KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 ― The police have revealed that 57 of Malaysians who had joined jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria have been trying to return home due to various pressures such as economic difficulties. Bukit Aman’s Special…
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The end of the year is usually holiday time for Malaysians, especially with the long school break. Recent years have been different, however, as a combination of rising costs and a deteriorating ringgit have made holidays — particularly abroad —…
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The ringgit fell to the lowest since September 2015 against the Singapore dollar on Thursday morning (Nov 17). It touched 3.0961 to the Singdollar at 10:15am, down 0.9 per cent from its close on Wednesday of 3.0682. The Malaysian currency…
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The Malaysian ringgit tumbled to a 12-year low in offshore markets yesterday, sending some Singaporeans into a buying frenzy. One Central District money changer told The New Paper that his stock of RM300,000 (S$96,000) was sold out in four hours….
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There was no way she could have secured a job that would pay her RM5,000 ($1,681) if she had remained in Sarawak. “Impossible,” said manicurist Betty Sii, 25. “My highest education is PMR (Malaysia’s version of the GCE O Levels)….
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