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,
Confirming a series of earlier reports which said Apple would launch a universal TV guide to simplify watching video on the Apple TV, the company today announced a new app it’s simply calling “TV.” The new app will allow you to track your favorite shows and movies across the video apps across the
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 – White House hopeful Hillary Clinton said the proposed mega-merger of AT&T and Time Warner “raises questions and concerns” and merits further study. AT&T and Time Warner, home of CNN and HBO, have said the proposed US$108.7 billion (RM455.83 billion) deal will benefit consumers as they gird for anti-trust challenges from politicians
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 27 – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman’s participation at the two-day Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in the Francophone Area in France ended Thursday (Oct 27) which reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment and continued support for the role of the United Nations peacekeeping operations in the maintenance of international peace and
Apple is working to match the demand for the iPhone 7 Plus as best as it can, but it might not meet all the demand by the end of the year, CEO Tim Cook said on the investor call discussing its fourth-quarter earnings. “It’s hard to say,” Cook said in response
YOKOHAMA, Oct 27 – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked him to explain his anti-American rhetoric during summit talks. The acid-tongued Duterte has launched repeated tirades against the United States and President Barack Obama for criticising his deadly crime war, which has claimed more than
JOHOR BARU, Oct 27 – There will be no state Deepavali celebration in Johor as a mark of respect for the victims of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) fire on Tuesday. Chairman of the Johor Unity and Human Resources Committee R. Vidyananthan said the state government and public were still mourning the
