HONG KONG, Oct 16 – Hong Kong’s leader made it clear on Thursday the pro-democracy protests which have clogged main thoroughfares in the city for almost three weeks cannot continue. C.Y. Leung told a live press conference on local television that the government was eager to resume talks with the main
SELANGOR, Oct 16 – Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamad Azmin Ali today said he is seeking Putrajaya’s permission to disclose to the public the agreements signed between the federal and state governments in the state’s water restructuring exercise. Reiterating his call to the federal government to allow full disclosure of the agreements,
Facebook is adding a feature called ‘Safety Check‘ to help its users broadcast their health and whereabouts during natural disasters. The tool will be available on the Web, iOS, Android and feature phones. When the user is deemed inside an affected area, Facebook will send an alert or push notification asking whether
SEONGAM, Oct 17 – Sixteen people were killed and nine others seriously injured when a ventilation grate gave way while they were watching an outdoor pop concert in Seongam south of Seoul on Friday, rescuers said. “They were standing on the ventilation grate to get a better view when it
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has never provided any certification to individuals or companies offering power-saving devices on business premises or on social media. TNB senior General manager of Corporate Affairs and Communications Datuk Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Amin said in a statement today that those selling such products
BESUT, Oct 16 – The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has started initial works for the construction of several Police Contingent Headquarters and district police stations, following the allocations provided for this under Budget 2015 announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday. PDRM Logistics Department director Datuk Zulkifli
UNITED SATES, Oct 16 – Ebola started as a faraway thing, and that was scary enough. Then it jumped to a Dallas hospital, where one man died and two nurses were infected. On Wednesday, Ebola took a different kind of leap — a psychological one — as concerns spiked nationally about
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – Loyalists of Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have set the clock ticking as a reminder of their icon’s final appeal over his sodomy conviction. His party’s youth wing, Angkatan Muda Keadilan, had also launched a campaign, dubbed “Rakyat Hakim Negara” (People are the Nation’s Judges)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 – The Voluntary Patrol Team (PPS) set up in Penang is not registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) and is not included in any act passed by the Dewan Rakyat. Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said although the Penang Government had approved its establishment, it
GOMBAK, Oct 16 – More than four suspects have been picked-up to facilitate investigations on the recent bomb blast at a nightclub in Sun Complex, Bukit Bintang. Inspector-General of police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police arrested at least four individuals in connection with Wednesday’s attack, last night. “Well,
Ever wonder why your iPhone seems to slow down after a few years? Why the once-amazing device gets cranky and struggles to perform basic tasks or load apps? The answer lies in Apple’s software, and it’s a key part of the company’s strategy to keep millions of people buying new
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 – The enforcement of the new vehicle tint rules will be from May 1 next year, said Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Seri Ismail Ahmad. Initially the new rules were to be enforced on Nov 1 but the date has been postponed to provide sufficient time for all
Apple’s latest Mac operating system, OS X Yosemite, will be available for download later today in the Mac App Store. Announced at WWDC 2014, Yosemite features a brand new look and feel, as well as integration with iOS 8. Nearly a million Mac users are already using OS X Yosemite.
In addition to showing off updates to the iPad lineup, Apple today announced this year’s new iMac, the first Apple desktop to receive a Retina display. Packaged in a thin body like the last few iMacs, this new all-in-one packs a Retina 5K display with 14.7 million pixels (67% more than
Apple has just announced an update to it’s Mac mini desktop PC that features all-new internals and a lower starting price. The CPU has been bumped to the current fourth-generation of Intel’s Core processors paired with Intel Iris and HD Graphics 5000 graphics processors. It now sports PCIe-based flash storage, though
Apple Inc. (AAPL) unveiled new iPads and Macintosh computers in the second wave of Tim Cook’s biggest product push as chief executive officer, just ahead of the holiday shopping season. The company today introduced the slimmer iPad Air 2 that measures 6.1 millimeters in width, as well as an iPad mini 3.
Apple has just released iOS 8.1, the first major update to iOS 8. The majority of the update’s new features have already been announced, but for one reason or another weren’t ready to be included in iOS 8 when it shipped last month. In the update, Apple plans to add back the
Today’s the day for Apple’s special October event, at which we’ll most likely see the launch of new iPads, new Macs and OS X Yosemite, the latest version of Apple’s Mac operating system. The event is happening live from Apple’s own Cupertino HQ, in their Town Hall Theater, and it
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15- AirAsia X Bhd has increased its flight frequency from Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, from seven to 10 times weekly from October 26-December 31, 2014. AirAsia X, the long haul, low cost affiliate of AirAsia Group in a statement here today said,
BANGKOK, Oct 15 – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who heads the military last May, said the planned elections in 2015 depending on whether the comprehensive reform at the national level can be completed within a year. The statement added that the former army chief of speculation that the general
