Softbank to buy 40% stake in Norwegian robotics firm for US$2.8 bil
TOKYO: Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group will buy a 40% stake in Norwegian robotics company AutoStore in a deal worth US$2.8 billion, the two firms said. The deal is the latest bet by SoftBank, which has spent heavily on some of the tech world’s hottest startups and biggest names, ranging from artificial intelligence to biotech companies. […]
Honduran civil groups call for president’s resignation over drug trafficking charges
DOZENS of Honduran civil society organisations yesterday demanded the “immediate” resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez…
Stop evading issue of letter backing Anwar, Annuar tells Zahid
Annuar Musa (left) claims Ahmad Zahid Hamidi sent a letter dated Oct 11 to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong supporting Anwar Ibrahim to be the prime minister. PETALING JAYA: Annuar Musa has questioned how long Umno plans to avoid discussing a letter purportedly from party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi backing Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister. The […]
Perikatan Youth welcomes MIC, PAS, GPS continued support for PM, rejects politics of dominance
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth said it welcomes the decision of MIC,…
Explain Malaysia’s absence from Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate, Tuan Ibrahim told
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Malaysia’s exclusion from the Leaders Summit on Climate that US President…
Covid-19 lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief
THE Covid-19 crisis “has revealed how unequal our societies are,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
Court grants injunction order to halt Lokman Adam from making defamatory statements against 1MDB lawyer
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — The High Court today granted an interim injunction order to gag…
DAP Youth chief: Umno about to taste same betrayal as befell Pakatan in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — Umno’s Barisan Nasional (BN) allies could allegedly abandon the Malay nationalist…
PAWS berhasrat kumpul RM3.5 juta dana, bina pusat pelindungan haiwan bertingkat
Pusat pelindungan haiwan baru PAWS berupaya menempatkan lebih banyak haiwan. (Gambar Cecilia Cletus) Subang: Persatuan Kebajikan Haiwan PAWS (PAWS) berhasrat untuk mengumpul dana berjumlah RM3.5 juta bagi menaik taraf pusat pelindungan haiwan bertingkat mesra alam pertama Malaysia di Ara Damansara. Pengurus Paws, Edward Lim memberitahu FMT, plot tanah yang menempatkan lokasi mereka sekarang sudah digazetkan […]
Antagonistic moves backfire on Umno
TWO days of the Umno AGM produced fireworks and created ripples across political parties and alignments,…