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Shahidan Kassim frontrunner for FGV chair, say sources

By Emmanuel Samarathisa | | Mainstream

Arau MP Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim has been tipped to be the next FGV Holdings Bhd chairman, sources tell FocusM. The veteran Umno leader is set to...

MPC urges regulators to utilise Unified Public Consultation portal

By FocusM | | Mainstream

MALAYSIA Productivity Corporation (MPC) is urging all government ministries and agencies to utilise the Unified Public Consultation (UPC) portal to...

Servex partners Green Packet to distribute KipleLive solutions

By FocusM | | Mainstream

SERVEX (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a supplier of information and communications technology (ICT) products and computer component distributor, has partnered...

Moody's: Pressure keeps rising for APAC companies as coronavirus impact becomes clearer

By FocusM | | Mainstream

MOODY’s Investors Service said about 22% of 476 rated non-financial companies in Asia Pacific (APAC) have high exposure to coronavirus disruptions,...

Net foreign outflow eases to RM394 mil as country enters third week of CMCO

By FocusM | | Mainstream

FOREIGN investors continued to exit Bursa Malaysia for the May 18-21 period, recording a total net outflow of RM394.34 mil, as the country entered...

'A sad mood': Muslim doctor in Malaysia spends Eid in hospital amid pandemic

By FocusM | | Mainstream

MALAYSIAN doctor Muhammad Syahidd Al-Hatim was used to being away from his family on Eid al-Fitr, having spent the past two years celebrating the...

Ministry, MIDEC assist 5,800 traders affected by MCO

By FocusM | | Mainstream

THE digitalisation initiative by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) and its agency Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)...

Finance Minister: New normal may be the permanent normal

By FocusM | | Mainstream

CONSUMER behaviour has possibly changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, making the new normal permanent - something retailers need to prepare for to...

Fire at Hengyuan Refining storage tank in Port Dickson put out

By FocusM | | Mainstream

HENGYUAN Refining Company Bhd (HRC) has confirmed that a fire that broke out at a crude tank at its refinery in Port Dickson early this morning has...

TNB distributes zakat aid totalling RM4.3 mil during Ramadan

By FocusM | | Mainstream

TENAGA Nasional Bhd (TNB) has distributed zakat (tithe) assistance amounting to RM4.325 mil to 21,000 people comprising the poor, senior citizens,...

Bank Rakyat gives moratorium on RM6 bil payment obligations

By FocusM | | Mainstream

BANK Rakyat has granted its customers a moratorium on repayments totalling RM6 bil, according to chief executive officer Datuk Rosman...

Bursa Malaysia to hover between 1,420 and 1,450 next week

By FocusM | | Mainstream

BURSA Malaysia is likely to hover at the 1,420 to 1,450 level next week, supported by expected rotational play among the rubber glove and logistics...

Petronas braces for severe 2020 hit as first-quarter profit plummets

By FocusM | | Mainstream

MALAYSIAN state oil firm Petronas posted a 68% slump in first-quarter profit yesterday and said it would cut capital expenditure and operating...

Tune Protect group posts lower net profit in first quarter

By FocusM | | Mainstream

TUNE Protect Group Bhd has posted a lower net profit of RM2.50 mil for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 (Q1 2020) compared with RM18.34 mil...

Takaful Ikhlas allocates RM140,000 for underprivilege groups

By FocusM | | Mainstream

TAKAFUL Ikhlas General Bhd, a subsidiary of MNRB Holdings Bhd, has allocated RM140,000 fund under the “Ramadan and Syawal Spending” programme to...

Putrajaya nod for rescheduling loan repayments by states

By FocusM | | Mainstream

KUALA LUMPUR: The federal government says it is prepared to consider applications from state governments for loan restructuring or rescheduling to...

Covid-19: MoH to screen foreigners at two detention depots

By FocusM | | Mainstream

HEALTH director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Ministry of Health is testing foreigners at the Semenyih and Bukit Jalil immigration...

Petronas sees a 'very challenging' 2020 as 1Q profit falls 68%

By FocusM | | Featured, Mainstream

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas, which today reported a 68% year-on-year decline in first-quarter profit, sees a very challenging outlook for the rest of...