kualalumpurtimes.com latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for kualalumpurtimes.com. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page kualalumpurtimes.com http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:15:47 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:15:47 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Malaysia central bank alleges Google undervalued ringitt twice]]> KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: On March 16, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said that Google misquoted the exchange rate of the country's currency, the ringgit, twice, undervaluing it against the U.S. dollar.

It would seek an explanation from the U.S. tech giant, it added.

The ringgit has weakened about 2.44 percent this year, declining to a 26-year low last month.

The central bank said that the currency is u]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274179304/malaysia-central-bank-alleges-google-undervalued-ringitt-twice 274179304 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:55:15 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274179304/malaysia-central-bank-alleges-google-undervalued-ringitt-twice <![CDATA[Market exchange rates in China -- March 19]]> BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.85

Euro 100 774.39

Japanese yen 100 4.7831

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.772

British pound 100 906.43

Au]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274179289/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-19 274179289 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:44:01 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274179289/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-19 <![CDATA[Asia Album: China Eastern Airlines marks inaugural Kunming-KL flight]]>

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China Eastern Airlines marked its inaugural Kunming to Kuala Lumpur flight. Passengers on board flight MU9629 arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Kunming, southwest China, received a war]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274179277/asia-album-china-eastern-airlines-marks-inaugural-kunming-kl-flight 274179277 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 02:30:34 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274179277/asia-album-china-eastern-airlines-marks-inaugural-kunming-kl-flight <![CDATA[Malaysia's car sales slip 4 pct on month in February]]> KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's total industry volume (TIV) for February fell month on month because of a short working month due to Chinese New Year festive holidays.

The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said in a statement on Monday that the car sales in February stood at 62,833 units, which was 4.07 percent lower than 65,499 units in January.

On a year-on-year comparison, the car sa]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274178333/malaysia-car-sales-slip-4-pct-on-month-in-february 274178333 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:05 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274178333/malaysia-car-sales-slip-4-pct-on-month-in-february <![CDATA[Malaysia's exports slip 0.8 pct in February amid lower E&E shipments]]> KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's exports fell slightly by 0.8 percent year-on-year to 111.33 billion ringgit (23.6 billion U.S. dollars) in February amid lower shipments of electrical and electronic (E&E) products.

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry said in a statement on Monday that the exports of manufactured goods, which comprised 83.6 percent of total exports, fell by 2.4 percent yea]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274177667/malaysia-exports-slip-08-pct-in-february-amid-lower-ee-shipments 274177667 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:05:01 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274177667/malaysia-exports-slip-08-pct-in-february-amid-lower-ee-shipments <![CDATA[Market exchange rates in China -- March 18]]> BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.43

Euro 100 775.59

Japanese yen 100 4.7895

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.696

British pound 100 907.25

Aus]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274175113/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-18 274175113 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 02:30:02 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274175113/market-exchange-rates-in-china----march-18 <![CDATA[China's Zheng/Huang retain mixed doubles title at All England Badminton]]> LONDON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The mixed doubles top seeds Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong of China retained their title at the All England Open Badminton Championships by beating Japanese duo Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino in straight sets on Sunday.

Both pairs reached the final without dropping a set and couldn't be split in the opening stages before Zheng and Huang collected six points in a row to lead at 18-1]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274175066/china-zhenghuang-retain-mixed-doubles-title-at-all-england-badminton 274175066 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:05:02 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274175066/china-zhenghuang-retain-mixed-doubles-title-at-all-england-badminton <![CDATA[Indian diaspora in Malaysia hails PM Modi's leadership for India's 'rapid transformation']]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274175027/indian-diaspora-in-malaysia-hails-pm-modi-leadership-for-india-rapid-transformation 274175027 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:18:09 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274175027/indian-diaspora-in-malaysia-hails-pm-modi-leadership-for-india-rapid-transformation <![CDATA[Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1615 GMT, March 17]]> NEW DELHI -- The Indian navy seized a cargo vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members after forcing 35 pirates to surrender, the navy said Sunday.

Using coordinated tactical maneuvers and aerial support from HALE RPA, P8I, and MARCOS PRAHARs, the Indian navy forced the 35 pirates to surrender without resistance on Friday, a navy spokesman said, adding that the vessel was subsequently sanitize]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174487/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1615-gmt-march-17 274174487 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:30:01 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174487/xinhua-asia-pacific--summary-at-1615-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0700 GMT, March 17]]> SYDNEY -- Taxi drivers who overcharge or refuse fares could be blacklisted in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) as the state plans to roll out a centralized database tracking bad behaviour, local media reported on Sunday.

The Australian state's Point to Point Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing will work with the taxi industry to expand the Driver Vehicle Database to track illegal activity such as overcharging a]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174156/xinhua-world--summary-at-0700-gmt-march-17 274174156 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:04 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174156/xinhua-world--summary-at-0700-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[China Eastern Airlines marks inaugural Kunming-KL flight]]> KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China Eastern Airlines marked inaugural Kunming to Kuala Lumpur flight on Saturday.

Passengers on board flight MU9629 arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Kunming, southwest China, were welcomed by Manoharan Periasamy, director-general of Tourism Malaysia, an agency under the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

"With this new additional route,]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174152/china-eastern-airlines-marks-inaugural-kunming-kl-flight 274174152 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:03 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174152/china-eastern-airlines-marks-inaugural-kunming-kl-flight <![CDATA[Dattatreya Hosabale re-elected as RSS General Secretary for next three years]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174035/dattatreya-hosabale-re-elected-as-rss-general-secretary-for-next-three-years 274174035 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:42 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274174035/dattatreya-hosabale-re-elected-as-rss-general-secretary-for-next-three-years <![CDATA[Jaishankar to embark on official visit to Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia from March 23-27]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274173558/jaishankar-to-embark-on-official-visit-to-singapore-philippines-malaysia-from-march-23-27 274173558 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:29:49 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274173558/jaishankar-to-embark-on-official-visit-to-singapore-philippines-malaysia-from-march-23-27 <![CDATA[Lakshya Sen advances to semi-finals of All-England Open 2024]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274173550/lakshya-sen-advances-to-semi-finals-of-all-england-open-2024 274173550 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:29:21 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274173550/lakshya-sen-advances-to-semi-finals-of-all-england-open-2024 <![CDATA[VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, March 9-16]]> Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA immigration team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com.

Advocates call on Co]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165973/voa-immigration-weekly-recap-march-9-16 274165973 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:05:08 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165973/voa-immigration-weekly-recap-march-9-16 <![CDATA[Malaysia holds April CPO exports duty at 8 pct]]> KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia, the world's second-largest palm oil producer, has held its crude palm oil (CPO) export duty for April at 8 percent.

A circular from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Friday that the CPO reference price for April has been increased to 3,958.58 ringgit (841 U.S. dollars) per ton from 3,793.94 ringgit per ton in March.

Based on the tax structure, no e]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165779/malaysia-holds-april-cpo-exports-duty-at-8-pct 274165779 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:07:04 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165779/malaysia-holds-april-cpo-exports-duty-at-8-pct <![CDATA[Malaysia's Petronas posts lower profit in 2023 on lower revenue]]> KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas firm Petronas announced Friday that it posted lower profit in 2023 amid lower revenue.

The firm said in a statement that its profit after tax for the year fell 20.57 percent year on year to 80.7 billion ringgit (17.15 billion U.S. dollars).

The firm's revenue for the year also slipped 7.71 percent year on year to 343.6 billion ringgit.<]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165778/malaysia-petronas-posts-lower-profit-in-2023-on-lower-revenue 274165778 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:07:03 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165778/malaysia-petronas-posts-lower-profit-in-2023-on-lower-revenue <![CDATA[Malaysia's crude oil, condensate production up 0.9 pct in Q4, 2023]]> KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's crude oil and condensate production rose 0.9 percent year-on-year to 49.1 million barrels in the fourth quarter of 2023, official data showed Friday.

The Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement that the increase was backed by a surge of 23.8 percent in condensate.

Crude oil accounted for 70.4 percent or equivalent to 34.6 million barrels of the t]]> http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165777/malaysia-crude-oil-condensate-production-up-09-pct-in-q4-2023 274165777 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:07:03 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274165777/malaysia-crude-oil-condensate-production-up-09-pct-in-q4-2023 <![CDATA[Apa yang saya alami di Malaysia menunjukkan bagaimana agama dapat menyatu dengan nasionalisme populis untuk membungkam perbedaan pendapat]]> Pada November 2023, saya mengunjungi Indonesia dan menjadi pembicara di Jakarta, Yogyakarta, dan http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274120540/sharjah-malaysia-business-roundtable-strengthens-economic-and-cultural-ties 274120540 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:42:26 GMT http://www.kualalumpurtimes.com/news/274120540/sharjah-malaysia-business-roundtable-strengthens-economic-and-cultural-ties