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Persistently high COVID-19 caseload and political uncertainties continued to erode foreign interest in both instruments in July.

RAM Rating Services Bhd believes that Malaysian banks will remain resilient despite the pandemic-ravaged economy.

According to Wong, an estimated 13 per cent of banks' loans are under targeted repayment assistance.

The average Malaysian firm also has enough cash to support 3.5 months' operating expenses.

Fitch rates Sime Darby Plantation and Sime Darby Berhad and reaffirms SD Plantations BBB and assigns BB for SD Berhad

The revision was made after a better-than-expected growth performance of 5.6 per cent in the first quarter, as the economic recovery momentum was beginning to show signs of sustainability.

RAM Ratings has reaffirmed the Malaysian banking sector's stable outlook as the sector wrapped up a difficult 2016 in good shape.

In its November publication, "Economic Outlook 2017", it said the growth momentum is projected to pick up after the sluggishness of the last couple of years, mainly led by stabilising domestic demand.

RAM Ratings expects Budget 2017 to remain supportive due to the weak external environment and slower GDP growth.

The ringgit is not expected to breach the 4.00 to a US dollar level this year and next year, said RAM Ratings.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.