KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The ringgit extended yesterday’s loss to open lower today due to market jitters about the outbreak of coronavirus in China and the first confirmed case in the United States.

[caption id="attachment_205528" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A digitally-colourized, negative-stained transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image depicting a number of Influenza A virions.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 22 — There are no plans to carry out a study on abolishing the religious status of a person on the identity card, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) will close all reload facilities on the entry lanes from today until February 3 to ensure smooth traffic at toll plazas during the Chinese New Year celebration.

SEPANG, Jan 22 — No traces of coronavirus have been detected in the country, said Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

[caption id="attachment_205861" align="alignnone" width="5472"] Picture by ALEX SUPRUN/UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng denies that car prices will increase, as the government has yet to reach an agreement with regards to the restructuring of excise...

[caption id="attachment_205855" align="alignnone" width="5087"] Picture by JAMES BALDWIN/UNSPLASH[/caption] IPOH, Jan 21 — The voices in the audio recordings revealed by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Latheefa Koya earlier this month are expected to be known...

[caption id="attachment_205850" align="alignnone" width="5076"] Picture by CAMILO JIMENEZ/UNSPLASH[/caption] BEIJING, Jan 21 — A fourth death from the new coronavirus is being reported in China’s Wuhan, where the current outbreak of the virus started, announced Wuhan health authorities and...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Pontian Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan was charged in the sessions court here today with failing to declare RM2 million which he received from Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) and to giving false statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

[caption id="attachment_205833" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Aerial view of Seremban city on January 17, 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — PLUS Malaysia Bhd (PLUS) is currently engaging with the government to confirm the scope and mechanics of the toll reduction that was decided last week by the cabinet, given the intended implementation date of February 1.

[caption id="attachment_205825" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

[caption id="attachment_204753" align="alignnone" width="1023"] Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution (right) promoting the dedicated “Buatan Malaysia” shelves at the Petronas stations’ Mesra shops, which is part of the Buy Malaysian Products Campaign (KBBM) 2019.

PETALING JAYA, Jan 20 — Proton Holdings Bhd targets to sell at least 132,000 units of vehicles in 2020, a significant increase from the 100,821 units it registered in 2019.

[caption id="attachment_203886" align="alignnone" width="885"] File Picture by Bernama[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah today advised mothers to always be vigilant of their children’s health in the wake of emerging infectious...

by Ashwin Kumar SHAH ALAM, Jan 20 — Johor Baru Umno division chief Tan Sri Shahrir Abd Samad and Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan are set to be charged with money laundering at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court tomorrow. The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission said in a statement that it had...

[caption id="attachment_205730" align="alignnone" width="4711"] Picture by MERIC DAGLI / UNSPLASH[/caption] KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Malaysia can be a developed country earlier than 2030 if it applies 5G technology properly for development, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today. The prime minister...

[caption id="attachment_205159" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali speaking to the journalists after the first Round Table Sessions in conjunction with the 2019 Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on December 19, 2019.

[caption id="attachment_204875" align="alignnone" width="1198"] Picture by TANVI SHARMA/UNSPLASH[/caption] BUTTERWORTH, Jan 20 — Malaysia will send back a total of 110 containers comprising illegal shipment of plastic waste back to their countries of origin by the middle of this...

[caption id="attachment_205796" align="alignnone" width="5192"] Picture by LUIS MELENDEZ/UNSPLASH[/caption] SEOUL, Jan 20 — South Korea today reported their first confirmed case of the China coronavirus amid concerns that a pneumonia-like illness is set to spread across China and Asia, reported...