POIC Sabah keen to help state govt meet manpower needs

KOTA KINABALU: Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC) Sabah wants to work with learning and training institutions to meet the evolving manpower needs arising from investment inflow under the state government’s Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) development roadmap initiatives. Read full story

Weinstein to be sentenced in Hollywood rape case

DISGRACED movie industry tycoon Harvey Weinstein is due to be sentenced today over the rape of a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel room a decade ago. The Academy Award-winning producer, 70, is already serving a 23-year sentence for his separate 2020 conviction in New York for sex crimes.

Cyber Security Malaysia probes into personal data leakage of MySejahtera users

CYBER Security Malaysia (CSM) has been ordered to investigate reports of personal data leakage of MySejahtera app users, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.  He said further action would be taken by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) after receiving the complete report from CSM.  

MACC probes into UiTM accounts

THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is conducting a forensic investigation into the accounts of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Holdings for any wrongdoing following claims of losses incurred by the university. MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said the university had fully cooperated in the investigation and provided the relevant documents.

Chinese livestreamers flock outdoors for late-night tips

IN the dead of night on a bridge in southern China, around two dozen livestreamers sit crooning and chatting into microphones, their identical ring lights spaced a few metres apart in glowing rows. The broadcasters gather in spots like this in the city of Guilin most nights with the hopes of catching the attention of […]

RM64.8mil worth of syabu seized in Perlis

KANGAR: Police crippled a drug syndicate following its botched attempt to avoid detection by the authority by smuggling 1.8 tonnes of syabu, worth about RM64.8mil, in a lorry on a tow truck. Read full story