Ringgit rebounds to close higher against US Dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) — The ringgit reversed yesterday’s losses to close higher against the US dollar today after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 p…

MAFS aims to make Malaysia major egg exporter – Mohamad

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) aims to return Malaysia to its ‘glory era’ as one of the major egg exporters, through collaboration with various parties.Its Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, said…

MOT intends to reopen taxi , rental car licence applications to companies – Loke

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Transport (MOT) intends to reopen applications for taxi and rental car licences to companies, with the new improved modules.Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, said that the initiative would be able to i…

Malaysia can achieve Asian Digital Tiger status – Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) — The entry of investors like Amazon Web Services AWS and various companies choosing Malaysia as a data centre can turn Malaysia into an Asian Digital Tiger, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.He said…

Prices of petrol, diesel remain unchanged from March 9-15

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 (Bernama) — The retail prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the week from March 9 to 15.The Finance Ministry (MOF), in a statement today, said the price of RON97 would remain at RM3.35 per litre, …

Employers, industry players urged to get Safety Passports – Sivakumar

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) — Employers and industry players who have yet to implement the Safety Passport Programme are urged to do so as a measure to reduce accident rates at the workplace.Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar said it was crucial…

Socso targets over 1,000 companies in Ops Cegah 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) is aiming to visit more than 1,000 companies nationwide to conduct meetings with the management of companies which have recorded the highest number of workplace accidents in ‘O…