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Monica claimed the Manus AI agent can be applied to diverse tasks, including trip planning and stock analysis. — Screengrab from YouTube/Monica AI

Tech-gadgets / 13 h ago

The next DeepSeek moment? Chinese start-up Monica unveils ‘Manus’, claiming world’s first AI that can think like humans (VIDEO)

Bitcoin's price plunged up to 5.7 percent on March 7, 2025 after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve' without planning any public purchases of the cryptocurrency. — AFP pic

Money / 17 h ago

Digital Fort Knox: Trump establishes US bitcoin reserve with seized crypto assets, sparking market jitters

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said anyone found insulting Islam would be called in and investigated under existing laws. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Religious affairs minister: Jakim, authorities to ensure Islam insult cases face justice

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are forecast for 11 states in Malayisa until 9pm March 7, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Thunderstorms coming your way, MetMalaysia warns KL, Selangor, and Johor among 11 affected states

Tan Sri Azam Baki holds up a package containing money seized from former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on March 3, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Group wants cops to act against ex-MP who claimed Anwar ordered MACC probe against Ismail Sabri

Yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed that police were working to identify the individual responsible for posting a viral video on social media, which has been circulating since Wednesday. The video allegedly contained insults and offensive language aimed at Islam. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

IGP: Suspect in Islam insult case overseas, efforts underway to locate him

The Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints in Singapore are expected to encounter traffic congestion in the days leading up to and during the March school holidays and Hari Raya Puasa. — File picture by Hari Anggara

Singapore / 15 h ago

Perhaps bus instead of car? Singapore warns of heavy traffic at borders with Malaysia for March school holidays, Aidilfitri

Maybank requires all its users to apply the Secure2u for all online transactions using its debit and credit cards as a safeguard against scammers as of March 6, 2025. ― Picture by Firdaus Latif

Money / 14 h ago

Maybank shifts to mandatory Secure2u for safer online transactions; no more MSOS codes

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok said she was informed that one of the former staff members has been remanded by the MACC for further investigation until this Sunday. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 19 h ago

MACC investigates two former aides to Teresa Kok over parliamentary speech

Former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Yong was represented by lawyers Datuk Rajpal Singh and Salim Bashir. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Ipoh High Court rules additional evidence in Paul Yong rape appeal as hearsay

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (left) is facing criticism from Blackpink (right) fans after he omitted Lisa’s name while mentioning other members of the group in a recent interview. — AFP pix

Showbiz / 16 h ago

Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho faces backlash from Blackpink fans for not mentioning Lisa’s name in interview

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa receives the Seri Mahkota Wilayah (SMW) award which carries the title ‘Datuk Seri’ from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia at Istana Negara, March 7, 2025. — Picture from X/Bernama TV

Malaysia / 18 h ago

FT Day 2025: Dr Zaliha now ‘Datuk Seri’, Fahmi ‘Datuk’ among 32 recipients of honours, medals

On May 7, 2021, 1MDB and its subsidiaries sued Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz and his two companies for allegedly receiving around US$248 million in funds that they misused for their personal gain, including financing a film and to purchase various properties. — File picture by Miera Zulyana

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Court rules 1MDB must pay RM225,000 to Riza Aziz after dropping film financing lawsuit

Thai Airways International, Thailand’s state-owned national flag carrier, has announced a ban on the use of power banks on board its aircraft, effective from March 15. — Reuters pic

Money / 10 h ago

Thai Airways bans power banks on flights from March 15 to ensure passenger safety

Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid made the ruling after finding that the prosecution had succeeded in establishing a prima facie case against Shamsudin Ishak, 51, at the end of the prosecution case. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

High Court orders immigration officer to defend charge of falsifying MM2H pass for Vanuatu man

Monica claimed the Manus AI agent can be applied to diverse tasks, including trip planning and stock analysis. — Screengrab from YouTube/Monica AI

Tech-gadgets / 13 h ago

The next DeepSeek moment? Chinese start-up Monica unveils ‘Manus’, claiming world’s first AI that can think like humans (VIDEO)

Bitcoin's price plunged up to 5.7 percent on March 7, 2025 after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a 'Strategic Bitcoin Reserve' without planning any public purchases of the cryptocurrency. — AFP pic

Money / 17 h ago

Digital Fort Knox: Trump establishes US bitcoin reserve with seized crypto assets, sparking market jitters

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said anyone found insulting Islam would be called in and investigated under existing laws. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Religious affairs minister: Jakim, authorities to ensure Islam insult cases face justice

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are forecast for 11 states in Malayisa until 9pm March 7, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Thunderstorms coming your way, MetMalaysia warns KL, Selangor, and Johor among 11 affected states

Tan Sri Azam Baki holds up a package containing money seized from former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on March 3, 2025. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Group wants cops to act against ex-MP who claimed Anwar ordered MACC probe against Ismail Sabri

Yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed that police were working to identify the individual responsible for posting a viral video on social media, which has been circulating since Wednesday. The video allegedly contained insults and offensive language aimed at Islam. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

IGP: Suspect in Islam insult case overseas, efforts underway to locate him

The Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints in Singapore are expected to encounter traffic congestion in the days leading up to and during the March school holidays and Hari Raya Puasa. — File picture by Hari Anggara

Singapore / 15 h ago

Perhaps bus instead of car? Singapore warns of heavy traffic at borders with Malaysia for March school holidays, Aidilfitri

Maybank requires all its users to apply the Secure2u for all online transactions using its debit and credit cards as a safeguard against scammers as of March 6, 2025. ― Picture by Firdaus Latif

Money / 14 h ago

Maybank shifts to mandatory Secure2u for safer online transactions; no more MSOS codes

Seputeh MP Teresa Kok said she was informed that one of the former staff members has been remanded by the MACC for further investigation until this Sunday. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 19 h ago

MACC investigates two former aides to Teresa Kok over parliamentary speech

Former Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Yong was represented by lawyers Datuk Rajpal Singh and Salim Bashir. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Ipoh High Court rules additional evidence in Paul Yong rape appeal as hearsay

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Avelina Anuran has seen bills to legalise divorce in the Philippines fail before but that is little comfort for the street vendor who legally remains married to the man she says abused her for years. Ending a marriage is possible only via annulment or

Life / 12 Feb 2025

‘No one’s backing down’: Filipino activists push on as Senate stalls divorce bill again

Husky Sky posing with the Civil Defence Force and its owner. — Picture via Facebook/Kota Kinabalu Civil Defence Force

Life / 11 Feb 2025

Sky the viral husky says thanks to her Civil Defence Force rescuers (VIDEO)

Life / 11 Feb 2025

Proton e.MAS 7 is Malaysia’s most popular EV for January 2025, EVs continue to grow while petrol and diesel decline

Mohamad Azli, who is also a herbal medicine maker, gardener, and entrepreneur, explained that the vintage ‘Singer’ model refrigerator is still in working condition. — Picture via TikTok/abang mat jamu

Life / 11 Feb 2025

Man’s 42-year-old vintage Singer fridge fetches RM20,000 after TikTok post goes viral (VIDEO)

A student picks up his cellphone at the end of the school day at Reverend Martin Luther King public school in Rio de Janeiro. — AFP pic

Life / 11 Feb 2025

Playgrounds come alive again with Brazil school phone ban

New modelling points to faster Antarctic ice melts driving a “substantial slowdown” of water circulation in the ocean depths if global carbon emissions remain high, researchers said in a study published in ‘Nature’. — AFP pic

Life / 11 Feb 2025

Home to Malay descendants, Australia’s Cocos Islands face evacuation as seas rise

This picture taken on February 2, 2025 shows a decorated stage at a wedding hall in Kabul. — AFP pic

Life / 11 Feb 2025

In darkened Kabul under Taliban rule, lavish wedding halls shine as rare beacons of light and joy

Tom Robbins indulged the hippie sensibilities of young people starting in the early 1970s with books that had an overarching philosophy of what he called 'serious playfulness.'— Picture via Facebook/Tom Robbins

Life / 10 Feb 2025

Author Tom Robbins dies at 92

The part-documentary, part-reality TV show by Channel 4 follows a group of six people who hold strong views both for and against immigration. — Picture via Instagram

Life / 10 Feb 2025

Reality TV or exploitation? UK’s new Channel 4 show on refugee journeys faces backlash

A TikTok user, @nabiu_rahman, edited and shared images of these AI-generated outfits, receiving over 288,000 likes. — Composite of photos from social media

Life / 10 Feb 2025

Raya but make it ‘tokusatsu’: AI-designed Ultraman baju Melayu spark hype and debate online

The rare sighting has excited marine biologists even if the resulting images are slightly nightmarish. — Picture via Twitter/Marina Tenerife

Life / 09 Feb 2025

This fishy nightmare is a sea biologist’s dream (VIDEO)

AFP - Paris, Feb 8, 2025 (AFP) -Tupac POINTU In a workshop outside Paris, Celine Lallement stitched hairs into a silicone baby's skull -- the latest creation from a studio specialised in making ultra-realistic infants for the film and TV industries.Founded in 2008 and based in a north Paris suburb,

Life / 08 Feb 2025

Paris workshop Cinebebe’s film prop babies almost too real to be fake

Sky the husky (left, with his owner's other dog and his owner inset) is safely at home after its adventuring. — Picture via Facebook/Skythehusky

Life / 08 Feb 2025

Husky rescued by Abang Bomba ‘exposed’ by owner as expert escape artist (VIDEO)

A Shanghai woman staged a fake wedding with a man posing as a wealthy real estate businessman and scammed her relatives out of 12 million yuan (RM7.1 million) by promising cheap property deals. — Unsplash pic

Life / 08 Feb 2025

Shanghai scammer stages fake marriage with ‘rich’ man and offers ‘discounted’ property deals to cheat relatives out of RM7.1m

People who are dissatisfied with their physical appearance experience increased fatigue during online meetings. — Nattakorn Maneerat/Getty Images/ETX Studio pic

Life / 08 Feb 2025

Zoom fatigue: Feeling drained from virtual meetings? Study highlights new psychological factor linked to self-image issues

1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Scaglietti. — Picture courtesy of RM Sotheby’s

Life / 08 Feb 2025

Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans-winning car sold for €35m