KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed slightly lower on Tuesday against the greenback after Asian foreign exchange (FX) markets displayed a mixed performance against the US dollar. At 6 pm, the ringgit eased to 4.7785/7820 against the greenback from Monday’s closing of 4.7750/7785. SPI Asset Management managing director Stephen Innes said …

(Reuters) – Manchester United could be without forward Marcus Rashford and midfielder Scott McTominay through injury when they take on bottom-side Sheffield United at Old Trafford, manager Erik ten Hag said on the eve of Wednesday’s Premier League game. The 26-year-old Rashford had a stellar 2022-23 campaign, scoring 30 goals …

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul is leading a delegation from the Malaysian Parliament on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland from April 23 to May 2. The Malaysian Parliament, in a statement, said the purpose of the visit was to deepen understanding …

STOCKHOLM: Spotify’s quarterly gross profit topped 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for the first time after it reined in marketing spending, although that meant the music streaming giant missed its forecast for monthly active users. The Swedish company has been growing its user base for years by offering promotions and …

LONDON April 23 — Nottingham Forest will be given the opportunity to privately hear the VAR audio related to three rejected penalty claims in their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton today. Relegation-threatened Forest called yesterday for the audio between Stuart Attwell and on-field referee Anthony Taylor to be released …

PepsiCo beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit on Tuesday as demand for its sodas and snacks like Cheetos and Doritos in international markets drove growth even as it witnessed a slowdown in the United States. Consumers across Europe, Asia Pacific and China shelled out money for PepsiCo’s …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Association of Malaysia is embroiled in an internal tussle where an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was called to unseat the president and revoke his membership. This was despite its president, Ding Hong Sing, declaring the EGM “invalid and unlawful” after its secretary-general, …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Iskandar Regional Development Authority’s (IRDA) target to achieve cumulative investments of RM636 billion by 2030 is among Iskandar Malaysia’s strategies to assist the country in becoming one of the top 30 global economies and the top 12 in global competitiveness. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said …

SIK: The elder sister of one of the 10 victims of the two Navy helicopters that crashed in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday (April 23) morning, did not expect the return of Warrant Officer II TLR (AQM) Muhammad Faisol Tamadun, 36, to Kedah for Aidilfitri to become the last meeting with …

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) recorded the highest traffic across the 39 airports it manages locally, in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) at 21.8 million passengers since 2020, reaching 85.9% of 1Q19 traffic. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, MAHB said the international sector contributed 53.7% or …