FORT LAUDERDALE, Oct 31 – Hillary Clinton battled to contain renewed FBI focus on her emails Sunday as Donald Trump blitzed western states in the tightening race for the White House. Nine days before the vote, the 69-year-old former secretary of state hit the campaign trail hard in the battleground state of
BEIJING, Oct 31 – Malaysia and China will sign the Framework Financing Agreement and Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) Contract for the RM55 billion East Coast Railway Line (ECRL) project tomorrow. Treasury Secretary-General, Tan Sri Dr Irwan Serigar Abdullah, said if the financing for the project could be finalised by year-end, the new
HONG KONG, Oct 31 – The sixth Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) will be held 22-23 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The two-day conference, the largest event of its kind in Asia, is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 – History will remember Barack Obama as America’s first black president. But his eight years in office have redefined America’s role in the world and seen a shake-up in US politics. “How’s that hopey-changey stuff working out for ya?” sneered Sarah Palin, the defeated 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 31 – The life expectancy of Malaysian residents continues to rise, reaching 74.7 years in 2016 compared to 72.2 years in 2000. The Statistics Department said a male child born in 2016 can expect to live up to 72.6 years, compared to 71.9 years in 2010, while a female child,
TOKYO, Oct 31 – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the global launch of NeoFace Image data mining (NeoFace Idm), specialized software that utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to quickly and accurately search video footage, such as content from crime prevention CCTV cameras, for specific individuals. In addition to searching for
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 – The US Senate’s top Democrat blasted FBI chief James Comey Sunday for announcing a new review of Hillary Clinton’s emails just days before the presidential election, an action he says “may have broken the law”. Allegations Clinton put the United States at risk by using a private email
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 – The Education Ministry has applied for RM479.36 million in allocation from the government to upgrade the more than 20 year old wiring systems in 2,086 schools nationwide. Its deputy minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon said the request for approval was made through the Rolling Plan 2 and
AMSTERDAM, Oct 31 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is partnering with LTE chipmaker Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) to revolutionize Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity with LTE-M technology. The companies are demonstrating at GSMA Mobility Live! in Atlanta, the first Cat M1 IoT solution,
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 – The new retail price for Ron95, Ron97 and diesel for November will increased by 15 sen per litre in November effective at midnight tonight. The new price after Goods and Services Tax (GST), the retail price of petrol and diesel for the month of November 2016 is as follows: RON95 : From RM
One of the unsung casualties of long, sad death of the Note 7 was poor, poor Blue Coral. It was a really striking addition to an already lovely phone, a sort of shimmery light metallic blue. Every since Samsung and basically every regulatory body around put the kibosh on the phablet,
JOHOR BARU, Oct 30 – Work to set up a field hospital in the compound of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) by the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) is proceeding smoothly. It is expected to be opened at 8am tomorrow and will operate on a 24-hour basis daily for two weeks, focusing on
A seismic shift in privacy policy by messaging app WhatsApp this summer, when it said it would begin sharing user data with parent company Facebook including for ad targeting, has now attracted the attention of European’s data protection watchdog group, the Article 29 Working Party. The WP29 group wrote to WhatsApp founder Jan Koum yesterday, setting
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 – The boy who went missing, after hitching a motorcycle ride on the Penang Bridge on Friday, went through a traumatic time when he was taken to spend the night at a hotel in Taiping, Perak, before being found on the next day. Mohammad Muzzafar Mohammad, 11,
MIAMI, Oct 30 – Donald Trump stepped up his attacks against Hillary Clinton, seeing to exploit the FBI decision to reopen an investigation into her emails as America’s bruising election campaign heads into its final stretch. Just 10 days before the country goes to the polls to elect either the former US
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 – The flash floods that occurred in the Paya Terubong Valley, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Masjid Negeri and Sungai Pinang yesterday had nothing to do with the Air Itam Dam, said Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa in the statement here today. Jaseni
The shedding of various other ports in favor of ThunderBolt 3 ubiquity will no doubt be one of the biggest pain points for many when it comes to upgrading to the new MacBooks. Though the new ports do have benefits. Take the fact that the 15-inch version is capable of
BANGKOK, Oct 29 – Tens of thousands of Thais streamed into Bangkok’s Grand Palace on Saturday as the public was granted its first chance to enter the throne hall where the body of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej is lying in state. Bhumibol, who died at 88 two weeks ago, was adored by
The new Surface Book got lost in the shuffle this week. Understandably so. It did, after all, get third billing at Microsoft’s own event in New York this week, owing to the flashiness of the Surface Studio and Windows 10 Creators Update and all of the 3D content creation that
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 29 – Flash Floods hitting many low-lying areas of the city today after hours of continuous downpour. It also caused a mudslide and fallen trees in several areas. The water level had reached above the knee and some cars had been stuck in the flood. Flash floods occurred in several
