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The matter went viral on social media platforms after the AGC personnel were allegedly asked to make monetary contributions.

The ringgit traded higher against the US Dollar in today's early session, driven by continued buying interest towards the local currency.

The meeting will also focus on improving international monetary and financial system, global economic prospects, BRICS countries' economies.

BNM held the interest rate steady as the current monetary policy stance remains supportive of the economy.

The net short forward positions stood at US$29.29 bln as at end-July 2024, reflecting the management of ringgit liquidity in money market.

BNM said for the next 12 months, the pre-determined short-term outflows of foreign currency loans, securities, and deposits.

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Bank Negara Malaysia said the global economy continues to expand amid resilient labour markets and continued recovery in global trade.

Investors focused on the US Federal Reserve's semi-annual testimony to assess the US economic growth and monetary policy paths.

Bank Negara Malaysia said the reserves position was sufficient to finance 5.5 months of imports of goods and service.

A chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the ringgit is expected to move in a narrow range today.

Roger Ng is permanently banned from performing any regulated activity under the Securities and Futures Act, said MAS.

Simulated pegging should be explored in a timely, targeted and temporary manner in tandem with further liberalisation of capital controls.

BNM kept the OPR at 3.00 pct at its July 5-6 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, after raising by 25 basis points at the May 2-3 meeting.

Global growth, however, remains weighed down by persistent core inflation and higher interest rates, BNM said.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.

Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.

So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.

Here's how India counts farm fires - a major contributor to severe pollution in the north - and why its method is being questioned.