KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The ringgit strengthened further against the US dollar at the opening on Thursday as fears over the Omicron variant eased, a dealer said. At 9am, the local note appreciated to 4.2160/2185 against the greenback from 4.2240/2260 at Wednesday’s close. The local note was traded higher vis-a-vis a basket of major currencies, except for against the euro. The […]
Read MoreDec 8 (Reuters) – The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0203 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move Japan yen 113.460 113.57 +0.10 Sing dlr 1.365 1.3653 +0.02 Taiwan dlr 27.735 27.771 +0.13 Korean won 1176.300 1179.5 […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — The Keluarga Malaysia Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMKM) will take effect today till December 31 throughout the country as part of the government’s efforts to stablise the price of necessities and ensure adequate supply in the market. The items listed under the scheme include live chicken, standard chicken, super chicken, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — The ringgit edged up against the US dollar at the opening today due to better demand in the market although the local note continues to trade in cautious mode, a dealer said. At 9am, the local note rose to 4.2280/2320 against the greenback from 4.2310/2340 at Monday’s close. ActivTrades trader Dyogenes Rodrigues Diniz said the US […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Retail sales in Malaysia fell further than projected in the third quarter, due to increased Covid-19 cases nationwide and the restrictions imposed as a response. According to a Retail Group of Malaysia (RGM) report, the sector contracted by -27.8 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter, or nearly twice as […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] More than 5,000 people travelled quarantine-free by land between Singapore and Malaysia via the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) in the first 5 days after border measures were eased. Another 2,771 people entered Singapore from Malaysia through air VTL over the same period. Last Monday (Nov 29), the rules were relaxed for those fully vaccinated […]
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