PETALING JAYA, Jan 15 – Go cashless for speed and convenience when commuting on the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line beginning tomorrow after the one-month free ride expires, Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd said in a statement today. Although commuters have an option to use cash or Touch N Go cards for their ride
Moments after Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé finished his presentation, another exec took the stage to announce how things will go. The room is separated into sections; each section of attendees will follow a staff member with a Mario character on a placard. And just like that, we’re each
PENAMPANG, Jan 15 – The implementation of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) to relieve the people’s burden is the correct measure taken by the government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak today. He said the assistance introduced in 2012
BEIJING, Jan 15 – Beijing on Saturday warned the US that the One China policy was non-negotiable, after Donald Trump suggested he could abandon the decades-old diplomatic principle and boost ties with Taiwan. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang in a statement said it is not up for negotiation. He said there
PEKAN, Jan 15 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak described Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as a ‘U-turn champion’ as he often changed his stand lately including on the issue of giving the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M). Najib said that on Dec 26, Dr Mahathir himself had made a statement that
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 15 – Penang MCA will not deny the possibility of seat swaps and loans among Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties in the state, as a strategy to ensure BN’s victory in the 14th general election (GE14). Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said MCA is very open and
ALOR STAR, Jan 15 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad appears to be refusing to admit his mistake although he had changed his stand on the payment of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) which he had previously labeled as bribery and illegal. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz said this was
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 – Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad officially launched the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM), pledging to unite the opposition to overthrow Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government ahead of the 14th General Election (GE14). Speaking at a packed Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam which has a
SHAH ALAM, Jan 15 – Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) was officially launched here tonight. The launching ceremony, which was performed by its chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Malawati Stadium, was also attended by PPBM president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In his speech, Dr Mahathir touched on, among others, how
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 14 – The DAP-led state government will hold the state Chinese New Year open house on Feb 5 at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Shang Wu, here from 12 noon to 2pm. State Tourism Development and Culture Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang said all Penangites and members
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 14 – The Barisan Nasional (BN) is confident the new Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg can continue the legacy of the late Tan Sri Adenan Satem, said BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. Regarding Abang Johari, 66, as his good friend, Tengku Adnan said
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 – US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday shrugged off the strikingly divergent positions his cabinet picks have taken on Russia, torture, and a host of other issues, saying he wanted them to express their own ideas. “All of my Cabinet nominee (sic) are looking good and doing a great
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 – All cyber-related laws in Malaysia are being reviewed and looked at in a holistic manner towards developing the Internet Economy in this country, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. He said in order to create a sustainable internet economic environment, the
A security issue has been flagged in the hugely popular mobile messaging app WhatsApp that could allow for messages sent via the encrypted platform to be intercepted and read. The Guardian report, which describes the vulnerability as a “backdoor”, notes that independent security researcher Tobias Boelter identified the issue in April 2016, when he says he reported it to
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 – US President Barack Obama has admitted that the transition period leading to Donald Trump’s inauguration has been “unusual” and warned that the CEO’s “improvisational” style might not translate well to the presidency. In excerpts of an interview with the CBS news program “60 Minutes” released on Friday, Obama
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 14 – A 27-year-old drug suspect is believed to have drowned last night after attempting earlier to escape from police at Kampung Bekok, Hulu Besut. Besut District police chief Supt Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi said today that Muhamad Ekraam Maidin’s body was found at 9.50pm. “He was involved in
A security researcher has found a backdoor in the end-to-end encryption system used by the WhatsApp messaging service. The vulnerability would allow Facebook to read messages sent through the supposedly-secure system, as well as making it possible for the company to comply with court orders to make messages available to government bodies. While
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said today in line with Malaysia’s development towards becoming a developed nation, the people must think of ways to increase income instead of depending fully on the government’s intervention to control the market. The Prime Minister said the government would continue to
While Apple TV apps were limited to 200MB in size when the device was first announced back in 2015, Apple has announced this evening that it is now accepting larger tvOS binaries. This means that developers can now submit apps as big as 4GB. With today’s change, tvOS apps can now be just
KUCHING, Jan 13 – Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg, 66, is the new chief minister of Sarawak, taking over from Tan Sri Adenan Satem who died on Wednesday. The Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) deputy president, attired in a black baju Melayu, took his oath of office as the sixth Chief Minister
