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
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 – A week before he enters the White House, Donald Trump has picked a high-risk fight with the all-important US intelligence community, blaming it for an incendiary but unsubstantiated report on his alleged Moscow ties and lurid behaviour in Russia. Trump on Wednesday accused US spies of leaking the
Snapchat today has announced that it’s bringing an entirely new search functionality to its iOS and Android apps. The feature will partially solve one of the long-standing complaints about Snapchat, with the company hoping that it will help users quickly find content to explore and new users to add as friends. Announced via TechCrunch,
TOKYO, Jan 13 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that NEC Laboratories Europe is one of five members of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) who have initiated a new ETSI Industry Specification Group on Context Information Management (ISG CIM), together with the Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)
DAVAO, Jan 13 – With a visit to Philipine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bedroom, having one of the world’s rarest birds named in his honour and guided by a sockless host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a morning to remember on Friday. Duterte, a charismatic politician known at home for his folksy
9to5Toys spotted what could win the award for the cutest Apple Watch stand yet, the Elago W3. Just insert your own charging puck and slip your Watch into the slot to turn it into a miniature replica of the original Macintosh. The stand emulates the general shape of the Macintosh from the side
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 – Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), today denied that it was carrying out a campaign to give away 15 new Perodua Myvi cars, as posted on the “Perodua Malaysia Company” Facebook account. In a statement today, Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Zahari Husin said Perodua
BEIJING, Jan 13 – Prospective US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson better watch his mouth, angry Chinese media said Friday, warning Donald Trump’s nominee that his threats to block China in the South China Sea are fighting words. The comments came after the former ExxonMobil CEO told US senators that he would
