KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Madani government will add 186 new Digital Economic Centres (PEDi), bringing the total to 1,097 nationwide by the end of this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said there are currently 911 PEDi, and the effort to add more such centres, especially in areas often overlooked, … Read more
PARIS, Dec 28 — An open letter penned by dozens of actresses and other artists in defence of Gerard Depardieu, the cinema giant accused of sexual harassment, has laid bare divisions in France over the #Metoo reckoning with sexism. Actresses Nathalie Baye and Carole Bouquet – a former partner of Depardieu – as well as … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — For someone who grew up with three neighbouring families of batik makers in Kuala Terengganu, fashion designer and entrepreneur Tino Soon sure took his time developing an interest in the traditional craft of batik-making. After 45 years in fashion merchandising and design, first at department store Mun Loong, then as … Read more
PARIS, Feb 21 — Years after Facebook quietly removed a slogan that declared the site was “free and always will be”, parent company Meta announced on Sunday a paid-for subscription service that has already been widely criticised. Meta is following a well-trodden path to subscription services, with rivals from Reddit and Snapchat to Twitter and … Read more
