Immigrants a ‘goldmine’ for bribes

PETALING JAYA: Immigrants have become a “goldmine” for unscrupulous enforcement officers who solicit bribes from them, says a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com­mission (MACC) top gun. Read full story

Employers with no workers quota in a fix

PETALING JAYA: A freeze in the application and approval of foreign workers quota will deprive employers with no quota from getting any workers, says the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). Read full story

Onus on MOE to ensure DLP succeeds, say educators

PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry needs to pull its socks up to resolve issues around the Dual Language Programme (DLP) classes and ensure sufficient teaching staff, say educationists and education groups. Read full story

PM to build on close China ties

BEIJING: It’s an almost devout act undertaken by Malaysia’s prime ministers for about half a century, but this time round there’s an added weight to it. Read full story

M’sia, Cambodia seek closer ties

PHNOM PENH: Malaysia and Cambodia are looking forward to enhancing cooperation in various sectors to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story

Hopes up for HSR seamless travel

PETALING JAYA: Several overtures have been received by the government from the private sector over its intent to build the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) using private financing, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Read full story

Umno cancels Rais Yasin’s Tangga Batu division chief win

PAYA Rumput assemblyman Rais Yasin’s victory as Tangga Batu Umno division head in the party’s March 18 election was cancelled by the 2023 Umno elections committee today. Tangga Batu Umno secretary Abdul Latip Mohamad said he received the notification through a letter via WhatsApp at 2.26pm this afternoon.

‘Grim’ criminal abuse of ChatGPT is coming, Europol warns

CRIMINALS are set to take advantage of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to commit fraud and other cybercrimes, Europe’s policing agency warned today. From phishing to disinformation and malware, the rapidly evolving abilities of chatbots will be used not only to better mankind, but to scam it too, Europol said in a new report.