TAIPEI, Sept 26 – Victims of a water park explosion that killed 15 and left hundreds with horrific burns rallied in Taiwan Monday as anger mounts that only one person has been jailed over the tragedy. It is more than a year since the blast at Formosa Fun Coast near the capital
Apple today officially opened its first retail store in Mexico. The store is located in Vía Santa Fe and marks the “first time customers in Mexico City can experience all of Apple’s products and services in one place.” Apple shared images from the grand opening experience this evening in a news
MANCHESTER, Sept 26 – Nothing sinister should be read into the disbanding of the Fifa task force on racism as it had simply achieved its goals, Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura said on Monday. The 54-year-old Senegalese – recruited to some surprise from the United Nations in May and the first woman and
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 25 – About 2,600 participants participated in Great Eastern Bubble Dash Run 2016 at Queensbay Mall outdoor carpark in this morning. This event was organised by Heart Foundation of Malaysia (YJM), who teamed up with Great Eastern Life to present the Great Eastern Bubble Dash Run 2016, which is the 1st Bubble Dash run
Bing, the search engine Microsoft pays you to use, is jumping on the AMP bandwagon. The open source AMP format is essentially Google’s version of Facebook’s Instant Articles and its stripped down format, which in some ways goes back to the early days of the web, ensures that mobile pages load extremely fast. Just like
TOKYO, Sept 23 – On September 21 MHI Compressor do Brasil Ltda. (MCO-B), a Brazilian joint venture established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a Hiroshima-based Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), held an opening ceremony at its Head Office in Piracicaba, in
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 23 – Business Baking Classes 2.0 will open for registration from today onwards because of the popular demand of the previous classes, the baking classes is organised by Briged Wanita KADUN KOMTAR together with Say Cakes Sdn. Bhd. Penang State Assembly member for Komtar, YB Teh Lai Heng
In just over a week, Apple’s iMessage App Store has grown to over 1,650 applications and sticker packs – more than the original iPhone had at launch as well as the 1,000 total that were ready for iPad at the time of its debut, but far less than the 3,500+ the Watch App Store arrived with
MILAN, Sept 23 – Italy Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he believes Rome’s hopes of relaunching their ailing bid to host the 2024 Olympics are over, two days after a resounding ‘No’ by the city’s mayor. The Italian capital was vying with Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest to host the Games in eight
In case you were wondering when you’ll stop receiving those “please turn off your Samsung Galaxy Note 7” warnings before takeoff, well, we’re halfway there. Samsung announced today that “about half” of the affected phones — they mean to say, the exploding ones — have been exchanged. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 23 – Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) shares the concern of Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) on development projects in Penang’s water catchment areas, said its Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa. He said they would like to clarify that they know of only one project
Hermès has officially shared this ad on its YouTube channel. Apple has already shared a few advertisements for its new iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2, as well as a new Apple Music commercial starring James Corden. Now, an apparent Apple ad has leaked on YouTube that showcases the Apple Watch Series 2
TSUKUBU, Sept 22 – The chemical elements palladium (Pd) and ruthenium (Ru) are both used separately in the chemical industry. For a long time, researchers have thought that combining the two could lead to improved and novel properties for industrial applications. However, the two elements do not readily mix together to become
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – The KL-Kuala Selangor (Latar) Expressway will be closed to traffic from 3am to 1pm on Sept 25 to make way for cycling event, Latar 99km Healthy Ride. Its chief operating officer, Ahmad Fuad Ahmad Shahimi, said the cycling route will be along the full length of the
For those of you following Instagram’s ad business, my headline might seem a bit familiar – yes, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing service announced another advertiser milestone back in February, but at the time there were only 200,000 advertisers, less than half of the 500,000 advertisers that Instagram says it has today. To be clear,
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 – The next sitting of Dewan Rakyat is set to begin on Oct 17. The Dewan Rakyat secretary, Datuk Roosme Hamzah said in a statement today that the Dewan Rakyat would sit for 25 days from Oct 17 until Nov 3 and the Dewan Negara for 10 days
It’s common practice these days for companies that hold significant amounts of user data to publish transparency reports. Google, Facebook, Dropbox and Slack all put out their numbers on a regular basis, breaking down government requests for user data by country and type (platforms typically receive requests for law enforcement
KUCHING, Sept 22 – Bersih Sarawak plans to hold a statewide convoy this year, starting from Miri on Oct 1 and ending in Kuching on Nov 19. A group representing various participating NGOs today went to the state police headquarters at Jalan Baharuddin here to present a letter seeking permission to hold
SINGAPORE, Sept 21 – With a record number of entries, 1,850 delegates and the most diverse speaker line up yet, the first day of Spikes Asia is now underway at Suntec, Singapore. Shortlists have been announced for Design, Direct, Entertainment, Film, Healthcare, Innovation, Media, Outdoor, PR, Print & Outdoor Craft, Print
YOKOHAMA, Sept 21 – Today Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) commenced demonstration testing of a pressurized hybrid power generation system integrating a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack and a micro gas turbine (MGT), aiming toward commercial launching in the near future. Under a program supported by the New
