KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 — Peruvian cuisine has yet to really have its day in the sun in Kuala Lumpur. Few places go beyond ceviche and a pisco sour, with most settling on delivering a haphazard Latin American experience — which some places take even further by clumsily bundling Spanish and Mexican elements to produce … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The High Court here was told today that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low often used his influence as someone close to Datuk Seri Najib Razak and wanted the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) management to identify him as former prime minister’s proxy. 1MDB former counsel Jasmine Loo Ai … Read more
FEBRUARY 4 — In “Power to grant pardons is personal to the monarch and non-justiciable” I referred to the then Supreme Court decision in Sim Kie Chon v. Superintendent of Pudu Prisons & Ors [1985] where the Court stated: “The power of pardon provided for under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution is… a prerogative … Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 — A Fox News host suggested this week that Taylor Swift is a “front for a covert political agenda,” echoing disinformation that has percolated in right-wing circles for months — and which experts say will likely get worse before the 2024 US election. The Jesse Watters segment warning Swift could be a … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged Germany to use its influence to press for a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict and to allow humanitarian access. He conveyed this stance to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during her courtesy call on him at Perdana Putra in Putrajaya. “The main … Read more
NEW YORK, Nov 21 ― Mosaics, paintings, jewelry, ceramics, manuscripts from the 4th to the 15th century: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is showing 200 ancient and medieval works that reflect a thousand years of influence of the Byzantine Empire on the Christian communities of Egypt, Tunisia and Ethiopia. One of the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The Cambridge Dictionary, the world’s most popular online dictionary for learners of English has revealed “hallucinate” as the Word of the Year for 2023, as the term got a new additional definition relating to artificial intelligence (AI) producing false information. AI hallucinations, also known as confabulations, sometimes appear nonsensical. But … Read more
YEREVAN: Armenian President Armen Sarkisian on Sunday announced that he was resigning his largely ceremonial position, citing the inability of his office to influence policy during times of national crisis. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
LONDON: Michael Carrick was adamant Ralf Rangnick had no role in Manchester United’s gameplan for their 1-1 draw at Chelsea, but the club’s impending interim manager would have taken heart from the way they frustrated the Premier League leaders. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
About two-thirds of COVID-19 patients treated at HTAR in Klang are below 60 and almost all have not been vaccinated, Dr Ahmad said.
