MALMÖ (Sweden), May 11 — The Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway in Sweden’s Malmo today with thousands of protesters expected to culminate a week of tensions surrounding Israel’s participation during the Gaza war. Israel ranks with Croatia and Switzerland as one of the bookmakers’ favourites to succeed Sweden and take home the colourful and … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — Eight years after its formation, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu still believes in positioning his Parti Amanah Negara as an alternative for voters who are looking for an Islamist movement — but one that eschews racial and religious extremes. Keen to present his party as different from the more vocal fringes … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — The government’s move to collect taxes from the shadow economy which is estimated to contribute about 30 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is scheduled to be raised in the Dewan Rakyat today. According to the Order Paper on the Parliament website, the matter will be raised by … Read more
BARCELONA, March 1 — Western governments are falling over each other to restrict social media platform TikTok, but Chinese firms are still huge in sectors from smartphones to network equipment and are only looking to grow. One of the biggest Chinese companies, Huawei, made its ambitions obvious this week at the telecom industry’s biggest annual … Read more
The new Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones are held at a launch event for new Google hardware devices in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York October 6, 2022. — Reuters pic Friday, 07 Oct 2022 9:39 AM MYT SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 — Facial recognition returned to the latest … Read more
ANKARA: A veteran Turkish political leader who has struggled for years to have President Tayyip Erdogan voted out of office says it is “very clear” that his dream is drawing nearer, even as doubts remain about whether he will be the main opposition candidate at presidential elections set for 2023. © New Straits Times Press … Read more
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping declared the Beijing Winter Olympics open Friday as China tried to turn the page on a build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns, Covid and a United States-led diplomatic boycott. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
A sign welcomes attendees to CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 5, 2022. ― Reuters pic LAS VEGAS, Jan 6 ― The CES tech show threw open its doors yesterday in Las Vegas despite surging Covid-19 cases in the United States, as one of the world’s largest trade … Read more
LAS VEGAS: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) throws open its doors to thousands Wednesday in Las Vegas despite surging Covid-19 cases in the United States, as one of the world's largest trade fairs tries to get back to business. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
THE Malaysian men will arrive a day before the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and fear no teams — except for Covid-19. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
