IPOH, March 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has today told the public not to be a prosecutor or judge over the issue of the sale of socks bearing the word “Allah” by a KK Mart branch recently. As vigilantes started cropping up to champion the matter, Anwar said the country would not … Read more
PARIS, March 12 — If you’re a polyglot, you’ve probably already noticed how little effort it takes to think and express yourself in your native tongue. An American study, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, examines this phenomenon and shows that our brains process the first language we learn differently from others. The academics behind … Read more
LONDON, Feb 1 — Goats might be thought of as playful and inquisitive creatures. But a study suggests that these herbivores could be far more observant than we might think. They could even be capable of detecting human emotional cues by listening to the sound of our voices. The researchers behind this study made this … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Malaysia’s Islamist Opposition party today called on the Anwar administration to ban artistes who support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from performing in the country, ahead of a much-anticipated concert by Ed Sheeran this month. The PAS ulama council, known by its Malay abbreviation DUPP, said allowing … Read more
LAS VEGAS, Jan 9 — CES, the annual high tech gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas, again delivers its wave of new inventions and cutting edge technology with artificial intelligence this year’s unavoidable buzzword. Here’s a look at some selected examples shown to the media, ahead of the official opening today. Mirror, mirror on the wall… … Read more
Google has announced changes to the way it handles the unique device identifiers that allows marketers to track users on Android. — Picture via SoyaCincau KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — According to news reports, Google has announced changes to the way it handles the unique device identifiers that allows marketers to track users on Android. An update later … Read more
Depression differs from sadness as it is a mental illness with clear distinctions. (Rawpixel pic) You’re lying in bed for the third day in a row. You wish you could get up and start living your life again, but everything feels impossible. Could you be depressed? The line between major depressive disorder and sadness is … Read more
An assessment of reinfection rates in Denmark last year showed that just over half a percent of people who tested positive for Covid during the first wave from March to May did so again during the second wave, from September to December. (Rawpixel pic) Surviving Covid-19 protects most people against reinfection for at least six … Read more
