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The Malaysian Reserve birth was to fill the gap that was left by the merger or inclusion of Business Times into the New Straits Times. It was to be a concise and straight reading newspaper that takes no more than 20 – 30 minutes of reading time. Set within the pages are contents with local, regional and international perspective. In addition, The Malaysian Reserve provides for special sectoral day

s that gives prominent to specific industries i.e. Islamic Finance, Automotive/Transport, SME/Enterprise, Wealth Management etc. TMR was launched on the 28th of May 2007 at the first World Islamic Economic Forum held in KL.

Investigators recover plane black boxes from Washington air collision
31/01/2025

Investigators recover plane black boxes from Washington air collision



WASHINGTON — Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington’s Potomac river killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims’ bodies from the freezing water. US President Donald Trump launched a politica...

Trump says will impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries if they create new currency
31/01/2025

Trump says will impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries if they create new currency



MOSCOW — US President Donald Trump (picture) said he will impose 100 per cent tariffs on BRICS countries if they create a new currency, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti. “The idea that the BRICS countries are trying to move away from the dollar, while we stand by and watch, is over. We are going to...

Number of evacuees continues to rise in flood-hit Sabah, Sarawak
31/01/2025

Number of evacuees continues to rise in flood-hit Sabah, Sarawak



KUALA LUMPUR — The number of evacuees at flood relief centres in Sabah and Sarawak has continued to rise, with 15,015 this morning compared to 11,886 last night. In SARAWAK, the number of evacuees rose to 9,398 from 2,725 families this morning, up from 7,503 from 2,096 families last night. Accordi...

Ringgit opens slightly higher against US dollar amid higher DXY
31/01/2025

Ringgit opens slightly higher against US dollar amid higher DXY



THE ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar amid higher US Dollar Index (DXY) and strong economic data supporting the greenback, an analyst said.   At 8 am, the ringgit strengthened to 4.3900/3975 against the greenback, compared to Tuesday’s close of 4.3905/3980.   Bank Muamalat M...

Bursa Malaysia open marginally higher but turns lower thereafter
31/01/2025

Bursa Malaysia open marginally higher but turns lower thereafter

BURSA Malaysia opened marginally higher but turned lower thereafter, weighed by cautious sentiment despite Wall Street’s positive overnight performance, an analyst said. At 9.05 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 5.31 points to 1,547.38 compared to Tuesday’s close of 1,552.69. ...

Key nominees for the Grammy Awards
31/01/2025

Key nominees for the Grammy Awards

NEW YORK — Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 67th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles. Beyonce leads all nominees with 11 on the strength of her groundbreaking country album “Cowboy Carter”: Album of the Year “New Blue Sun” – A...

Japan’s Takeda Pharma names US head as first woman CEO
31/01/2025

Japan’s Takeda Pharma names US head as first woman CEO

TOKYO — Takeda Pharmaceuticals has named Julie Kim as the first woman to lead the 244-year-old Japanese drugmaker, a rarity in senior management in the world’s fourth-largest economy. Kim, a US citizen and head of the firm’s US business, will next year succeed Christophe Weber who in 2015 beca...

Flood disaster: Mosques, surau in Sarawak asked to hold ‘Solat Hajat’
31/01/2025

Flood disaster: Mosques, surau in Sarawak asked to hold ‘Solat Hajat’

SIBU — The Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS) has instructed all mosques and Friday prayer surau across Sarawak to perform Solat Hajat (Special Prayers) in the wake of the Flood Disaster in state after the Friday obligatory prayers today, for the well-being of flood victims and for the disaster to subs...

KTMB enhances security measures to curb trespassing
31/01/2025

KTMB enhances security measures to curb trespassing

KUALA LUMPUR — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is enhancing security measures by deploying more auxiliary police personnel, particularly in high-risk areas, to prevent future track trespassing. KTMB chief operating officer Mohd Zain Mat Taha said the company would engage further with the Land ...

Trump blames deadly Washington air collision on ‘diversity’
31/01/2025

Trump blames deadly Washington air collision on ‘diversity’

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump — speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington’s Potomac River — launched a political attack Thursday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter. Trump’s politicization of th...

Fourth PLC directorship for Anwar’s ex-aide Farhash
31/01/2025

Fourth PLC directorship for Anwar’s ex-aide Farhash

by HABHAJAN SINGH DATUK Wira Farhash Wafa Salvador, a former aide to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and a visible political leader in PKR, has received yet another appointment to a public listed company (PLC) on the local bourse. Last week, the 42-year-old politician-turned-corporate executive joined Key....

Report: OpenAI seeking US$40b in new fundraising round
31/01/2025

Report: OpenAI seeking US$40b in new fundraising round



SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday. Japan’s SoftBank is leading the investment round and is in talks to invest $15-25 bil...

Chipmaker Intel beats revenue expectations amidst 4Q loss
31/01/2025

Chipmaker Intel beats revenue expectations amidst 4Q loss

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel reported a fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, but better than expected revenue as the US chip giant continues to struggle to stake its place in the artificial intelligence revolution. The company posted a net loss of $126 million for the quarter ending December 28, compared to a...

Unesco-listed equestrian art lives on in Portugal
31/01/2025

Unesco-listed equestrian art lives on in Portugal

by LEVI FERNANDES  STABLE hand Catarina Cabaca carefully braided the mane of a Lusitano thoroughbred in the distinctive Portuguese style that’s just been added to Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage.  She was weaving the mane at the prestigious Portuguese School of Equestrian Art in ...

China’s wobbly economy faces new threat from pensions boycott
31/01/2025

China’s wobbly economy faces new threat from pensions boycott

Young people opting out of the state pension plan add pressure to a programme already strained by low birth rate and ageing population  CHINA’S strained pension system, already in danger of running out of money in a decade, faces a new threat from young workers like Gao Pengcheng.  The social me...

NYC commuters get new traffic-dodging option
31/01/2025

NYC commuters get new traffic-dodging option

Blade will offer a commuter pass for RM880 a year by MICHELLE KASKE  WELL-HEELED workers that live in the New York City (NYC) suburbs will soon have a lofty path to avoiding gridlock en route to their Manhattan offices.  Blade Urban Air Mobility Inc, which provides helicopter flights between Manha...

New CEO for Takaful Ikhlas, Tex Cycle appoints COO
31/01/2025

New CEO for Takaful Ikhlas, Tex Cycle appoints COO

MNRB Holdings Bhd has appointed Wan Ahmad Najib Wan Ahmad Lotfi as the new CEO of its family takaful subsidiary, Takaful Ikhlas Family Bhd, effective Jan 14, succeeding Muhammad Fikri Mohamad Rawi.  Before the appointment, Wan Ahmad Najib served as the chief distribution officer at FWD Takaful Bhd....

Malaysia outlook 2025: One more lap
31/01/2025

Malaysia outlook 2025: One more lap

GDP growth in 2025 is expected to be underpinned by continuous supportive policies  by IFAST RESEARCH TEAM  MALAYSIAN equities registered an overall price return of 12.9% (total return of 17.6% including dividends) in 2024.  Malaysian equities captured the attention of domestic and international ...

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📌 Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrived a at KL court Palace of Justice at 8.32am. 📌 Close to a hundred of people, comprised of media personnel and some of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s supporters gathered outside the Palace of Justice’s rear entrance. 📌 Strict security control imposed around the court complex, as only individuals with matters in court and media registered to follow today’s proceeding is only allowed to enter the court complex 📌 Senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhasan and several notable figures from opposition including Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan and Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah arrived at court 📌 Najib’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah just arrived. Today’s proceeding is scheduled to be heard before panel of three Appellate Court judges led by Datuk Azizah Nawawi, Datuk Azhahari Kamal and Datuk Seri Mohd Firuz Jaffril 📌 Court proceeding begins, with parties introducing themselves. Shafee informed the court that Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan is holding watching brief for Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar Ronald Kiandee in today’s proceeding. 📌 Takiyuddin informed the court that he will be holding watching brief on behalf of Malaysia’s Parliament interests, particularly the Dewan Rakyat, given that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had told the Dewan Rakyat on December 10 last year that he could not comment on the royal addendum issues, as the matter is being heard in court. “So, we came (to court today) to hear, follow the proceeding in court today, regarding this issues,” he told the judges 📌 Shafee, taking the lead in today’s proceeding, told the court that there are two additional affidavits put before the court today, which was Najib’s son Datuk Mohd Nizar’s and his. The lead defence counsel said that Nizar had received a letter from the Pahang’s executive council on yesterday, signed by the royal Pahang household comptro

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[ JUST IN ] Datin Vivy Yusof, and her husband, Datuk Fadzaruddin Shah Anuar, arrived at KL court complex at 8.33am. 📌 Vivy Yusof and her husband charged in the KL Sessions Court with criminal breach of trust involving Khazanah and PNB investment funds totalling RM8 million. They pleaded not guilty to the charge this morning. 📌 Judge Rosli Ahmad set bail at RM100,000 for each accused. He also ordered Vivy and Fadza to surrender their passports to the court and report to the MACC office in Kuala Lumpur once a month. #TMRNews #FashionValet

[LANGSUNG] Sidang Media peguambela Datuk Seri Najib Razak berhubung keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur mengarahkan anak guamnya membela diri bagi 25 pertuduhan penyelewengan dana 1MDB
[LANGSUNG] Sidang Media peguambela Datuk Seri Najib Razak berhubung keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur mengarahkan anak guamnya membela diri bagi 25 pertuduhan penyelewengan dana 1MDB

[LANGSUNG] Sidang Media peguambela Datuk Seri Najib Razak berhubung keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur mengarahkan anak guamnya membela diri bagi 25 pertuduhan penyelewengan dana 1MDB

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The Malaysian Reserve birth was to fill the gap that was left by the merger or inclusion of Business Times into the New Straits Times.

It was to be a concise and straight reading newspaper that takes no more than 20 – 30 minutes of reading time.

A newspaper that is able to provide a complete overview and prepare the individuals for the day ahead. Set within the pages are contents with a local, regional and international perspective.

In addition, The Malaysian Reserve provides for special sectoral days that gives prominence to specific industries i.e. Islamic Finance, Automotive/Transport, SME/Enterprise, Wealth Management etc.