Ringgit opens higher in early session against greenback
By Sharifah Pirdaus Syed Ali KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit snapped its three-day losing streak to open higher against the US dollar in the early session today as the greenback softened following a lower-than-expected United States (US) Ápril consumer price index (CPI) data released last night. At 9 am, the local note rose to 4.4470/4505 versus […]
Ensuring graft-free public, private sectors
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia needs to continue and enhance the implementation of anti-corruption activities to create a graft-free environment in the public and private sectors, said Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar. He said efforts to prevent corruption became the main focus of the government because the people are now actively observing and judging the quality of the […]
New ceiling prices for chicken, eggs to help curb big rise in food inflation
KUALA LUMPUR: The move to set new ceiling prices for chicken and eggs will help to limit potentially larger adjustment that would add to the overall food inflation, according to MIDF Research. “For example, the new ceiling price for chicken at RM9.40 per kilogramme (kg) for Peninsular Malaysia is only an increase of 5.6 per cent from the […]
