KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Declining revenue from publishing and printing, and the travel segment hurt Media Chinese International Ltd in the first quarter ended June as earnings fell by a fourth to RM9.36 million against RM12.6 million a year ago.

A weaker ringgit and Canadian dollar (against the greenback) also had an impact of approximately US$1.63 million on Group turnover and US$127,000 on Group profit before income tax, said Media Chinese in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today.