KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia slowed its ascent on Wednesday amid a negative report over the success of the early-stage trial of a coronavirus vaccine.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — From September 2015 to March 2020, the government has disbursed a total of RM282.3 million under the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) scheme nationwide, encompassing two million claims.

SEOUL (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Wednesday despite signs of improving demand and a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, as worries over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic capped gains.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asia stocks are likely to come under pressure on Wednesday, tracking declines on Wall Street while gold prices were buoyed by safe-haven demand as economic indicators pointed to more signs of recession.

U.S. oil prices continued rising early on Tuesday morning, the day on which the June contract expires, before falling slightly in what was a much smoother and uneventful trade compared to last month’s dramatic plunge into negative prices.

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) has announced a dividend payout totalling RM42.7 million for year 2019, to be disbursed to 31,436 smallholders nationwide.