KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Tan Sri Azam Baki has been reappointed as the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for another year, effective this Sunday. Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, stated that the reappointment was consented to by His Majesty, the King of Malaysia, Sultan Ibrahim. “The … Read more
TOKYO, May 7 — Nintendo said today it will make an announcement about a highly anticipated new console by the end of March 2025 as sales decline of the hugely popular Switch, which is now in its eighth year. Despite logging a record net profit in the year to March, helped by the weak yen, … Read more
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 28 — Malaysian Haj pilgrims who will perform the Haj this year (1445H/2024) are the first pilgrims in the world to be issued with visas from the Saudi Arabian Haj and Umrah Ministry. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the success was due to early … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24 — Tesla’s humanoid robot is still in the lab, but it may be ready to sell as soon as the end of next year, chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Several companies have been betting on humanoid robots to meet potential labor shortages and perform repetitive tasks that could be … Read more
KUCHING, April 10 ― A total of 11,470 arrests including 48 secondary school students were made between January to December last year for drugs and substance abuse offences. In revealing this, the One-Stop Committee (OSC) to Tackle Drug and Substance Issues in Sarawak said 7,841 enforcement actions were carried out by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — MyIX, Malaysia’s largest internet exchange, has announced that demand for internet bandwidth has surged by 20 per cent year-on-year from 2022 to 2023. Advertisement It recorded a new high with demand peaking at 2.311 Terabits (Tbps) per second in the past year, marking a 20 per cent increase from the … Read more
JOHOR BARU, March 31 — The state government and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) held a detailed discussion on the direction in promoting Visit Johor Year 2026. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said a total of RM67.6 million had been allocated for the improvement of infrastructure and the organisation of … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke today said that the Cabinet meeting last Friday has agreed to approve the development proposal for the Penang Mutiara LRT Line project. He said that the construction for the project is set to commence this year. “The overall implementation of the project is expected to take approximately … Read more
BEIJING, March 24 — Apple Vision Pro will hit the mainland China market this year, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said today, according to state media. Cook revealed the headset’s China launch plan in response to a media question on the sidelines of the China Development Forum in Beijing, CCTV finance said on its Weibo … Read more
