Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog arrested two state lawmakers from opposition leader Anwar Ebrahim's party for alleged bribery on Wednesday, complicating Anwar's bid to re-enter Parliament.
BANGKOK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Thai stocks were expected to trade in a narrow band on Thursday with bargain hunters possibly eyeing battered bank shares .SETB, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Malaysian stocks are likely to fall on Tuesday, dragged lower by plantation stocks, such as Sime Darby (SIME.KL: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), on weak palm oil prices.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Telekom Malaysia (TLMM.KL: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the country's top fixed-line operator, reported on Tuesday a 61 percent drop in quarterly profit.
(in million ringgit unless stated) Net profit 273.17 vs 701.00 Grp shr (sen) 7.90 vs 20.50 Turnover 2,109.17 vs 2,103.74 Pretax profit 128.86 vs 126.65 Dividend (sen) 12.00 vs 26.