Malaysia considering Direct-to-Cell Starlink services as early as 2025 (VIDEO)

Malaysia considering Direct-to-Cell Starlink services as early as 2025 (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ― According to Minister of Communication, Fahmi Fadzil, Malaysia is currently testing three emerging technologies which will be considered by MCMC to enhance Malaysia’s telecommunication coverage. He was answering questions during the Dewan Rakyat session on March 25, 2024. Starlink Direct-to-Cell will use satellites as transmission towers One of the technologies … Read more

Sarawak records healthy 10pc rise in visitor arrivals in early 2024, says deputy state minister

Sarawak records healthy 10pc rise in visitor arrivals in early 2024, says deputy state minister

KUCHING, March 16 — Sarawak recorded a total of 352,983 visitor arrivals in January this year, marking an increase of 10.63 per cent over the numbers registered in the same period last year, said Datuk Sebastian Ting. The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said the tourism receipts generated also went up … Read more

Yearly bowel tests at home can help those above 50 detect colorectal cancer early, say experts

Yearly bowel tests at home can help those above 50 detect colorectal cancer early, say experts

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Malaysia clocks around 3,000 new colorectal cancer cases every year. About two-thirds of the cases are diagnosed at late stages, resulting in limited and more expensive treatment options. University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine dean Professor Dr April Camilla Roslani said this trend has persisted for the last 20 years … Read more

‘Ready Player Two’?: Sequel in early development, Steven Spielberg confirms involvement

‘Ready Player Two’?: Sequel in early development, Steven Spielberg confirms involvement

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13— The sequel film for 2018’s Ready Player One is finally getting an update after years of uncertainties. The update came from Steven Spielberg himself who directed the first film adapted from a dystopian novel of the same name written by Ernest Cline regarding an expansive virtual reality universe. Spielberg confirmed that … Read more

GWM Ora 07 Malaysia: Bookings now open, early birds get five years of free maintenance

GWM Ora 07 Malaysia: Bookings now open, early birds get five years of free maintenance

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — As you may have heard, Great Wall Motor (GWM) is gearing up to launch the Ora 07 in Malaysia soon. The company has since begun accepting bookings for the fully electric mid-size sedan. Free maintenance for early adopters of Ora 07 Customers who are interested in reserving their own Ora … Read more

Frailty is reversible if identified early in an older person — Mohd Idzwan bin Zakaria

Frailty is reversible if identified early in an older person — Mohd Idzwan bin Zakaria

FEBRUARY 26 — An old person in a wheelchair pushed by a relative or carer in a mall is a frequent scene in Malaysia nowadays. The public often associate these older persons as being frail due to old age. There is a substantial ignorance amongst the Malaysian public on frail older persons resulting in a … Read more

Early incentive payment timely gift to cover schooling, Ramadan and Aidilfitri expenses

Early incentive payment timely gift to cover schooling, Ramadan and Aidilfitri expenses

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The RM2,000 early incentive payment that civil servants received today is viewed as a timely “early gift” and has alleviated the concerns of many civil servants who wished to balance early preparations for their children’s schooling with the upcoming needs for Ramadan and Aidilfitri. Overall, civil servants interviewed by Bernama … Read more

Early Schooling Aid eases parents’ burden, say Pahang residents

Early Schooling Aid eases parents’ burden, say Pahang residents

KUANTAN, Feb 12 — The Early Schooling Aid (BAP) of RM150 per student, disbursed since January in a one-time payment, eases the financial burden on parents preparing for the new school session next month. For 37-year-old housewife Nor Zuriani Zamri Cheng, the support is of great value to her and her family as they prepare … Read more

Verbal Beginnings to Open New Early Intervention Comprehensive Autism Services Center in Annapolis, MD

Verbal Beginnings to Open New Early Intervention Comprehensive Autism Services Center in Annapolis, MD

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verbal Beginnings, a leading provider of comprehensive autism services, is thrilled to announce the opening of a new location in Annapolis, Maryland, serving the greater Anne Arundel County region. Set to open its doors in the summer of 2024, this state-of-the-art center will provide Applied Behavior Analysis … Read more

Give away the RM150 early schooling cash aid to those who need it, PM Anwar tells the rich

Give away the RM150 early schooling cash aid to those who need it, PM Anwar tells the rich

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today he hopes that more well-off parents would give their share of the RM150 Early Schooling Aid (BAP) to the families who need it more. The finance minister had listed the new BAP scheme as part of the benefits reaped from reforms undertaken to … Read more