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
Elgato is introducing its new Thunderbolt 3 Dock at CES 2017 this week. The new hardware works with new MacBook Pros and includes two Thunderbolt 3 ports plus various video and audio ports. Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Dock includes a 1.6 foot Thunderbolt 3 cable, power supply, and includes this I/O:
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 5 – The D-Day to decide the winner of FIFA’s prestigious Puskas Award is around the corner and Malaysians have till Jan 9 to vote for our own Mohd Faiz Subri. The results will be announced at a glittering ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland. Mohd Faiz is up against Venezuela’s Daniuska
HONG KONG, Jan 4 – The world’s second-largest and Asia’s largest event of its kind, the Hong Kong International Licensing Show (9-11 January) and Asian Licensing Conference (9-10 January) will kick off next week to showcase licensing opportunities in Asia. Both events are organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development
AMSTERDAM, Jan 4 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is launching a leading edge LTE Cat. M1 wireless module for IoT solutions. The new Cinterion(R) LTE Cat. M1 solution takes network efficiency and simplicity to new heights, delivering LTE for Machine-Type-Communication (MTC) and improved power
HONG KONG, Jan 3 – The 43rd HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, the eighth HKTDC Hong Kong Baby Products Fair and the 17th Hong Kong International Stationery Fair are set to open at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) next week. Starting on 9 January and
AMSTERDAM, Jan 3 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying AT&T with a remote subscription management solution that will help enable its customers to deploy new and highly secure IoT applications in the U.S. and globally. Gemalto’s LinqUS On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) subscription management solution
HONG KONG, Jan 3 –The award presentation ceremony of Quamnet Outstanding Enterprise Awards (QOEA) 2016 organized by Quamnet, will take place on Jan 12, 2017 at The American Club Hong Kong. The awarded enterprises would be announced at the ceremony. In addition to recognizing the outstanding performances achieved by the acclaimed
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 2 – Amplify Conference which will be held from 20 to 22 January 2017 at Penang Institute is a conference to increase acessibility of AIESEC and leadership among youth between the age of 17 to 21 years old. This movement aims to raise self awareness & provide exposure of leadership
