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PUTRAJAYA (June 22): Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus (pictured) has promised to maintain the country's monetary and financial stability upon assuming office as Bank Negara Malaysia Governor on July 1 this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): The country’s central bank will continue to act as an independent entity based on the rules set out in the legislation, Bernama reported Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng as saying today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Council of Eminent Persons member Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz (pictured) said today the Malaysian Government's decision to appoint Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus as the new Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Governor is a demonstration of respect for the central banking institution.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will delay the launch of its property development projects, which are worth RM6 billion over a three-year period, to next year as it seeks to resolve various issues amid the softening market, said its chief executive officer Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus has been appointed as the new governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has instructed the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda), which is embroiled in several controversial deals, to undertake an “external forensic audit to get to the bottom of this”.

PETALING JAYA (June 20): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has announced that its executive director Imran Salim (pictured) will be re-designated as the group managing director effective July 2 as part of MRCB’s corporate transformation plan.

PETALING JAYA (June 20): Malaysia would like to retain the islands in the South China Sea the country has occupied, said Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in an interview recently.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia wants to strengthen its “good relations” with Beijing, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in an interview, but that Chinese companies investing in the country should refrain from relying only on material, capital and labour from China and denying Malaysia any real benefits.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Just over a year after announcing its partnership with the Malaysian government for the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ), Alibaba Group has already invested US$100 million (RM400 million) in its various initiatives here.