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Selangor allocates RM26.62m aid to 873 schools for 2025

KLANG: The Selangor government has allocated RM26.62 million to 873 schools under the 2025 Selangor State School Assistance Programme. Sekolah Agama Rakyat received the highest allocation of RM11 million, followed by Chinese national-type schools with RM6 million. Tamil national-type schools were granted RM5 million, while Chinese independent schools received RM2 million. National primary and secondary… Continue reading

ASEAN must boost skills training collaboration for digital and green economy

KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN must strengthen collaboration in skills training to prepare for the challenges of a digital and green economy, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim. He warned that artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT 5.0, threatens traditional jobs, making skills-based training more crucial than ever. “In an age when AI can do the thinking, the world… Continue reading

US to probe Smithsonian museums for removal of partisan narratives

WASHINGTON: The administration of US President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping review of several Smithsonian museums to ensure their exhibitions promote American exceptionalism and eliminate “divisive or partisan narratives.” The move comes as Trump continues to exert influence over major cultural institutions since beginning his second term in January, alongside significant cuts to arts… Continue reading

Iraqi Kurdish police arrest opposition leader in Sulaimaniyah

SULAIMANIYAH: Police in the Kurdish autonomous region of northern Iraq confirmed the arrest of Shaswar Abdulwahid, leader of the main opposition party New Generation. Abdulwahid was detained at his home in Sulaimaniyah on Tuesday under a court warrant and is scheduled to appear before a judge on Wednesday. A police spokesman, Sarkout Ahmed, stated that… Continue reading

RM3.59 billion aid for 204,000 MSMEs and cooperatives in H1 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 204,429 micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) entrepreneurs and cooperatives nationwide received RM3.59 billion in financing assistance in the first half of 2025. Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick shared the figures during a gathering with ministry staff and agencies. He added that 28,687 new entrepreneurs and cooperatives… Continue reading

Kelantan govt to settle AKSB’s RM61m TNB arrears in stages

KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan government has acknowledged Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd’s (AKSB) RM61 million debt to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) for unpaid electricity bills. State Infrastructure, Water and Rural Development Committee chairman Datuk Dr Izani Husin said the arrears accumulated partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Movement Control Order. He added that bill collection… Continue reading

Kemarahan Speaker Dewan Rakyat akibat perang mulut ahli Parlimen

KUALA LUMPUR: Perang mulut yang mencetuskan kekecohan antara beberapa ahli parlimen telah menimbulkan kemarahan Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat Tan Sri Johari Abdul. Beliau menyifatkan insiden itu sebagai sangat memalukan dan tidak sepatutnya berlaku dalam dewan yang mulia. “Apa benda ni? Wakil rakyat apa macam ni? Very shameful of you all, shameful,” katanya dengan nada tegas.… Continue reading

AGC putuskan inkues kematian Zara Qairina di Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA: Jabatan Peguam Negara (AGC) telah memutuskan untuk mengadakan inkues bagi menentukan punca dan sebab kematian Zara Qairina Mahathir. Keputusan ini dibuat selepas AGC meneliti laporan siasatan yang dikemukakan oleh Polis Diraja Malaysia berhubung kes tersebut pada 12 Ogos lalu. Menurut AGC, inkues ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti sama ada terdapat unsur jenayah dalam kematian… Continue reading

Lebih 6,000 kes remaja hamil direkod di Malaysia sejak 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 6,144 kes remaja hamil direkodkan di Malaysia dari 2023 hingga Mac 2025. Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad memaklumkan angka tersebut berdasarkan data Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM). Pada 2023, seramai 2,737 kes remaja hamil dilaporkan di fasiliti kesihatan kerajaan. Tahun 2024 mencatatkan 2,752 kes, manakala suku pertama… Continue reading

Kerajaan disaran sediakan dana RM5 juta bantu belia India ceburi ekonomi digital

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerajaan disaran untuk mewujudkan dana syarikat pemula berjumlah RM5 juta bagi membantu usahawan muda terutamanya dalam kalangan masyarakat India untuk menceburi bidang ekonomi digital. Yuneswaran Ramaraj (PH-Segamat) berkata ketika ini hanya RM10 juta diperuntukkan di bawah Kementerian Ekonomi untuk syarikat pemula berasaskan teknologi, manakala tiada dana khusus bagi bidang lain. “Saya dimaklumkan dana… Continue reading

PULO praises Anwar’s mediation in southern Thailand conflict

PATTANI: The Pattani United Liberation Organisation (PULO) has thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for Malaysia’s commitment to mediate in the southern Thailand conflict. PULO President Kasturi Mahkota said Anwar’s statement renewed hope for justice and peace among the people of Pattani. He emphasised the need for a fair and lasting resolution to the… Continue reading

Petronas chemicals catat kerugian bersih rm1.08 bilion suku kedua 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) melaporkan kerugian bersih RM1.08 bilion bagi suku kedua berakhir 30 Jun 2025 berbanding keuntungan RM777 juta pada tempoh sama tahun lalu. Kerugian itu berpunca daripada pendapatan operasi (EBITDA) lebih rendah, pelupusan aset di Perstorp Holding AB, dan kerugian pertukaran mata wang asing. Faktor lain termasuk peningkatan perbelanjaan kewangan… Continue reading

Mesyuarat pegawai kanan ASEAN-China perhebat rundingan COC Laut China Selatan

KUCHING: Mesyuarat Pegawai Kanan ASEAN-China mengenai Deklarasi Tatalaku Pihak-Pihak Berkepentingan di Laut China Selatan (DOC) akan menjadi platform penting untuk memperhebat rundingan memuktamadkan Kod Tatalaku (COC) di kawasan perairan itu. Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Luar Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin berkata fokus utama mesyuarat adalah memastikan semua pihak terus menghormati prinsip-prinsip yang telah dipersetujui di bawah… Continue reading

Polis temui kabel curi dalam SUV terbabit kemalangan di Gerik

GERIK: Polis menemukan kabel dipercayai dicuri dalam sebuah kenderaan utiliti sukan (SUV) yang terlibat dalam kemalangan di Kilometer 29 Jalan Gerik-Kupang, dekat Gerik semalam. Ketua Polis Daerah Gerik Supt Abdul Samad Othman berkata pihaknya menerima maklumat kira-kira 8.28 pagi semalam berhubung sebuah Perodua Aruz dipercayai terbabas serta melanggar tembok jalan sehingga terbalik. “Pemeriksaan di lokasi… Continue reading

MCMC siasat video persenda lagu Negaraku, dua individu dipanggil

PUTRAJAYA: Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) merakam keterangan dua individu bagi membantu siasatan berhubung penyiaran satu video di media sosial yang didakwa mempersendakan lagu kebangsaan, Negaraku. Menurut MCMC, satu unit telefon bimbit dan kad SIM turut disita untuk siasatan semasa sesi rakaman keterangan di Ibu Pejabat MCMC, Cyberjaya. “MCMC tidak akan berkompromi terhadap mana-mana… Continue reading

Pengawal keselamatan didenda RM5,000 hina Nabi Muhammad SAW

KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang pengawal keselamatan didenda RM5,000 oleh Mahkamah Sesyen di sini atas kesalahan membuat hantaran menghina Nabi Muhammad SAW menerusi akaun Facebooknya pada April lepas. Hakim Norma Ismail menjatuhkan hukuman itu terhadap M. Ramesh, 57, selepas beliau mengaku bersalah. Jika gagal membayar denda, dia boleh dikenakan hukuman penjara lima bulan. Ramesh didakwa secara sedar… Continue reading

Selangor salur RM26 juta bantuan kepada 873 sekolah tahun 2025

KLANG: Kerajaan Selangor menyalurkan peruntukan sebanyak RM26.62 juta kepada 873 institusi pendidikan di negeri ini menerusi Program Bantuan Sekolah Negeri Selangor 2025. Sekolah Agama Rakyat menerima peruntukan tertinggi iaitu RM11 juta. Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina mendapat RM6 juta manakala SJK Tamil menerima RM5 juta. Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Cina diberikan RM2 juta. Sekolah Kebangsaan dan Sekolah… Continue reading

McDonald’s Japan apologises for Pokemon Happy Meal chaos

TOKYO: McDonald’s Japan has issued an apology after a promotional campaign offering limited-edition Pokemon cards with Happy Meals led to chaotic scenes and public anger. The campaign, which launched last Friday, quickly spiralled out of control as collectors and resellers rushed to buy meals in bulk. Cards featuring the beloved “little monsters” are highly sought… Continue reading

Iran security chief pledges ongoing support for Lebanon amid Hezbollah disarmament plans

BEIRUT: Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to supporting Lebanon during a visit on Wednesday, as the Lebanese government ordered its army to draft a plan to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Larijani’s trip follows Iran’s vocal opposition to Lebanon’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah, a group once considered better armed than… Continue reading

Malaysia sasar jadi hab awan serantau menjelang 2030 melalui dasar baharu

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia mengesahkan cita-citanya untuk menjadi hab awan dan digital serantau menjelang 2030 menerusi pelancaran Dasar Pengkomputeran Awan Negara (NCCP). Menteri Digital Gobind Singh Deo menyatakan dasar ini menyokong objektif MyDIGITAL dan Pelan Tindakan Ekonomi Digital Malaysia. Beliau berkata peningkatan satu peratus dalam penggunaan awan dijangka menyumbang RM10.5 bilion kepada KDNK negara. “Melangkah ke… Continue reading

1,171 projek perumahan sakit berjaya dipulihkan oleh KPKT

KUALA LUMPUR: Sebanyak 1,171 projek perumahan swasta sakit dengan nilai pembangunan kasar (GDV) RM113.55 bilion berjaya dipulihkan oleh Task Force Projek Perumahan Swasta Sakit dan Terbengkalai (TFST) Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT). Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Aiman Athirah Sabu menyatakan bahawa kejayaan ini melibatkan 139,848 unit rumah sejak mesyuarat pertama TFST pada… Continue reading

War of words among MPs sparks Dewan Rakyat Speaker’s rebuke

KUALA LUMPUR: A heated verbal clash among Members of Parliament during the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) debate led to a stern reprimand from Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. Johari expressed disappointment over the behaviour, calling it highly embarrassing for elected representatives. “What is this? What kind of elected representatives are you? Very shameful… Continue reading

Pas perjalanan tol tanpa had SMART RM68 sempena HKHM 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Berhad (ALR) melancarkan Pas Perjalanan Tol Tanpa Had SMART atau Merdeka Unlimited Travel Pass (MUTP) sempena Hari Kebangsaan dan Hari Malaysia 2025. MUTP ditawarkan dari 16 Ogos hingga 16 September dengan sekali bayaran RM68. Pas ini memberikan penjimatan hampir 50 peratus khususnya kepada pengguna Terowong SMART. Menteri Kerja Raya Datuk… Continue reading

Liputan internet Malaysia capai 98.8 peratus setakat Julai 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Kadar liputan internet dan komunikasi di kawasan berpenduduk Malaysia mencapai 98.82 peratus setakat 31 Julai lalu. Menteri Komunikasi Datuk Fahmi Fadzil menyatakan sebanyak 7,489 tapak pemancar 5G telah siap dibina. Liputan 5G kini mencapai 82.4 peratus di kawasan berpenduduk dengan lebih 28 juta langganan aktif. Kadar penembusan jalur lebar mudah alih 5G bagi… Continue reading

Kementerian pengangkutan pertimbang penubuhan MTSB

KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Pengangkutan sedang mempertimbangkan cadangan penubuhan Lembaga Keselamatan Pengangkutan Malaysia (MTSB). Badan khas ini akan berfungsi menyiasat kemalangan jalan raya di negara ini. Menteri Pengangkutan Anthony Loke berkata cadangan itu susulan syor pasukan petugas khas yang ditubuhkan kementerian. Pasukan petugas itu menyiasat kemalangan maut melibatkan anggota FRU di Teluk Intan dan bas pelajar… Continue reading

Penganggur didakwa bunuh bapa kandung di Kuala Krai

KUALA KRAI: Seorang penganggur didakwa di Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini atas tuduhan membunuh bapa kandungnya. Narosman Othman, 39, mengangguk faham selepas pertuduhan dibacakan di hadapan Majistret Amal Razim Alias. Tiada pengakuan direkodkan kerana kes ini berada di bawah bidang kuasa Mahkamah Tinggi. Tertuduh didakwa membunuh Othman Jusoh, 74, di Kampung Kuala Gris antara… Continue reading

JKDM Kuala Lumpur rampas 2.4 juta batang rokok seludup di Klang

PETALING JAYA: Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM) Kuala Lumpur merampas lebih 2.4 juta batang rokok putih dan kretek pelbagai jenama dianggarkan bernilai dan bercukai lebih RM2 juta dalam satu serbuan di Klang, pada 9 Julai lepas. Pengarahnya Wan Norizan Wan Daud berkata serbuan kira-kira 3 pagi itu dijalankan pasukan operasi Bahagian Penguatkuasaan JKDM Kuala Lumpur… Continue reading

MCMC lancar rundingan awam tangani spam pesanan elektronik

PUTRAJAYA: Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (MCMC) memulakan Rundingan Awam selama dua minggu mengenai cadangan Kerangka Peraturan bagi Pesanan Elektronik Komersial Tidak Diingini (UCEM) atau spam. Inisiatif ini selaras dengan Seksyen 233A Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 yang dipinda pada Februari lalu. Kerangka peraturan ini bertujuan memperkukuh perlindungan pengguna dan menggalakkan pemasaran digital yang lebih… Continue reading

Polis tahan empat lelaki, rampasan 10,500 liter diesel haram

KUALA LUMPUR: Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) menahan empat lelaki dan merampas minyak diesel yang dipercayai diseleweng serta pelbagai peralatan bernilai RM602,220 dalam dua operasi berasingan di Jalan PJU 1/23, Petaling Jaya. Pegawai Pemerintah Batalion 4 Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) Supt Jafri Muhamad berkata operasi itu dijalankan bersama Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup… Continue reading

0.3% penjawat awam bankrap antara 2020 hingga Jun 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Statistik Jabatan Insolvensi Malaysia menunjukkan 4,194 kes kebankrapan membabitkan penjawat awam direkodkan antara 2020 hingga Jun 2025. Angka ini mewakili sekitar 0.3 peratus daripada 1.6 juta penjawat awam di negara ini. Timbalan Menteri Kewangan Lim Hui Ying berkata kerajaan menyediakan bantuan kewangan melalui Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit (AKPK). Perkhidmatan ini termasuk nasihat… Continue reading

Jawatankuasa siasatan tiada unsur penderaan dalam kematian pelatih PALAPES

KUALA LUMPUR: Jawatankuasa Siasatan telah menyimpulkan tiada unsur penderaan dalam kematian pelatih Pasukan Latihan Pegawai Simpanan (PALAPES) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Skudai, Syamsul Haris Shamsudin. Menteri Pertahanan Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin berkata keputusan itu diperoleh selepas siasatan melibatkan beberapa kementerian termasuk Kementerian Pertahanan, Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Kementerian Kesihatan, dan Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi. Insiden itu… Continue reading

Mahkamah Persekutuan tolak rayuan AG kes dokumen tambahan Najib

PUTRAJAYA: Mahkamah Persekutuan hari ini menolak rayuan Peguam Negara berhubung kewujudan dokumen tambahan yang membolehkan Najib Razak menjalani hukuman penjara di rumah. Keputusan sebulat suara dibuat oleh panel tiga hakim diketuai Hakim Besar Malaya Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim. Hakim Zabariah Mohd Yusof memerintahkan kes dikembalikan ke Mahkamah Tinggi untuk semakan kehakiman substantif di hadapan… Continue reading

Sepang circuit faces steep 20% fee hike to keep MotoGP beyond 2026

MALAYSIA could face a 20% jump in MotoGP hosting rights fees if it wishes to keep the popular event at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) after 2026, as the current deal with MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports approaches its end. SIC chief executive officer Azhan Shafriman Hanif said the track’s three-plus-two-year contract with Dorna expires… Continue reading

Rumah Putih ancam penjara gelandangan di Washington

WASHINGTON: Rumah Putih pada Selasa mengancam untuk memenjarakan golongan gelandangan di Washington. Tindakan ini susulan campur tangan kontroversi melibatkan polis dan penempatan Pasukan Pengawal Kebangsaan di ibu negara AS. Jurucakap Presiden AS Donald Trump, Karoline Leavitt, berkata individu gelandangan diberi pilihan untuk meninggalkan kawasan penempatan mereka. Mereka juga boleh dibawa ke pusat perlindungan untuk rawatan… Continue reading

Kadar keuntungan TNB kekal 7.3% dalam RP4, dikawal selia kerajaan

KUALA LUMPUR: Kadar keuntungan Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) kekal pada 7.3 peratus dalam Tempoh Kawal Selia Ke-4 (RP4) dari 2025 hingga 2027. Timbalan Menteri Peralihan Tenaga dan Transformasi Air, Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir menjelaskan kadar tersebut sama seperti dalam Tempoh Regulatori Kedua (RP2) pada 2018. “Jika TNB memperoleh keuntungan melebihi kadar ditetapkan, lebihan akan dikembalikan… Continue reading

AKPS sita 5,000kg produk makanan kering tidak patuh label

ALOR SETAR: Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia (AKPS) menyita 5,000 kilogram produk makanan kering “Dried Longan Pulp” di Kompleks Imigresen, Kastam, Kuarantin dan Keselamatan (ICQS) Bukit Kayu Hitam. Sitaan itu dilakukan bersama Kementerian Kesihatan selepas pemeriksaan mendapati produk tersebut melanggar peraturan pelabelan makanan di bawah Akta Makanan 1983. “Produk berkenaan dibawa masuk menggunakan lori… Continue reading

JBPM tampil tarikan baharu, kekal tradisi Abang Sado di Hari Kebangsaan

PUTRAJAYA: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) akan memperkenalkan kenderaan komunikasi bergerak baharu dalam perarakan Hari Kebangsaan tahun ini. Ketua Pengarah JBPM Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad berkata kenderaan berteknologi tinggi itu berfungsi sebagai pejabat bergerak di kawasan bencana. “Kenderaan ini lengkap dengan kemudahan untuk menghubungkan pusat kawalan, lapangan dan pusat gerakan operasi,” katanya. Nor Hisham… Continue reading

Melaka cops bust love scam syndicate masterminded by foreigners

MELAKA: Melaka police busted a love scam syndicate with the arrest of three Nigerian men and an Indonesian woman during pre-dawn raids at three apartment units in Taman Klebang Jaya here yesterday. Melaka Police Chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the suspects arrested were aged between 39 and 47, with various items such as computers and… Continue reading

Elavarasan akui KL City FC lawan sukar dalam Piala FA

KOTA BHARU: Perlawanan menentang KL City FC pada pusingan 16 terbaik Piala FA 18 Ogos ini diakui sukar buat Kelantan The Real Warriors (TRW). Ketua Jurulatih TRW E. Elavarasan berkata walaupun beraksi di halaman sendiri, ia bukan tiket mudah bagi pasukannya. KL City FC merupakan antara pasukan terkuat dan berpengalaman dalam saingan ini. “Kami perlu… Continue reading

Pemadam gesa larangan mutlak rokok elektronik di Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA: Persatuan Mencegah Dadah Malaysia (PEMADAM) menggesa kerajaan mengharamkan sepenuhnya rokok elektronik atau vape di seluruh negara. PEMADAM mahu undang-undang khusus digubal untuk melarang semua bentuk vape, termasuk penjualan, pengedaran, dan pengiklanan. Usul ini dibentangkan oleh Pengerusi Wanita PEMADAM Kebangsaan Datuk Jamelah A Bakar dalam Perhimpunan Agung Dwitahunan Ke-46. Jamelah turut menggesa kerjasama semua kementerian… Continue reading

Security guard fined RM5,000 for insulting Prophet Muhammad SAW on Facebook

KUALA LUMPUR: A security guard was fined RM5,000 by the Sessions Court here today for making and initiating a Facebook post insulting Prophet Muhammad SAW four months ago. Judge Norma Ismail imposed the sentence on M Ramesh, 57, after he pleaded guilty to the charge. She also ordered five months’ imprisonment in default of payment.… Continue reading

Science-driven tobacco taxes can reduce harm

AS the government considers raising tobacco taxes in Budget 2026, the Consumer Choice Centre (CCC) urges policymakers to adopt a more effective and science-based approach. Risk-based taxation, where nicotine products are taxed according to their level of health risk, offers a practical solution that supports public health while avoiding unintended consequences, such as the growth… Continue reading

Hidden triggers of teenage suicide

BULLYING is no longer confined to schools; it has infiltrated chat rooms, social media feeds and gaming platforms, creating an environment where harassment is constant, public and hard to escape. In Malaysia, rising numbers of bullying cases offline and online are now colliding with another disturbing trend: increasing adolescent suicide risk. Rising tide of bullying… Continue reading

Petronas Chemicals posts RM1.08b net loss in Q2 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) posted a net loss of RM1.08 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 (2Q 2025) from a net profit of RM777 million in 2Q 2024. The integrated chemicals producer said the net loss was due to lower earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), impairment… Continue reading

AGC orders inquest into Zara Qairina’s death

PUTRAJAYA: The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has decided to conduct an inquest to determine the cause and circumstances surrounding the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir. In a statement today, the AGC said the decision was made after reviewing the investigation report submitted by the Royal Malaysia Police in connection with the death… Continue reading

Gold rises as soft US inflation boosts rate-cut expectations

GOLD edged higher on Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar after mild U.S. inflation data cemented bets for an interest rate cut in September, while investors awaited this week’s U.S.-Russia talks over the war in Ukraine. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $3,351.46 per ounce, as of 0447 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery… Continue reading

Oil prices steady as market awaits US inventory data and Trump-Putin meeting

SINGAPORE: Oil prices were steady on Wednesday as investors awaited clearer indications of U.S. inventory data, while eyeing an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Brent crude futures were flat at $66.12 a barrel at 0330 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dipped 6 cents to $63.11.… Continue reading

Real winners, losers of Trump’s tariffs

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has single-handedly pushed countries closer towards a new world order that will be different from the present American and Western-dominated one. As Trump brags to the American public about the latest “gains” from his transactional foreign policy using tariffs as his bazooka, impacted countries have begun to look closely at the concessions… Continue reading

No Malaysian should be left behind in AI growth – Gobind

KUALA LUMPUR: Artificial intelligence (AI) development in Malaysia must be inclusive and ensure that every segment of society benefits, said Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo. He said that whether through cloud-based platforms for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or AI-assisted diagnostics for remote clinics, such technologies must deliver tangible value to every Malaysian. “Through various… Continue reading

Malaysia aims to be regional cloud hub by 2030 with new policy

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reaffirmed its ambition to become a leading regional cloud and digital hub by 2030 with the launch of the National Cloud Computing Policy (NCCP). Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo stated that the NCCP aligns with MyDIGITAL and the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint to unlock economic potential. A recent study by the… Continue reading