IPOH, Oct 25 – The Social Security Organisation (Socso) will draft a new Act, known as the Self-Employed Act to administer Socso schemes for taxi drivers nationwide. Socso chief executive Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said if the bill was passed, taxi drivers would enjoy the same benefits as other workers under
McDonald’s Malaysia has recently announced the kick-off of a nationwide story telling contest, organised in conjunction with its annual Happy Meal Book Programme. Parents can submit entries showcasing their child’s talents until the October 26 through Instagram and by confirming their participation on McDonald’s official website . Held for the
Kanye West has a storied history when it comes to offering his opinion on the music and tech industry, specifically relating to Apple and its battle for exclusive content. This time, West took time during a performance as part of his Saint Pablo tour to address the race for exclusive content between
Apple is said to be introducing an entirely refreshed lineup of Macs later this month. The event is said to be on October 27th, which we first speculated earlier this month. The new Macs are expected to be available to consumers this month, as well. As is often the case with Apple events,
SINGAPORE, Oct 20 – Discovery Communications announced today a historic partnership with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through which Discovery will fund and help conserve nearly 1 million acres of protected habitat in India and Bhutan to protect and increase the wild tiger population. “The global movement to protect tigers just
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 20 – It is most unfortunate that the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP) thought that it is alright to rob the rights of road users in the name of celebrating a festival at Little India, said Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) president S.M Mohamed Idris. He said
YOKOHAMA, Oct 19 – Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) together with Mitsubishi Corporation, has received an order for a full turnkey contract for the high efficient power generation equipment, including a M701F gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC), of the Navoi 2 Power Plant to be built by the Republic
KAWASAKI, Oct 19 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. have developed blockchain-based security technologies to safely and securely handle confidential data between multiple organizations. The most prominent characteristic of a blockchain is that it provides information sharing with high transparency and reliability, without management by a specific
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 18 – The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP) to take action on canopies that obstruct the roads (particularly China Street, Penang Street, King Street and Market Street) in Little India, said its president S.M Mohamed Idris. During a recent
AMSTERDAM, Oct 18 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been chosen for factory-fitting PSA Group’s next generation of connected cars with its LinqUs On-Demand Connectivity solution, aligned with GSMA specifications. This gives them complete flexibility over subscription management, which is crucial in view of
TOKYO, Oct 18 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Client Computing Limited today announced the release of 24 new enterprise Windows models in twelve product series, including five desktop PC models in three series, eleven laptop models in five series, six tablet models in two series, and two workstation models in
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 18 – Water supply operations at the Guillemard Reservoir Compound in Tanjong Bungah are NOT affected by the collapse of a section of Jalan Lembah Permai last Thursday (13/10/2016). The twin Guillemard Reservoirs are located uphill and about 30 metres away from the collapsed road section. The maximum capacity
SINGAPORE, Oct 18 – New Silkroutes Group Limited (“NSG” or “the Group”) has signed a memorandum of understanding (“MoU”) with China Shipbuilding Industry Equipment and Materials Co Ltd (“CSEMC”) to procure crude oil and petroleum products for the state-owned capital goods supplier and to explore collaboration in China and Singapore.
AMSTERDAM, Oct 17 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced that it is collaborating with Alibaba Group’s YunOS to provide connectivity and security for YunOS – developed by Alibaba Group, it is a cloud-based, data and services oriented Internet of Things (IoT) operating system, widely
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 15 – Komtar level 5 commercial centre, which is undergoing construction, was destroyed by a fire this morning. Initial investigations showed that the blaze, which started just before 10am, involved the roof structure of the building, located in Jalan Penang. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. A Lebuh
A majority of Mozilla users were served encrypted pageloads for the first time yesterday, meaning their web browsing data was secured from snoopers and hackers while in transit. The HTTPS milestone was tweeted by Josh Aas, head of the Let’s Encrypt initiative which has been working to help smaller websites switch to encrypting their web traffic. [email protected] telemetry shows
MALACCA, Oct 15 – In facing the global economic uncertainty, the Malacca state government is striving to increase the economic level of the people, said Yang di-Pertua Negeri Malacca Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob. He said the state had developed a strategy to ensure Malacca’s economy continued to grow well and at the
There’s going to come a time when not every mention of Samsung will elicit some snarky comment about exploding smartphones. Now is not that time. And the Galaxy TabPro S Gold Edition is certainly not the product to serve as catalyst. In fact, it will probably be a little while before the company has
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 – ‘Budget 2017’ is looming over us, so naturally, all eyes, or rather, all of our senses would be focused on what Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has in store for the country next year. The third meeting of the fourth session of the 13th Parliament will kick
In the latest instalment of Samsung’s ongoing Note 7 saga, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued an official, blanket ban against bringing the Galaxy Note 7 on airplanes. The ban applies to all Note 7 devices, and covers both carry-on and checked baggage, as well as prohibiting anyone from carrying the phone
