Local gold futures end lower with 79 lots traded

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) — The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Thursday with 79 lots traded.The gold futures contract for the spot month of February 2023 fell to US$1,827.80 per troy ounce, while March 2023 dro…

Industry players reluctant to accept two-tier cooking oil pricing proposal – Salahuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) — Players in the cooking oil industry seem reluctant to agree to a two-tier cooking oil pricing proposal, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub sa…

CPO futures end rally above RM4,200 a tonne

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (Bernama) — The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives rallied above RM4,200 per tonne for the May benchmark contract, said Palm oil trader David Ng. He said concerns over weak production continue to l…

Bursa Malaysia ends lower in lacklustre trading

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia ended lower amid lacklustre trading today, in line with the downbeat performance in the regional markets. At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 10.01 points or 0.68 per cent to…

Petrol, diesel prices unchanged for Feb 23-March 1 period

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) — The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol as well as diesel will remain unchanged for the period from Feb 23 to March 1, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said.In a statement today, it said RON97 would remain at RM3.35 p…

RM1.467 billion allocated for sewerage projects nationwide

KAJANG, Feb 22 (Bernama) –The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) has allocated RM1.467 billion under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12) to develop strong and effective infrastructure through the implementation of sewer…

Mat Sabu aims to turn agricultural sector into good income generator

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Bernama) — One of the primary aims of Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu is to elevate the agricultural sector to a professional level so that it is capable of generating good income.To achieve that, h…