As earnings season comes into full force, Petronas Dagangan sees its fourth quarter net profit spike by 184% due to better margins, while both Hong Leong Financial and Hong Leong Bank see 2Q net profit improve by 68.2% and 60% respectively. In contrast Pharmaniaga slips into the red, while PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak calls the North Korean ambassador’s comments “diplomatically rude”. Nadia S Hassan has more.