The following is the complete text of President Obama’s address as prepared for delivery, provided by the White House. It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’s my turn
GENEVA, Jan 11 – Smoking costs the global economy more than US$1 trillion (RM44.7 trillion) a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the US National Cancer Institute published on Tuesday. That cost far
LABUAN, Jan 11 – The Special Corruption Sessions Court here has issued a warrant of arrest against a 62-year-old entertainment outlet supervisor who failed to turn up to answer a bribery charge today. Kenny Chong was nabbed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in 2014 after allegedly being caught in the act
Just in time for the Golden Globes Awards on Sunday, Apple released a brand new ad showing off what you can do with the Portrait mode that works with the iPhone 7 Plus and its two cameras. As a bonus, the ad was shot in Greece and now I want to go
THE HAGUE, Jan 8 – Dutch police have taken from a journalist items, including possible human remains, which he found at the crash site of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, prosecutors said Sunday. Freelancer Michel Spekkers was met by police as he returned to Schiphol airport late Saturday after visiting the region
PETALING JAYA, Jan 8 – As a result of increasing regulations in Malaysia, 2017 will see risk professionals in high demand. This is just one of the top 10 talent trends for 2017, according to recruiting experts Hays in Malaysia. Candidates who are able to reduce financial institutions’ exposure to risk will
WARSAW, Jan 8 – A cold wave across Europe has left at least 23 dead in the past two days, including several migrants and homeless people, authorities said Saturday, with the frigid temperatures expected to continue through the weekend. Russia meanwhile celebrated the coldest Orthodox Christmas in 120 years, and even Istanbul
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 – The notion that 2016 Puskas Award finalist Mohd Faiz Subris’ goal, which was deemed as ‘defying the laws of physics’, has been contradicted by National Sports Institute (ISN) chief executive officer Dr Mohd Khairi Zawi. The goal marked history in Asian football, making the diminutive midfielder the
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 – After vowing a smooth transition, President Barack Obama and Donald Trump are presiding over one of the most tumultuous transfers of power in US history. Assassinations notwithstanding, American presidential transitions have generally been peaceful affairs. But that doesn’t mean they have been smooth. Andrew Johnson was effectively barred
As a result of Apple’s performance based executive compensation packages, CEO Tim Cook and other leaders within the company will be taking pay cuts. Apple missed internal revenue and operating income targets for 2016 by 3.7 and 0.5 percent respectively, resulting in a 15 percent cut for the CEO. Apple is reporting
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 – A Rastafarian prophet, a former Taliban captive and thousands of minor drug traffickers have one thing in common: Their names have been submitted to President Barack Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks. Some US presidents have used this regal power of leniency in a
KUANTAN, Jan 8 – The water supply problem faced by 75,000 Felda Bukit Goh and Felda Bukit Kuantan settlers here for the past 10 years ended when new pipes from the Semambu Water Treatment Plant to the areas began operations on Jan 4. Paya Besar Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Manan
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 – EXO PLANET #3 – The EXO’rDIUM in Kuala Lumpur which organized by Star Planet, supported by Malaysia Major Events, to be return to Kuala Lumpur to perform their third new solo tour. The concert will be staged at the KL Stadium Merdeka on March 18th, 2017 at 8pm.
HONG KONG, Jan 5 – The 48th Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held from 16 to 19 January at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The show will welcome more than 1,500 exhibitors from 19 countries and
JOHOR BARU, Jan 5 – The authorities anticipate it will take a week to clean up the oil that spilled following Tuesday’s collision of two container vessels in the eastern part of the Johor Strait near Pasir Gudang Port. The Johor Port Authority (LPJ), in a statement today, said how quickly the
AMSTERDAM, Jan 5 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Uganda’s Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) with its Coesys Visa Management that combines swift issuance of all visas and permits with biometric enrollment upon arrival. Gemalto is supporting the new solution with
SINGAPORE, Jan 5 – The Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2017 will see the addition of several new youth-oriented programmes to enhance and deepen engagement with the youth and young at heart for this year’s celebrations. This includes YouthEATS @ Temple Street (6-27 Jan), which will be part of the
HomeKit compatibility is pretty much table stakes for today’s smart home devices, and D-Link has recognized this in announcing its latest home security camera. The Omna 180 Cam HD is a neat-looking full HD camera with HomeKit support added to the feature list … The Omna is essentially a next-generation version of
BESUT, Jan 5 – The burst pipe at Bukit Bunga water plant yesterday evening has not affected the water supply to consumers in Besut. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman said Syarikat Air Terengganu (SATU) has a second pipeline to supply clean water to consumers while the broken pipe is
LAS VEGAS, Jan 5 – ETRI showcases its latest ICT achievements at the CES 2017, to be held in Las Vegas from January 5 to 8, 2017. Seven technologies in the field of Broadcasting & Media, Hyper-connected & 5G Giga Telecommunications to be introduced such as wireless charging technology for
