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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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Ukraine ranks 40th among mineral-producing countries. — AFP file pic

World / 23 Feb 2025

Ukraine’s mineral wealth draws global interest but rare earths remain untapped

Candles with Pope Francis' portrait are set at the feet of a statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized in Rome. —AFP pic

World / 22 Feb 2025

Pope Francis’ pneumonia keeps him from Angelus prayer for second consecutive week

A Lebanese man holds a portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at Baghdad airport as he waits to board a flight to Beirut. — AFP pic

World / 22 Feb 2025

Iran parliament speaker to attend funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Handout photo taken on Feb 13, 2025 and released by The Australian Defence Force shows sailors onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta looking at the People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

New Zealand says Chinese naval vessel fires live rounds in new drill

A woman mourns next to pictures of portraits of late Israeli hostages Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz and Shiri Bibas as people gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, ahead of seventh hostage-prisoner release. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Bibas family says mother’s remains home, ahead of Gaza hostage-prisoner swap

Myanmar handed over more than 100 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand today, the third batch of hundreds of foreigners expected to be sent home from scam compounds in Myanmar over the coming weeks. — File pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Myanmar returns more than 100 Chinese scam centre workers

Handout picture by La Libertad Police Region shows rescue teams working at the scene of an accident in which a roof of a food court collapsed in a shopping mall in Trujillo, Peru. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

At least three dead, 74 injured after food court roof collapses in Peru

Merchandise sold in front of a bus with U.S. President Donald Trump's face during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Maryland. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

‘Make Europe Great Again’: European right makes pilgrimage to US

Police apprehend a suspect at the scene where a person was stabbed near the memorial of the murdered jews of Europe in Berlin. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial

The Red Cross receiving one of four coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis om Thursday. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Gaza hostage-prisoner swap set to go ahead after row over bodies

Donald Trump signed a memo yesterday calling for curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors like tech and critical infrastructure — including restrictions by a foreign investment review panel. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Trump orders tighter restrictions on Chinese investments in key sectors

The Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council singled out President Ferdinand Marcos’ 2023 signing of an executive order targeting money laundering and “counter-terrorism financing” as having played a key role. — FIle pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Philippines welcomes removal from money laundering ‘grey list’

Donald Trump fired top US military officer General Charles Brown yesterday, as part of a major shake-up of the armed forces’ leadership. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Trump fires top-ranked US military officer as shake-ups spread

The US Supreme Court yesterday temporarily blocked a request from Donald Trump to allow him to fire the head of a whistleblower protection agency. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

US Supreme Court upholds pause on Trump firing watchdog head

Handout photo taken on Feb 13 released by The Australian Defence Force showing the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta (lower left) sailing near the People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Australia says no live firing seen or heard from Chinese ships

Donald Trump said yesterday that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will have to “get together” to end the war between Moscow and Kyiv. — Pic by AFP

World / 22 Feb 2025

Trump says Zelensky and Putin must ‘get together’