I-Bhd, Huawei join hands to reinvent next generation of smart city
PETALING JAYA (Jan 21): I-Bhd is partnering with Huawei Enterprise Malaysia (Huawei) to reinvent the next generation of smart city in its flagship development — i-City in Shah Alam, Selangor. The next generation of i-City, according to I-Bhd chairman Tan Sri Lim Kim Hong in a statement, involves Artificial Intelligence (AI) enhancements — converging smart […]
Google launches fresh appeal to overturn US$2.8b fine at top EU court
PARIS, Jan 21 — Google is filing an appeal at the European Union’s top court against an earlier decision to uphold a US$2.8 billion (RM11.7 billion) antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday, the company’s second bid to overturn the penalty. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined the world’s most […]
Phase one of Putrajaya MRT line still undergoing rectification
KUALA LUMPUR: The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Putrajaya Phase One line is still undergoing some rectification by the turnkey operator in preparation for full operations, said MRT Corporation Sdn Bhd. On Nov 16, 2021, MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim said the line may be ready for revenue service in the second […]
MAG, Theselina teams up to produce handbag collections from repurposed aircraft material
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) and Malaysian homegrown brand, Theselina, have teamed up to produce bespoke sustainable handbag collections from repurposed aircraft material. In a statement today, MAG said these luxury handbags are crafted and conceptualised with respect and care for the environment by the Theselina team comprising professional seamsters and seamstresses. Every material […]
Covid disrupts aid flight to tsunami-hit Tonga
WELLINGTON/SYDNEY: As aid trickles into the South Pacific nation of Tonga, devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami, an Australian aid flight was forced to return to base due to a positive Covid-19 case onboard, a defence official said on Friday. Tonga is Covid-free and has a strict border control policy, and is requiring contactless […]
More than 230,000 of adult population given booster dose yesterday
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 230,020 adults in Malaysia received the Covid-19 booster dose yesterday, bringing the cumulative number of booster doses administered to the adult population in the country to 10,235,759 or 43.7 per cent of the group. According to the Health Ministry’s (MOH) COVIDNOW portal, a total of 22,913,483 or 97.9 per cent […]
VTL reopens between Malaysia-Singapore, ticket sales halved
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to reopen the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) that was suspended from December 23, 2021 until January 20, 2022. In a statement, MoH said the VTL land and air schemes will resume starting today. “MoH wishes to notify the public that bus and air […]
Johor MB to call for press conference, rumours say possibly on dissolution
JOHOR BARU: Amid rumours that the state legislative assembly will be dissolved soon, Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad is expected to call for a special Press conference tomorrow. Sources from Umno did not rule out the possibility that the press conference in regards to the dissolution of the state assembly. “Johor Umno is expected to […]
Malayan tigers not a threat to humans if left alone, says Perhilitan
KOTA BHARU: The Malayan tiger, scientifically known as Panthera Tigris Jacksoni, is the only subspecies of tiger that still exists in the world and the animal is only found in Malaysia. Following an incident of an Orang Asli man being mauled to death by a tiger in Kampung Sau, near Pos Bihai in Gua Musang, last […]
