Gobalakrishnan has failed in his bid to set aside the RM150,000 in damages awarded by the High Court to a couple who sued him for defamation. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal comprising Justices Datuk Lee Swee Seng, Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali and Datuk Azhahari...
KOTA BHARU: The El Nino phenomenon hitting the country is expected to continue for the next two months, says Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. He said his ministry and the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) would monitor the weather transition. According to him, forecasts indicate this year could be the country’s hottest...
KUALA LUMPUR: Investors are continuing to take money off the table following a mixed performance on Wall Street, in response to a slightly dovish message by the US Federal Reserve. The FBM KLCI dropped one point to 1,574.97 at the open as investors digested the news of the latest Fed guidance. Overnight, the Fed stayed put on...
KUALA LUMPUR: Off the back of heightened demand due to the festive period, Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd's (F&N) outperformance in the opening months of 2024 could also be pointing towards a rising preference for Asian brands, said Kenanga Research. In a results note, the research firm said it believed consumers may be opting for Asian brands...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened a tad lower against the US dollar today after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged. At 9 am, the ringgit opened at 4.7705/7775 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.7700/7750. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the Fed’s two-day Federal Open...
KUALA LUMPUR: The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 49.0 in April from 48.4 in March, indicating a softer downturn in the country's manufacturing sector. "The latest PMI data suggests that GDP growth is running at a slightly improved rate than that seen at the end of 2023, as well...
