PETALING JAYA: Google’s currency conversion widget for the ringgit is no longer immediately accessible to the search engine’s users.

PETALING JAYA: The government has no plans to peg the ringgit at this time, second finance minister Amir Hamzah Azizan said in the Dewan Negara today.

PETALING JAYA: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will engage with Google over the latter’s “inaccurate” reporting of the ringgit exchange rate against the US dollar (USD) yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reminded all parties not to use the drop in the value of the ringgit as a political tool, especially without any facts to back it up.

TANJUNG KARANG: The current depreciation of the Malaysian ringgit only has minimal impact on the procurement and purchase of medicines from abroad, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad.

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is to blame for the ringgit’s record decline, not the opposition, says Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu.