LAS VEGAS, Oct 3 – Investigators worked feverishly Tuesday to find out why a retired accountant gunned down at least 59 people and wounded over 500 others at an open-air concert in Las Vegas, raking the crowd with bullets from a 32nd-floor hotel room packed with weapons. As America grappled with
TOKYO, Oct 3 – Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Eisai Co., Ltd., and Seren Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that Sato Pharma and Eisai will co-promote a new triazole class oral antifungal agent (development code: BFE1224, “the agent”) containing the active ingredient fosravuconazole L-lysine ethanolate (“fosravuconazole”) in Japan, based on an agreement
ALOR STAR, Oct 3 – Kedah Umno is studying the list of its potential Wanita candidates received to be forwarded to and considered by the party’s top leadership for fielding in the coming 14th general election. Its chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said it was not wrong to field a
AMSTERDAM, Oct 3 – Gemalto, a world leader in digital security and Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced that Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers can enhance the security of their cloud workloads and reduce the complexity of managing multiple heterogeneous security solutions with an integrated SafeNet Encryption and Key
TOKYO, Oct 3 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced the development of active-learning dialogue-data based AI technology to enable EMIEW3, Hitachi’s human symbiotic service robot to spontaneously “learn” how to respond to questions that it could not previously answer. EMIEW3 clarifies the meaning of enquiries with related staff through
LAS VEGAS, Oct 3 – The death toll from the deadliest mass shooting in US history rose to 58 on Monday as officials reacted cautiously to an Islamic State claim of responsibility for the massacre at a concert on the Las Vegas Strip. Police said Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, a wealthy former
KEPALA BATAS, Oct 3 – The Penang police have uncovered 19 drug labs and opened 2,692 investigation papers on drug trafficking crimes in the state in 2015 and 2016. Acting Penang Police chief Datuk Roslee Chik said throughout the two years, the police had also seized various types of drugs weighing over
JOHOR BARU, Oct 2 – Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said water consumption in the state was expected to increase by 80% over the next 11 years. He said based on the Johor Water Resource Study 2010-2060, it was revealed that the demand for water is set to
LAS VEGAS, Oct 2 – At least two people were killed and 24 were hospitalised after a shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas, a local hospital spokeswoman said, and police said one suspect was down. The spokeswoman for the University Medical Center hospital said 14 of the wounded were
SEREMBAN, Oct 2 – Public perception towards their children’s education needs to change so that their real interest and talents could give them academic success as well as employment opportunities. Deputy Education Minister, Datuk Chong Sin Woon said parents should therefore consider their children’s interest before deciding what field they should study
SEPANG, Oct 1 – Fancy a year-end getaway? AirAsia’s Year-End Grand Sale is the last chance to grab low fares for travel this year! Enjoy fares from as low as RM39* from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, Sihanoukville, Luang Prabang, Pattaya, Shantou, Kalibo (Boracay), Visakhapatnam. As well as from RM79* from Kuching to
ROME, Oct 1 – Italy has ordered North Korea’s incoming new ambassador to leave the country in a protest over Kim Jong-Un’s missile launches and nuclear tests. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano announced the move in an interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, published on Sunday. “We have taken the firm decision to
SEPANG, Oct 1 – With the absence of the Formula One (F1) race at the Sepang International Circuit starting next year, the circuit will not be left idle or risk becoming a ‘white elephant’ project, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak. “Sepang Circuit will be quite heavily utilised and it
HONG KONG, Oct 1 – Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to mark China’s national day with a pro-democracy rally and voice growing fears that the city’s liberties are under threat from Beijing. The protest which was dubbed an “anti-authoritarian rally” also comes after recent arrests of
GUA MUSANG, Sept 30 – A family of four, including a newborn, was killed on-the-spot when their car collided with a rice-laden lorry at Km52 of Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai here yesterday. The deceased were identified as car driver Zainuddin Anuar, 30; his wife, Raizuamira Daud, 31; their 13-day-old son, Zayyan
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 – The Ministry of Health plans to coordinate and restructure the treatment package scheme for government hospital dependent heart patients referred to the National Heart Institute (IJN). Its minister Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam said his ministry would discuss with IJN on the scheme, which among others covers a list
IPOH, Sept 29 – Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad today described opposition leader Lim Kit Siang as uncivilised over the latter’s reference to monkeys in associating him with regard to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad issue. Dzulkifli said he was open to criticism from the DAP leader but it should be
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 – Two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport are expected to plead not guilty when their trial begins at a Malaysian court on Monday. Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam, are
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Sept 29 – Germany’s first gay couples to be married will tie the knot Sunday, after decades of struggle that campaigners say still has ground to make up. Couples will convert existing civil partnerships or set the seal on their relationships for the first time in Berlin, while others
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 – Twitter on Thursday revealed that nearly 2,000 ads were placed on the messaging service in 2016 from a Russian media group suspected of trying to interfere with the US presidential election. A Twitter statement said the social media group shared data with congressional investigators about ads from RT,
