MELAKA, May 1 — The Melaka state government aims to attract around one million tourists from China, with at least a three-night stay in Melaka, during Visit Melaka Year 2024 (TMM 2024). Deputy State Executive Councillor for Tourism, Heritage, Arts, and Culture Datuk Zaidi Attan said last year, the number of Chinese tourists to Melaka … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Malaysia aims to be among the top 20 countries in global startup ecosystem index by 2030 and turn Kuala Lumpur into a regional startup and digital hub, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. He added that the two-day KL20 Summit 2024, which begins tomorrow, would be a forum … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh today advised the owners of the KK Mart convenience chain to “find another business,” suggesting the convenience chain will go under from his call to boycott it over the “Allah” socks row. Akmal, who is also the Merlimau assemblyman, said the boycott will … Read more
KONGENS LYNGBY (Denmark), March 21 — Researchers in Denmark are harnessing artificial intelligence and data from millions of people to help anticipate the stages of an individual’s life all the way to the end, hoping to raise awareness of the technology’s power, and its perils. Far from any morbid fascinations, the creators of life2vec want … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — The Jurisdictional Immunities of Foreign States Bill 2023 is expected to safeguard the country’s dignity and bolster diplomatic ties with foreign nations. Taking heed of the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un in Malaysia in 2017, RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) highlighted that the law … Read more
PETALING JAYA, March 6 — American actor Mark Wahlberg is currently focused on producing family-friendly films. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wahlberg stated his preference for such projects as he embraces the ageing process, echoing his recent roles in The Family Plan (2023), Uncharted (2022), and Arthur the King (2024). “You know, I do enjoy … Read more
PETALING JAYA, March 5 — The Ministry of Human Resources (Kesuma), through its agency, Talent Corporation Malaysia (TalentCorp), aims to increase female participation in the workforce by 60 per cent in line with the Madani Economic Framework. Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong, said this target is intended to bolster talent strategies to meet the needs … Read more
SERDANG, March 2 — The government aims to fortify the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme in the agriculture sector, by increasing the number of graduates, to ensure the nation’s food security. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said that currently there are only an estimated 600 graduates in the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — The revised Malaysian Code of Ethics for Journalists that was launched recently is an effort to empower the role of journalists in delivering news and information, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching. In refuting claims suggesting that the code of ethics casts a negative light on journalism, Teo said … Read more
BARCELONA, Feb 26 — Google plans to relaunch in the next few weeks its AI tool that creates images of people, which it paused last week after inaccuracies in some historical depictions, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said yesterday. Alphabet’s Google began offering image generation through its Gemini AI models earlier this month. Some users, … Read more
