'Absurd' to compare me to Dr M, says Anwar in suit against Pendang MP
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim regarded as “totally absurd” the term “zalim” (cruel) used by Pendang MP Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim in describing him and comparing him to former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Read full story
Anwar gets rousing welcome at Kaamatan celebrations
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived for the closing of Sabah’s Kaamatan Festival to loud cheers from the people in Penampang near here on Wednesday (May 31). Read full story
Jason Lo loses lawsuit against Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has dismissed a defamation suit filed by former chief executive officer of a local telecommunications company, Jason Jonathan Lo, against the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) over two articles published in 2019 and 2020. Read full story
State polls: Pakatan and BN youth election machinery to streamline strategy
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional election machinery youth chief Mohd Hairi Mad Shah is expected to call all youth wing leaders from component parties for a meeting this week to streamline their strategy for the upcoming elections in six states. Read full story
Dr Wee pays last respects to ex-Pekan Nenas rep's late father
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has paid his last respects to the late Tang Ah Ban, father of former Pekan Nanas assemblyman and MCA central committee member Tang Nai Soon. Read full story
Free pneumococcal vaccine for children aged 4, 5
FROM tomorrow until May 31, 2024, children born between 2018 and 2019 will be able to get free pneumococcal vaccinations at all Health Ministry (MOH) primary facilities. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said it was an expansion programme for pneumococcal immunisation as children born in that period were previously not included in the target group […]
96% increase in household internet access in 2022, says report
HOUSEHOLDS with Internet access increased to 96% in 2022 compared to 94.9% in 2021, says the latest report from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). In the 2022 ICT Use and Access by Individuals and Households Survey Report released today, DoSM noted that household access to mobile phones, radios and televisions remained above 95%, but […]
Taiwan’s Foxconn predicts huge growth in AI server business
TAIWANESE tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn predicts three-digit growth for its artificial intelligence server business due to robust demand for AI products such as ChatGPT, its chairman said today. Foxconn – known officially as Hon Hai Precision Industry – is the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer and assembles devices for many international brands, […]
Crackhouse Comedy Club owner bids again to quash charges
CRACKHOUSE Comedy Club owner Rizal Van Geyzel will submit a third representation to drop the charges against him, after his second bid was rejected by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). The charges are creating and initiating the distribution of videos that touch on racial sensitivity on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok in July last year.
Heatwave prompts Hanoi to reduce street lights
Faced with record-breaking heat, Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to save electricity as demand for air conditioning soars. Parks in the city of eight million people are now plunged into total darkness after 11pm, while two-thirds of street lights are also switched off at the same hour.