Malaysia's central bank maintains policy rate at 3 pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's central bank has maintained the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3 percent.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said in a statement on Thursday that at the current OPR level, the monetary policy stance remains supportive of the economy and is consistent with the current assessment of inflation and growth prospects.

"The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) remains vigilant to