Eight LRT, MRT stations designated as ‘safety points’
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of eight LRT and MRT stations have been designated as emergency response centres under the Rapid KL Safety Point (RSP) project. Prasarana Malaysia Bhd president and chief executive officer Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah said the programme, which began on Wednesday (Oct 19), was a continuation of the police’s “Go to Safety […]
Expect to start paying extra for sharing your Netflix account in 2023
The days of freeloading off your ex’s Netflix account are coming to an end – the company has plans to start charging subscribers for sharing their accounts in early 2023, according to its latest investor letter. Although the streaming giant called it a “thoughtful approach” to monetising account sharing, it seems more in line with the […]
Kakao co-CEO resigns after outage that hit millions caused chaos
Kakao Corp’s co-chief executive officer Whon Namkoong resigned after a widespread outage caused chaos in a nation heavily reliant on Korea’s most popular messaging and social media service. Kakao’s days-long outage disrupted a swath of services from banking to online deliveries across the nation, triggering a debate among policymakers and consumers about whether one company […]
MCMC: 5G network rollout reached 33.2% in populated areas as of Sept 30
The 5G network rollout in populated areas has reached 33.2% as of Sept 30, according to the Jendela Q3 2022 report unveiled by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). The report showed that a total of 1,915 (54.4%) sites out of 3,518 5G sites planned for 2022 have been completed. From the completed sites, 1,070 have […]
Lelaki ditahan campak tiga kucing jiran dari tingkat 15 – Polis
KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang lelaki tempatan ditahan semalam kerana disyaki melakukan penganiayaan dan khianat terhadap haiwan dengan mencampakkan tiga ekor kucing dipercayai milik jirannya dari tingkat 15 di sebuah apartment di Jalan PJS 8/9, Petaling Jaya. Ketua Polis Daerah Petaling Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Mohamad Fakhruddin Abdul Hamid, berkata penahanan suspek lelaki berusia 44 tahun itu berdasarkan […]
Agong berkenan terima menghadap perpisahan dua duta besar asing
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah hari ini berkenan berangkat ke majlis menghadap perpisahan dua duta besar asing ke Malaysia di Istana Negara, di sini. Al-Sultan Abdullah berkenan menerima kunjungan hormat Duta Besar Arab Saudi ke Malaysia Datuk Dr Mahmoud Hussein Saeed Qattan dan Duta Besar Qatar ke Malaysia Fahad […]
Rasuah: Bekas hakim dipenjara 6 bulan
SHAH ALAM: Mahkamah Sesyen di sini, hari ini menjatuhkan hukuman enam bulan penjara dan denda RM25,000 terhadap seorang bekas hakim Mahkamah Sesyen selepas didapati bersalah atas tuduhan menerima suapan daripada enam tertuduh, empat tahun lalu. Hakim Rasyihah Ghazali juga memerintahkan Azmil Muntapha Abas, 48, menjalani hukuman penjara tambahan enam bulan, jika tertuduh yang sebelum ini […]
Mengaku cicit nabi: Orang ramai dinasihat berhati-hati
SHAH ALAM: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim) mengingatkan orang ramai supaya berhati-hati dengan individu yang mendakwa dirinya sebagai sebagai keturunan ke-38 Nabi Muhammad SAW. Peringatan tersebut dibuat bagi menjawab soalan pengguna maya yang meminta penjelasan Jakim mengenai dakwaan bahawa lelaki itu ada melakukan penipuan wang dan nasab. “Setakat ini Jakim tidak pernah membuat apa-apa kenyataan […]
