Mukah needs more banks
MUKAH: A long queue of people at a bank here caught the attention of the Mukah Resident Office. Mukah Division Resident Hamdiah Bakir said she took note of the situation as some Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) recipients, as reported, came very early in the morning to get their transactions done. “We have brought the matter […]
Maybank IB Issues New put warrants, call warrants
KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB) has issued four new European style cash-settled put warrants and four new European style cash-settled call warrants over the ordinary shares of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, Genting Malaysia Bhd, My E.G. Services Bhd and SP Setia Bhd respectively, with tenors of approximately seven months and an issue […]
Act fast on tip-offs, banks told
KUCHING: Banks must act swiftly upon receiving tip-offs from the public in order to prevent any more attempted scams. Movement for Change Sarawak (MOCS) chairman Francis Paul Siah said he had contacted the fraud department of a banking company on May 1 concerning an individual claiming to be a student in Kota Kinabalu, who was […]
Enforcing MCO rules at bank
BINTULU: The police with the help of assistance of the army, auxiliary police and Bintulu People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) personel are helping to control the crowd at Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Bintulu branch as the latter dispenses Prihatin, Bantuan Sara Hidup and Sarawakku Sayang aid. Bintulu district police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said his men held […]
Banks told to reopen
KAPIT: All banks here were told to reopen for business from yesterday after they closed down since the movement control order (MCO) was implemented on March 18. Kapit Disaster Management Committee held a meeting with banks officials at the Bletih State Complex yesterday to resolve various issues arising during the MCO namely transportation of cash […]
Banks remain willing to lend to bankable entities
KUALA LUMPUR: Banks remain willing to lend to bankable households and businesses, and has approved roughly three out of four housing loan applications they received. In a box article titled “Banking on Banks: Are They Lending Enough?”, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in Jan-Sept 2019 (9M 2019) alone, banks approved housing loans worth RM119 billion […]
