EVENING 5: Weak Consumer Sentiment Hurts F&N

Reflecting the rakyat’s currently tight purse strings, Fraser & Neave saw its earnings drop due to poor consumer sentiment and higher costs; Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has quashed rumours that the government is raising bonds to pay 1MDB’s debt, and CCM is aiming to be a more nimble version of itself. Nadia S Hassan has more.