PUTRAJAYA, March 24 — Last year a total of 2,623 deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) were recorded, signifying a two percent increase of 51 cases compared to 2022, announced Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. In a statement released for World TB Day today, he stated that 26,781 cases were reported last year, showing … Read more
KUCHING, March 22 — Sarawak Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said he will not be surprised if Sarawak registers a record 5 million visitor arrivals this year. He said the highest number of visitor arrivals ever recorded was 4.6 million in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic. He … Read more
PETALING JAYA, March 22 — During Dr. Dre’s appearance on a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the rapper-producer disclosed that Eminem’s 12th studio album is presently in progress and scheduled for release this year. “Let me tell you something, let me explain something to you right now. Eminem is working on his own album … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Streaming platform Netflix is ramping up its animated films’ library and adding titles by the highly acclaimed Studio Ghibli. This includes the studio’s latest Oscar-winning film, The Boy and the Heron which is set to premiere on the platform later this year globally (excluding US, Canada and Japan). Directed and … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Cases involving environmental crimes convicted in court increased to 409 cases last year compared to 289 cases in 2019, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. In this regard, he said heavier and proportionate punishment should be imposed on environmental criminals because pollution has affected … Read more
SUBANG, March 20 — The revamp of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (LTSAAS) in Subang, Selangor will produce an expected gross output of RM8.7 billion a year once it is completed in 2030. Head of KLIA Aeropolis Sdn Bhd Randhill Singh during a media briefing this afternoon said the airport will be redesigned to fully … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The country’s performing arts community is gearing up for the 19th edition of the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards (BCAA) that celebrates outstanding performances in dance, music, theatre and musical theatre. Themed Pentas Kehidupan: Meneroka Tanpa Batasan, the BCAA awards will be presented across 37 sub-categories this year, including Best Actor/Performer … Read more
JOHOR BARU, March 17 — The Defence Ministry are expecting the procurement of the second batch of three Royal Malaysian Navy’s (TLDM) Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) can be finalised this year. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the construction of the LMS is expected to take about three years to be completed after … Read more
DUNGUN, March 16 — The National Registration Department (JPN) received 59,037 applications to replace identification cards this year. Its director-general, Badrul Hisham Alias said the replacements were due of losses from negligence, crime and natural disasters, with negligence ranking the highest, with 55,504 applications, disaster (2,575 applications) and crime (958 applications). “Negligence is when for … Read more
NEW YORK, March 16 — One month after unveiling its technology, still in the testing phase, OpenAI, has indicated that Sora will be available to the public later this year. After ChatGPT for generating text and Dall-E for generating images, OpenAI is now looking to fine-tune its new artificial intelligence tool capable of generating videos. … Read more
