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Below is a summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Tuesday.

FBM KLCI down 1.02% to 1,568.03 on Feb 25, 2025

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): National men's doubles Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik advanced to the final of the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in style after eliminating defending champions Liang Wei Keng-Wang Chang of China in the semi-finals at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Centre, China tonight....

Aaron-Wooi Yik trounce defending champions, edge closer to first BAC title

TAPAH (April 12): Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) is confident that it can help to secure five voting districts, namely Tanjung Keramat, Ayer Kuning, Sungai Kroh, Ayer Kuning Selatan and Batu Tiga, assigned to it to ensure Barisan Nasional (BN) retains the Ayer Kuning state seat in the upcoming by-e...

Amanah confident in helping to secure 5 voting districts in Ayer Kuning state by-election

MOSCOW (April 12): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised US President Donald Trump on Saturday for what he said was a better understanding of the Ukraine conflict than any other Western leader.

"When we speak about eliminating root causes of any conflict, including the Ukrainia...

Russia's Lavrov praises Trump's understanding of Ukraine conflict

(April 12): US President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefiting electronics giants including Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

The...

Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

(April 12): If US President Donald Trump’s tariffs jack up US consumer prices — as pretty much everyone thinks they will, at least for a while — then that’s already bad news for inflation-fighters at the US Federal Reserve (Fed). It could also open the door to something even worse.

What...

Fed’s deepest tariff fear is a price shock that won’t fade away

Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (KL:CMSB), is seeking approval from the Sarawak government to commence the development of a new facility, Clinker Line 2, in Mambong here.

Cahya Mata Sarawak plans second clinker line to double cement output, says performance improving despite legal proceedings

Penang is actively diversifying and expanding its export markets to safeguard the sustainability of both the domestic and national economic chains.

Penang diversifying exports to offset US tariff impact, says CM

Authorities have recorded 179 witness statements as part of an investigation into the gas pipeline fire that erupted in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, on April 1, according to Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan.

Gas pipeline fire: 179 witness statements recorded, 769 reports filed

Malaysia will leverage its strong ties with the US, Europe, China and Asean to seek a resolution to the US retaliatory import tariffs, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

Asean to act as one on US tariffs — PM

US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning an executive order to allow the stockpiling of critical metals from the Pacific seabed, according to the Financial Times (FT).

Trump planning order to enable critical metals stockpiling — FT

The four Malaysia-based airlines operating out of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) failed to achieve the flight punctuality target for international flights in January this year, according to data released by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom).

All Malaysia-based carriers failed to meet international punctuality target in January — Mavcom

The European Union (EU) is racing to clinch trade deals with countries around the world, in an effort to diversify away from an increasingly protectionist US, as officials worry that the transatlantic relationship has been irreversibly damaged.&nbsp;

EU races to expand €2 tril trade network as US links sour

When&nbsp;Samsung&nbsp;Electronics chairman Jay Y&nbsp;Lee met Vietnam's prime minister in July, he had a simple message to convey.

What Samsung and Vietnam stand to lose in Trump's tariff war

US President Donald Trump's administration wants to strike 90 trade deals in 90 days, but the challenges to quickly resolving the president's trade war are already apparent.

Trump's trade team chases 90 deals in 90 days. Experts say good luck with that

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the US move to impose retaliatory import tariffs on several countries, including Malaysia, could strain Malaysia’s trade and investment relations with China.

US tariffs risk straining Malaysia-China ties, Anwar warns

When US President Donald Trump announced he was pausing his onslaught of tariffs that had wreaked havoc on global markets, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s aides were reminded of the fate of a near predecessor.

Trump’s Liz Truss moment helps UK remember bond market is boss

(April 12): US President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefiting electronics giants including Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

The...

Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (KL:CMSB), is seeking approval from the Sarawak government to commence the development of a new facility, Clinker Line 2, in Mambong&nbsp;here.

Malaysia will create history when it hosts the Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit involving all the Asean countries and six Gulf nations, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysia set to create history at Asean-GCC Summit, China invited, says PM

BlackRock Inc chief executive officer Larry Fink said he was caught by surprise at the breadth of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs&nbsp;last week on many countries, including key US trading partners.

BlackRock's Fink says Trump tariffs went way beyond his imagination

US President Donald Trump promised his Swiss counterpart to look again at levies inflicted on her country just hours before he suspended much of his tariff onslaught on the world.

Trump made promise to Swiss just hours before suspending tariffs

Penang is actively diversifying and expanding its export markets to safeguard the sustainability of both the domestic and national economic chains.

US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning an executive order to allow the stockpiling of critical metals from the Pacific seabed, according to the Financial Times&nbsp;(FT).&nbsp;

Chinese Trade Minister Wang Wentao said the continuous introduction of tariffs by the US will cause great harm to the developing world and may even trigger a humanitarian crisis.

China's trade minister says US tariffs could trigger humanitarian crisis

Malaysia will leverage its strong ties with the US, Europe, China and Asean to seek a resolution to the US retaliatory import tariffs, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

The government has never marginalised the allocation of funds to opposition-led states, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Kelantan gets 30% increase in allocation, proof that govt fair to all, says PM

Executives at big US&nbsp;banks&nbsp;warned on Friday of economic turbulence from tariffs that could weigh on economic growth, even as their profits beat forecasts in the first quarter.

US bank profits rise, but executives raise more tariff alarms

Chevron Corp&nbsp;was ordered to return nearly one million barrels of Venezuelan oil to Petroleos de Venezuela SA in a blow to the oil major, which was working to secure crude before wrapping up operations in the country when a US sanction&nbsp;deadline hits in May.

Chevron ordered to U-turn Venezuelan oil ahead of sanctions

US President Donald Trump has — for now — backed off of his steepest tariff increases. But with other duties still in place, doing business in the US is about to get costlier for European Union (EU)&nbsp;companies.

European firms stockpile, shift production to brace for tariffs

Taiwanese officials held their first tariff talks with US&nbsp;officials on Friday, with both sides looking forward to further discussions soon, the island's government said on Saturday.