<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Malaysia’s international reserves fell 0.5% as of April 30 this year, from a fortnight earlier, the central bank said on Wednesday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Latest foreign exchange reserves totalled US$112.8 billion compared to US$113.4 billion as of April 15, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in a statement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The position is sufficient to finance 5.5 months of imports of goods and services, and is one time the total short-term external debt, it added.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Bank Negara Malaysia releases data on foreign exchange reserves every two weeks.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Malaysia’s international reserves fell 0.5% as of April 30 this year, from a fortnight earlier, the central bank said on Wednesday.

BNM: Malaysia’s international reserves down 0.5% to US$112.8b as of April 30, 2024

Electricity supply to all areas affected by a fire at the Kangkar Tebrau Main Intake Substation in Johor on Friday was fully restored within 77 minutes, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) (KL:TENAGA) said.

TNB restores power within 77 minutes after Kangkar Tebrau substation fire

The National Physical Planning Council (MPFN) has given in-principle approval to the proposed development of the National Maritime Port City and Carey Island Port Special Economic Zone.

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Every year, sea turtles return to the beaches of northern KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa, where they began life. Once they leave the shore, some travel north through the Mozambique Channel, using waters and coastal habitats off Mozambique and Madagascar, while others journey into the wider Indian...

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Wall Street has spent the year betting on staggering artificial intelligence (AI) growth while worrying about stubborn inflation. This week, investors got a fresh taste of both risks: a deepening rout in the AI complex that reached into its debt financing, and oil at US$110 a barrel threatening to make inflation harder to contain.

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A total of 24 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy air quality as of 9.30am, with Pasir Gudang, Johor, registering the highest air pollutant index (API) reading at 196.

Haze: 24 areas nationwide record unhealthy readings as of 9.30am

The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has urged employers to take proactive measures to protect employees’ safety, health and welfare as haze conditions worsen, including adjusting work arrangements in line with prevailing air quality and occupational safety requirements.

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Chinese firms have emerged as the biggest losers of the faltering global artificial intelligence (AI) trade, a setback for Beijing’s efforts to use stock markets to supercharge its ambition of technological supremacy.

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Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang took a sanguine view towards the latest artificial intelligence (AI) stock-market rout, saying the benefits of the technology will soon outweigh the concerns of investors.

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Global stocks fell modestly on Friday as markets stabilised after a sharp tech-led sell-off, while the dollar headed for a weekly loss.

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<p>A generation of investors grew up believing that Genting Bhd (KL:GENTING) was a cash-generating machine where nothing can go wrong even during the worst of times.</p>


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<p>Nvidia Corp chief executive officer Jensen Huang took a sanguine view towards the latest artificial intelligence (AI) stock-market rout, saying the benefits of the technology will soon outweigh the concerns of investors.</p>


<p>A total of 24 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy air quality as of 9.30am, with Pasir Gudang, Johor, registering the highest air pollutant index (API) reading at 196.</p>


<p>Chinese firms have emerged as the biggest losers of the faltering global artificial intelligence (AI) trade, a setback for Beijing’s efforts to use stock markets to supercharge its ambition of technological supremacy.</p>


<p>Wall Street has spent the year betting on staggering artificial intelligence (AI) growth while worrying about stubborn inflation. This week, investors got a fresh taste of both risks: a deepening rout in the AI complex that reached into its debt financing, and oil at US$110 a barrel threatening to make inflation harder to contain.</p>


<p>The National Physical Planning Council (MPFN) has given in-principle approval to the proposed development of the National Maritime Port City and Carey Island Port Special Economic Zone.</p>


<p>The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) has urged employers to take proactive measures to protect employees’ safety, health and welfare as haze conditions worsen, including adjusting work arrangements in line with prevailing air quality and occupational safety requirements.</p>


<p>Every year, sea turtles return to the beaches of northern KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa, where they began life. Once they leave the shore, some travel north through the Mozambique Channel, using waters and coastal habitats off Mozambique and Madagascar, while others journey into the wider Indian...

<p>Anthropic PBC has presented its own draft bill to US lawmakers with a plan for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) safety and security, in a moment of heightened concern about the potential risks of the rapidly advancing technology. &nbsp;</p>


<p>Electricity supply to all areas affected by a fire at the Kangkar Tebrau Main Intake Substation in Johor on Friday was fully restored within 77 minutes, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) (KL:TENAGA) said.</p>
