KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to reduce the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) to 2.75 per cent from 3.0 per cent as a pre-emptive measure to secure improving growth trajectory amid price stability.

SEPANG, Jan 22 — The official haj quota for Malaysian pilgrims for this year’s haj season has been increased to 31,600 from 30,200 last year, according to Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa.

BEIJING, Jan 22 — A total of nine people have died from the new strain of coronavirus in China, with as many as 440 coronavirus cases currently confirmed in the country, Li Bin, a vice head of China’s National Health Commission, told reporters on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

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...