Author: Bernama

Ringgit up against US dollar in early session

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit appreciated against the US dollar in the early session today on renewed buying interest after Malaysia recorded a higher trade surplus by 0.2 per cent month-on-month at RM26.7 billion in March 2023, said an analyst. The trade surplus marked the 35th consecutive month of trade surplus since

SEA Games: Sharifah Afiqah ready to roll without big brother

KUALA LUMPUR: National petanque athlete Sharifah Afiqah Farzana Syed Ali won’t have her brother, Syed Afiq Fakhri, for company but that won’t stop her from hunting down her first gold medal at the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games. Her hopes of fighting for the gold medal with her brother in Cambodia

Death toll nearly 300 in Sudan fighting

WASHINGTON: Nearly 300 people have been killed in Sudan due to ongoing clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Wednesday. “The situation in Sudan is increasingly concerning and heartbreaking. Almost 300 people have died so far and

Stampede at aid centre kills at least 80 in Yemeni capital

SANAA (Yemen): At least 80 people were killed and more than 220 others injured in a stampede Wednesday at an aid centre in the Bab Al-Yemen area of Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, according to the Houthi-run health authority. Anis Al-Subaihi, the official spokesman for the Houthi health authority, confirmed the incident

2 cheerleaders shot after opening door of wrong car

HOUSTON: Two African American teenage cheerleaders were shot after one of them mistakenly opened the door to a wrong vehicle at a supermarket parking lot near Austin, the capital city of south central US state of Texas, local media reported on Wednesday. The suspect, a 25-year-old white identified as Pedro

Woman found by roadside in suspected rape case

IPOH: Police arrested a man on suspicion of raping a woman who was found injured and in a traumatic state at Jalan Kamaruddin Isa, Fair Park near here last night. Ipoh district police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said the 38-year-old victim was found by members of the public who later

Sabah trounce Kelantan 6-1 while JDT struggle to nail Cops

KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah enjoyed a goal galore in their last Super League match before Hari Raya Aidilfitri by routing Kelantan 6-1 in the clash at Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu last night. The Rhinos under coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee did not wait long to start the goal spree as they

Malaysians living abroad missing Raya festivity back home

By Balkish Awang KUALA LUMPUR: Azira Aziz has been living in Oslo, Norway, since 2011. Her husband Faizul Akmal Ahmad Rodi works as an engineer there and they celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri each year with the local Muslim community. This year, they received an invitation to attend a Raya gathering

Sunway Malls records 19% sales growth in Q1

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Malls’ sales performance has exceeded expectations after registering a 19 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, supported by a stronger festive quarter and healthy demand for out-of-home dining. The mall group operator recorded sales growth of 12 per cent in January,

KKB poised to recover in FY2023, says chairman

KUALA LUMPUR: KKB Engineering Bhd is poised to recover with its full-fledged integrated capabilities in the financial year 2023. In its annual report for 2022, chairman Datuk Seri Kho Kak Beng said the engineering sector is expected to turn a new page with the completion of projects secured pre-pandemic and