SEOUL, Aug 14 – Suprema, a global leader in biometrics and identity solutions, today announced that the company’s BioSign mobile fingerprint authentication algorithm has been selected by Samsung for the Galaxy J5 2017 and Galaxy A7 (for SK Telecom) smartphone models. Partnering with Egis Technology, a Taiwan-based sensor provider, Suprema
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 – The police will conduct their investigation in accordance with the standard operating procedure into the commotion that happened during the Nothing to Hide 2.0 forum yesterday, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said he had instructed the police to conduct an investigation and
LONDON, Aug 14 – Usain Bolt took an emotional final bow on the track at the end of the World Championships in London on Sunday before declaring that, definitely and definitively, there was no way he would ever return to sprinting. After embarking on a special lap of honour so slow that
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 – Cigarettes, knives and firecrackers as well as snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts are not allowed to be brought into the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil during the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games opening ceremony on Aug 19. Spectators are reminded not to bring other
HONG KONG, Aug 13 – Hong Kong’s official radio station said it will replace its 24-hour BBC broadcast with Chinese state-run programming in a move critics on Saturday said was a step towards “mainlandisation”. The city’s Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) has been broadcasting the BBC World Service live since 1978 but
BUTTERWORTH, Aug 13 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Sunday raided two houses and an office belonging to Penang state executive councillor Phee Boon Poh, who was detained for investigations on a factory allegedly operating illegally in Kampung Sungai Lembu, Bukit Mertajam near here for the past 10 years. According
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 13 – The Penang Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has held a GT 7 sand mining dredge for anchoring in Penang waters without permit about five nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Piandang, near here yesterday evening. Penang MMEA director Rozali Mohd Said said the Chinese national skipper and
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug 13 – A white nationalists’ rally erupted into deadly violence Saturday as a car ploughed into a crowd while demonstrators and counter-protesters clashed, spurring President Donald Trump to condemn “hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.” But as the death toll linked to the rally rose to three —
LUMUT, Aug 13 – The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia continues to act proactively in collaboration with international platforms to curb the spread of false information by closing nearly 2,000 fake accounts identified in the country. Its minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak said it was undertaken in collaboration with the Facebook,
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has boosted the electricity supply system of 38 sports venues and 49 accommodation locations as part of its preparations for 2017 SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games (KL2017). TNB distribution network senior general manager Wan Nazmy Wan Mahmood in a statement today said
TAPAH, Aug 13 – Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today chided the grassroot leaders for being ‘apple polishers’ by only providing support reports with good status. On the contrary, the UMNO vice president said the report from the ‘war room’ must be transparent, including stating that support given to
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 – More drug tests will be carried out in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games including blood screening that was introduced at the Singapore Games to weed out cheats. The over 4,000 athletes from the 11 countries will face advanced anti-doping technology similar to the Olympic drug testing standard,
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak has called upon all Malaysians to rise together and support local athletes who will be competing in the upcoming 29th SEA Games and 9th ASEAN Para Games. Salleh said 2017 marked a momentous milestone in Malaysia’s history, as
LONDON, Aug 13 – After weeks of feuding, two key figures in Britain’s cabinet came together Sunday to say any post-Brexit transition would not be a “back door” to continued European Union membership. Finance minister Philip Hammond, who favours a softer, pro-business Brexit, and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, a hardline supporter
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug 13 – A picturesque Virginia city was flooded Saturday with white nationalist demonstrators as well as counter-protesters, prompting the state’s governor to declare a state of emergency as law enforcement tried to quell violent skirmishes. Hundreds were in Charlottesville either to demonstrate in or rail against a “Unite the
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 – US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart pledged Saturday to work to denuclearise North Korea, but Trump again invoked the grim possibility of “military measures” if other steps should fail. Trump’s latest warning came amid a flurry of international calls – from China, the North’s key ally,
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 – The population of wild elephants in Peninsular Malaysia is estimated to be between 1,220 to 1,450, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. He said the animal distribution in the peninsula is concentrated in Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah, Perak, Johor and Negeri
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 12 – The Penang DAP-led government has denied manipulating figures on low-cost housing units as it was obtained from state local councils. State housing, town and country planning committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the figures were obtained from the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) and Seberang Prai Municipal
JITRA, Aug 12 – The son of Kedah State executive council member Datuk Aminuddin Omar was among two people killed when the car they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a tree at KM12.7, Kampung Bendang Perang near here today. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Supt Mohamed
SHAH ALAM, Aug 12 – The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V said Reserve Officers Training Unit (ROTU) officers must have the courage to uphold the truth in uplifting the dignity of the armed forces. He said as military officers, they should also always be positive, while striving to improve themselves and
