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
CHICAGO, Oct 29 – Approximately 20 people were injured when an American Airlines Boeing 767 bound for Miami caught fire Friday as it attempted to take off from Chicago’s O’Hare airport, emergency officials said. The blaze broke out on American Airlines Flight 383 – with 161 passengers and nine crew on board
The Apple Watch Nike+ is loud in every way a watch can be loud. It’s got a brightly colored perforated neon band, matched perfectly by a custom face that tries to motivate wearers with quick Nike-esque slogans like “Are We Running Today?” The Apple Watch Nike+ begs to be noticed. The
DES MOINES, Oct 29 – Hillary Clinton embarks this weekend on the frenetic final 10 days of her White House campaign, determined to shake off renewed controversy over the FBI probe into her private emails. The 69-year-old Democratic candidate – vying to become America’s first female president – is still the frontrunner
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 – A total 434,535 candidates registered to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia this year, according to the Ministry of Education. In a statement today, it said the SPM would be held from Nov 7 till Dec 6, involving 3,732 examination centres and 32,220 invigilators. The ministry said 377,194
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 29 – Kota Marudu police confirmed arresting Bersih leader Maria Chin today on suspicion of distributing leaflets to the public in Pekan Langkon, about 131km from here. Kota Marudu police chief Supt Mohd Izaan Abdullah said Maria was detained at 1.45pm before being brought to the Kota Marudu police
Apple Inc unveiled a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday, adding a fingerprint reader, replacing function keys with a small touch screen and raising prices by several hundred dollars. The first redesign in several years is a sign Apple still sees a role for the product that launched the company, even though its iPhone
At the Apple press conference this afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a brief update on the state of the Apple TV app ecosystem. Today, the app store has grown to include 8,000 apps, the exec said, 2,000 of which are games. A year ago, the store had just 1,000 apps,
