KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) stress tests that applies two hypothetical adverse scenarios show that financial institutions continue to remain resilient under simulated severe credit, income and funding shocks. In its...

PUTRAJAYA, March 31 — A former bank president-cum-managing director with the “Datuk” title was among four individuals arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday for allegedly receiving bribes to approve a financial...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, as well as the owner of Lebanese jewellery firm Global Royalty Trading SAL, Samer Halimeh,  will inspect 11,991 jewellery pieces....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Senior Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali will lead a trade and investment mission to South Korea and Japan from April 1-6, 2021. In a statement today, the Ministry of...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Repayments by households in the banking system in the second half (H2) of 2020 — excluding credit cards — reached 93 per cent of levels seen in the previous year’s corresponding period, indicating that most have...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Headline inflation turned slightly positive, rising to 0.1 per cent in February 2021, versus a contraction of 0.2 per cent in January, driven by higher domestic retail fuel prices. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein will be making a two-day official visit to China starting tomorrow at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said....

JOHOR BARU, March 31 — A Johor DAP leader questioned the Perikatan Nasional (PN) federal government’s silence about the RM320.27 million reimbursement to Singapore as compensation for costs incurred in the cancelled the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — A former police corporal told his family members to accept what had happened and to look after his children after the High Court here today sentenced him to death by hanging for killing his step-daughter six years ago....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — A new law gazetted today will temporarily allow the Finance Ministry to approve additional spending of the federal government’s funds beyond the initial Budget without going through the usual route of seeking...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi shared a cryptic post on party hoppers yesterday, taking a veiled jab at them by labelling them as frogs “bred by certain towkays”. In what seemed to be a dedicated posting.....

SIBU, March 31 — Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 has scored its biggest contraband bust so far this year with the seizure of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth about RM30.14 million during an operation in Tanjung Kunyit on March 12. State...

KOTA KINABALU, March 31 ― The decision of Sabah Umno to maintain cooperation with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) is a move which puts the people first, said Sabah PAS secretary, Dr Aliakbar Gulasan. The Sabah appointed assemblyman said therefore the.....

ALOR SETAR, March 31 ― The Kedah government still insists on raw water supply charge to be imposed on Penang, even if the matter is brought to the federal government to be solved. Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said every development project.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 ― Malaysia needs a reset and to seize new growth opportunities in order to emerge stronger from the pandemic, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus. She proposed that focus should be on...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and PAS will maintain their political cooperation through Perikatan Nasional into the 15th general election (GE15), the two parties’ secretaries-general announced today. The decision will...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The Malaysian government should take steps to protect the welfare of gig workers and also close any possible loopholes that would enable monopolies by businesses, PKR Youth chief Akmal Nasir said today. Akmal, who is also.....

KUCHING, March 31 ― Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has agreed to relook Article 160 of the Federal Constitution on the interpretation of the Federation of Malaysia, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg said today. He said the.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The country’s headline inflation is anticipated to temporarily spike to above 5.0 per cent in the second quarter of this year due to a lower base from low fuel prices in the corresponding quarter of 2020, and average to.....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng questioned today the Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) motive for terminating the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project.  Lim has asked if PN was still interested in...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Media outlet Astro Awani today apologised to former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over an unintentional error in a video clip over the latter’s ongoing trial at the High Court. In a statement...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Malaysia can emerge stronger in the post-pandemic future by accelerating strategies to address the three D’s of supply side reforms known as accelerating digitalisation, rethinking down streaming, and reducing...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The number of unsold properties has seen a respite amid the government’s Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) except for the commercial market, which remains worrisome amid the new norms, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) is still in the process of stabilising the water supply distribution system in Petaling, Klang and Shah Alam areas. Its corporate communication chief Elina Baseri in a...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) does not have any immediate plans to issue Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The central bank said in Malaysia the financial system continues to support the functioning of the economy while...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Despite movement restrictions and rapid acceleration in e-commerce and online spending in 2020, cash remained the most prevalent medium of payment in the year, which saw an annual growth of 14.3 per cent, the highest...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Indonesian and Malaysian supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group called on Monday for further attacks in Indonesia following a bombing in Makassar, Indonesia, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. ....

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — The Malaysian economy is projected to expand between 6.0 per cent and 7.5 per cent in 2021 compared with a contraction of 5.6 per cent in 2020, supported by domestic factors such as consumption and a brighter external...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Actor and producer Datuk Afdlin Shauki has entered PKR, citing admiration for party president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political resolve and “magnanimity” in forgiving political rivals. Astro Awani reported that...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he has managed to convince Umno ministers to remain in his Cabinet for the benefit of the country, following a meeting with them on Monday. Muhyiddin met the Umno ministers a...