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Votiro Highlights Continuous Momentum In The Asia-pacific

innovator in Zero Trust Data Detection and Response and trusted to deliver safe and compliant content to industry leaders across the globe, announces significant growth and advancements in Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Japan. The company also shares its plans to advance product functionality within the region in the second half of the year, expanding its Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) engine with a real-time data security pillar via Zero Trust Data Detection and Response (DDR). To lead expansion in the large growth market, the company has appointed John Ong as Regional VP of Sales, APAC, Japan, and Middle East. Ong joins

Bursa Malaysia Opens Lower On Wall Street Cue

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

Married couple killed in Lipis crash

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,

Ringgit Opens Slightly Lower Against Us Dollar

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

Nur Farah Kartini’s Murder: Policeman To Be Charged Today

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

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