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Alliance Bank records higher 2Q earnings on loans growth, higher fee income
KUALA LUMPUR: Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd recorded another quarter of earnings growth in the three months ended Sept 30, 2025 (2QFY26), driven by loans growth and higher non-interest income. Read […]
Bursa Malaysia sinks at midday despite revived rate cut hopes
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s stock index gave up early gains even as regional markets rallied on the back of revived expectations of a US rate cut in December. Read full story […]
Penang targets 47% cruise passenger growth in 2026 – PPC chairman
GEORGE TOWN: Penang is steering towards robust expansion in its cruise tourism sector, with passenger numbers projected to rise by 47 per cent in 2026, driven by expanded homeporting, strengthened […]
Malaysia’s leading index rises 0.8% in Sept – DoSM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic indicators strengthened in September 2025, with the Leading Index (LI) recording a 0.8 per cent increase to 113.3 points, up from 112.4 points a year earlier, […]
Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts
(Reuters) -A surge in militant attacks and instability in northern Nigeria is driving hunger to record levels, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, warning that nearly 35 […]
US holds secret Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi, FT reports
(Reuters) -U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll arrived in Abu Dhabi on Monday for peace talks with Ukraine’s military intelligence chief and a Russian delegation, the Financial Times reported. Read full […]
Budi95: Nearly 7,500 S’wak boat owners applied for subsidy, 5,785 approved, rest still pending, says state deputy minister
KUCHING: More than 5,000 boat owners in Sarawak have received the Budi95 targeted fuel subsidy, says state Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Henry Harry Jinep. Read full story Date: 25 November, […]
Floods: Banks activate relief aid channels
PETALING JAYA: Banks have activated flood relief assistance for affected customers and businesses. Read full story Date: 25 November, 2025 2:01 pm Source: thestar.com.my
‘Yes, I went to karaoke but was also on the ground with my flood-hit constituents’, says Hulu Langat MP
KUALA LUMPUR: Hulu Langat MP Mohd Sany Hamzan delivered a colourful defence in Parliament on Tuesday (Nov 25) after being accused of abandoning his constituency during the floods, quipping that […]
Court orders Jho Low’s sister and associate to pay RM11.58bil to 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has ordered the sister of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and his close associate Eric Tan to pay close to US$2.8bil (RM11.58bil) to 1Malaysia […]