By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today as stronger-than-expected United States (US) labour market data reinforced expectations that the US Federal Reserve would maintain its restrictive monetary policy stance, boosting demand for the greenback, an economist said.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia recorded a decline of 0.82 per cent at the close today with the diversified composition of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) helping to cushion the impact of global market weakness.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has secured RM92.8 billion in approved investments for the first quarter of 2026 (1Q 2026), with Japan emerging as the largest foreign investor and domestic investment recording its strongest year-on-year growth in the reporting quarter.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Digital Realty has launched its Malaysia platform, marking a key milestone in its Asia Pacific expansion, with plans to develop and scale its data centre capacity in the country to approximately 32 megawatts (MW).
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Classico Inc, a Japanese medical apparel brand, has launched the #ClassicoPokemonCollection across Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- AirAsia today said it has developed an enhanced standard operating procedure (SOP) for medically approved child restraint devices (CRDs) on board and submitted it to the relevant authorities for approval.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Maybank has unveiled the next-generation Maybank2E (M2E), an integrated regional business banking platform for businesses from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to large corporates, enabling them to manage transactions and payments seamlessly, anytime, anywhere.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Global cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre platform Digital Realty has announced its establishment in Malaysia and plans to develop and scale approximately 32 megawatts (MW) of data centre capacity to support the country’s growing digital infrastructure needs.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia finished the morning session in negative territory, mirroring regional peers that tumbled amid fresh strikes in West Asia and concerns over technology stocks.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Capcom Co Ltd, a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment, has announced that Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the latest title in the Onimusha series, will be released on Sept 25.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- BioData Now (BNOW), a Seoul-based animal biodata artificial intelligence (AI) company, is advancing a data-driven livestock management platform that uses real-time biometric signals to improve farm productivity, animal health monitoring and supply chain visibility.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit traded mostly higher against major currencies but was easier against the US dollar in early trade today as the greenback strengthened following better-than-expected United States labour market data.
