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
AMSTERDAM, Sept 21 – Valeo (Euonext: FR), one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, has partnered with Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, to ensure the security of its virtual car key system called Valeo InBlue(R). With Valeo InBlue(R), drivers can use their smartphone or connected
KAWASAKI, Sept 20 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI today announced the development of a new method to simultaneously convert the wavelengths of wavelength-division-multiplexed signals necessary for optical communication relay nodes in future wavelength-division-multiplexed optical networks, and have successfully tested the method using high-bandwidth signal
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 – Bursa Malaysia opened in the red today on weaker buying support as caution was heightened ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee and Bank of Japan meeting for the coming few days. At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 2.0 points weaker
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 – The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on mild commercial demand from investors today, a currency dealer said. At 9.15am, the local unit strengthened against the US dollar to 4.1350/1400 from 4.1370/1410 yesterday. The dealer said firmer crude oil prices in early Asian trade also lent support
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 20 – Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) had to shut down a major 900mm water pipeline to facilitate emergency repair works. This pipeline is one of three that deliver water from Bukit Dumbar to the southern areas of Penang Island. As such, the shutdown affected supply
AMSTERDAM, Sept 20 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today released the findings of the Breach Level Index revealing that data breaches increased 15% in the first six months of 2016 compared to the last six months of 2015. Worldwide, there were 974 reported data
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 20 – The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is shocked with recent reports in the media of fake dentists offering illegal orthodontic or dental brace placement services resulting in severe health consequences for the patients, said its president S.M. Mohamed Idris. He said consumers utilising such services risk
TOKYO, Sept 20 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of FUJITSU Business Application ATMS PMV, a new addition to its ATMS series of intellectual-property (IP) solutions that support companies in their overall IP-related activities. ATMS PMV, available in Japan September 20, 2016, is an IP-management package for patents, designs,
Apple never comments on the amount of RAM it adds to its mobile devices, but it’s now well-known that the iPhone 7 Plus, with its 3 GB of RAM, has the most memory of any iPhone ever. Only the 4 GB-equipped 12.9″ iPad Pro bests the iPhone 7 Plus in this
HONG KONG, Sept 20 – Origin of Jewelry Industry between Hong Kong and Thailand. The development of Hong Kong’s jewelry industry has been facilitated by the expansion of the local market, including sales to tourists. In terms of value, 86.5% of Hong Kong’s total exports of jewelry are made of precious
Less than a week after the public release of iOS 10, popular iOS Twitter client Tweetbot has been updated with a handful of optimizations for Apple’s latest operating system. The update brings the app to version 4.5 and brings new iOS 10 features, as well as a handful of other
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 19 – The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are part of the newly-launched Break Free from Plastic movement to stem the tide of plastic pollution across the globe, said its president S.M. Mohamed Idris. He said, it is reported that each year,
Earlier today, we shared a pair of durability tests performed with the new iPhone 7. These tests showed that Apple has improved the endurance of the new device compared to the iPhone 6s. Now, EverythingApplePro has conducted a deep water test to see just how far the new iPhone 7 can be submerged
