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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Supplier confirms chicken ham in Shake and Bake sandwiches certified halal

Transport Minister Anthony Loke gives a press conference in Putrajaya on January 15, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Now, Loke says no definite date for KLIA’s aerotrain to start service

A spokesman for the Save Taman Desa Coalition proposes that the vacant land next to the abandoned school be turned into a transportation hub. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Taman Desa’s infrastructure strain: Is the township ready for 70,000 residents?

This comforting bowl of Pan Mee sparked off a round of visits to Restoran Tai Kar Ho by my group of friends. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 16 h ago

Restoran Tai Kar Ho: A place to delve deep into neighbourhood of Taman United as you slurp comforting bowls of ‘pan mee’, ‘kai si hor fun’ and ‘wantan mee’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) officiates the groundbreaking ceremony for the Penang Light Rail Transit (LRT) Mutiara Line in George Town January 11, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

With Singapore SEZ, clock ticking for Johor Baru to develop mass transit system

According to a source, the individuals — four men and one woman between the ages of 50 and 60 — were detained around 7pm yesterday, after appearing for questioning at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

MACC nabs five, including four company directors, over alleged misappropriation of RM104m investment funds

An illustration featuring US President-elect Donald Trump holding Bitcoin is displayed outside a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong, China, December 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Retired engineer loses RM9.5m to crypto scam in Johor

Former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy told the court that the money was used to purchase a luxury yacht and real estate, one of which was registered under Kassem Dean, the husband of singer Alicia Keys. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Sued by 1MDB, ex-CEO Arul Kanda tells court no personal knowledge funds used to buy US$1.3m worth of jewellery for Rosmah

In a statement, EPF said the recent decision to make a voluntary general offer for MAHB’s shares at RM11 per share as part of a consortium reflects a separate, long-term strategic plan aimed at achieving sustainable growth and returns. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money  / 12 h ago

EPF’s investment in MAHB to support dividend payouts

Anwar said embracing blockchain and cryptocurrency will help Malaysia stay competitive in the global financial landscape. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

PM Anwar says going digital is way forward for Malaysia

In a note, CIMB Securities said this is due to the off-takers for YTL Power’s AI data centres (DCs) being US hyper-scalers, including Nvidia, which are not subject to the limits. — Shutterstock pic
Money  / 13 h ago

YTL Power expected to attain NVEU status amid new US global AI chip policy, says CIMB Securities

After being shown the transcripts of two audio recordings of alleged phone conversations between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the then crown prince Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al-Nahyan in 2016, Najib agreed that he did make a ‘personal request’ in the second phone conversation regarding Riza Aziz. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Najib admits asking UAE crown prince to help clear moviemaker stepson Riza Aziz of 1MDB money claims

A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol following his arrest drives down a road, in Seoul January 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 15 h ago

South Korea’s Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested in country’s history after weeks-long standoff

LUAS said the pink discharge was detected around 6.40pm January 14, 2025 and tracing the final discharge point to a factory in the Beranang industrial area, which feeds into the Beranang and Semenyih rivers. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Not spilt ‘air bandung’: Selangor water authority issues yellow alert after Sg Kabul turns pink, confirms supply unaffected for now

Visitors watch the BYD Yangwang U9 electric vehicle (EV) by Chinese car manufacturer BYD on display at Singapore Motorshow in Singapore on January 9, 2025. — AFP pic
Money  / 16 h ago

In escalating tech war, US to ban Chinese tech from smart cars

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The study with Tesla’s Autopilot used 14 people who drove over 19,300km with the system, triggering 3,858 attention-related warnings. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 18 Sep 2024

The automation dilemma: Are drivers checking phones while on autopilot?

Mark, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is able to make video calls, play music, stream shows, control smart home devices such as lights, shop online, and read books by using his mind to direct Alexa. — Picture courtesy of Synchron
Tech-gadgets / 17 Sep 2024

Brain implant lets man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis control Amazon's Alexa with his thoughts

From TikTok to Instagram, a recent study looks at the most loved and hated social networks around the world. — ETX Studio pic
Tech-gadgets / 16 Sep 2024

Social media showdown: Which platforms are totally crushing it worldwide?

Malaysia’s first Apple Store at The Exchange TRX. — All SoyaCincau pic
Tech-gadgets / 16 Sep 2024

iPhone 16 Malaysia: Apple The Exchange TRX to open at 8am on launch day

The ETH Zurich university officially inaugurated Alps at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano, southern Switzerland. — Picture from X/CSCS Lugano
Tech-gadgets / 15 Sep 2024

Switzerland unveils supercomputer Alps, aiming to revolutionise AI

Generative artificial intelligence uses 30 times more energy than a traditional search engine. — Picture by Unsplash/Solen Feyissa
Tech-gadgets / 15 Sep 2024

AI is ‘accelerating the climate crisis’: expert warns artificial intelligence uses 30 times more energy than a traditional search engine

This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2023 shows an AI girl generator reflected between a computer screen and cell phone. Social media is being flooded by digitally created ‘deepfake’ videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 15 Sep 2024

Beware ‘deepfakes’ of star TV doctors promoting scams, say experts

OpenAI releases the o1 model as it raises funds that could see it valued around US$150 billion. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 13 Sep 2024

Meet o1: ChatGPT maker releases new AI model with better ‘reasoning’ to handle complex problems

For the first time, Malaysia has been included in the first wave of release dates for the iPhone with the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max to be released in Malaysia at the same time as the US next week. — Image from SoyaCincau
Tech-gadgets / 13 Sep 2024

iPhone 16: Where to pre-order your new iPhone today in Malaysia

AirPods Pro 2 has a pending software upgrade that will let people test their hearing and then get assisted listening for everyday life as well as streaming online. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 13 Sep 2024

In market shake-up, US regulators say Apple’s new AirPods Pro 2 can be used as hearing aids

Microsoft recently acquired Activision Blizzard, the maker of the 'Call of Duty' franchise. — Picture from Instagram/Activision Blizzard
Tech-gadgets / 13 Sep 2024

Microsoft cutting more jobs from gaming unit after buying out ‘Call of Duty’ publisher Activision Blizzard

A visitor plays a game during the 2024 Gamescom computer and video game industry event in Cologne, Germany, August 21, 2024. — Reuters
Tech-gadgets / 12 Sep 2024

EU watchdog slams firms behind EA Sports FC, Fortnite, Minecraft and Roblox of ‘purposely tricking’ kids to spend big on in-game currencies

Chinese tech giant Huawei’s new trifold phone Huawei Mate XT is displayed during its launch day at a Huawei store in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on September 10, 2024. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Sep 2024

Tri-fold trouble? Huawei’s tri-fold phone sparks Chinese pride, but $2,800 price tag gets backlash

Nintendo has produced most of the world's most popular video games consoles — Picture courtesy of Nintendo Museum
Tech-gadgets / 11 Sep 2024

Remember PS2 and DS? Here are the five top-selling games consoles — have you played on all of them?

Microsoft aims to address the issues that affected nearly 8.5 million Windows devices on July 19 — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Sep 2024

Microsoft holds cybersecurity summit as it seeks way forward after July’s disastrous CrowdStrike global outage

Tech-gadgets / 11 Sep 2024

PS5 Pro is finally out this Nov with larger GPU, AI upscaling, 2TB SSD… but no disc drive