Day: July 26, 2024

D Asia Travel Sdn Bhd (D Asia Travel) has opened its India branch office, Asian Trails Pvt Ltd in Alappuzha, Kerala, a strategic move aimed to enhance travel convenience for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists. Its manager, Muhammad Arsyad Abdullah, said the expansion facilitates effortless booking of ground packages throughout India, eliminating intermediaries and simplifying the travel process. ‘D Asia Travel committed to providing the best services to our clients for the past 14 years. We treat every customer with the highest dedication and responsibility to create a strong relationship as they have high confidence in us,’ he told Bernama. He

A policeman will be charged at the Kuala Kubu Bharu Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, whose body was discovered in a palm oil plantation. The man, stationed in Perak, will be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code. As of 7 am, media practitioners have already gathered outside the court complex to cover the case. Nur Farah Kartini, 25, a former student of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), was reported missing on July 10 and her body was found in an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Keledang, Hulu Bernam here, at

The ringgit was slightly lower against the US dollar in the morning amid muted demand for the domestic unit after the recent gains. At 8.05 am, the ringgit declined to 4.6650/6700 against the greenback from Thursday’s close of 4.6600/6625. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the ringgit would be traded at the current level against the US dollar as expectations remain for the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. He noted that US economic growth for the second quarter of 2024 came in higher than expected at 2.8 per cent versus consensus estimates

A married couple was killed after the car they were riding in collided with a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle at KM350 of Jalan Kuala Lumpur-Kota Bharu near the traffic lights of the Raub Central Spine Road (CSR), Batu 3, Lipis, last night. Raub district police chief Supt Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman said in the incident at about 10.20 pm, Muhamad Anasar Kamarozaman, 34, a school security guard, and his wife, Zalina Ali, 40, a shoe shop assistant, died at the scene. He said the couple’s two children, who were also in the Proton Wira car at the time of the incident,

Bursa Malaysia opened weaker this morning, influenced by the mixed performance on Wall Street overnight, according to an analyst. At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was marginally lower by 2.86 points at 1,612.32 from Thursday’s close of 1,615.18. The index opened 1.19 points lower at 1,613.99. In the broader market, decliners led gainers 200 to 156, with 308 counters unchanged, 1,859 untraded and 52 suspended. Turnover stood at 261.10 million units worth RM130.28 million. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president Thong Pak Leng said Wall Street’s close was mixed as traders tried to recover from