US ends Covid-19 public emergency, drops air travel vaccine mandates
LOS ANGELES: The US Covid-19 public health emergency (PHE) came to an end on Thursday, marking a major transition in the country’s fight against the global pandemic. The PHE was announced by then US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar in January 2020 to implement temporary measures and allocate resources to better contain the pandemic. Along […]
Google unveils new AI tools, chatbot, mobile devices
US tech giant Google unveiled its new artificial intelligence (AI) tools, chatbot, mobile devices, and other innovations during its I/O developers conference Wednesday, reported Anadolu. The company said it built a new general-purpose language model, named PaLM 2, which can respond to human inputs by generating human-like texts. Google DeepMind Vice President Zoubin Ghahraman said […]
Malaysia is a free country, govt accepts all forms of criticism, says Azalina
PENGERANG: There is no issue in the Malaysian Bar passing a no-confidence vote against Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun and admonishing her conduct as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. “We are a free country and I have no qualms over it. Everyone, including […]
Govt committed to developing automotive industry as strategic economic sector
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is committed to developing the automotive industry as a strategic economic sector that opens up numerous precision engineering opportunities. Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said established automotive-producing countries had demonstrated the significant impact this industry can have on job creation and the development of a […]
Pemain ragbi berdepan hukuman mati, dituduh bunuh adik kandung
Kota Kinabalu: Seorang bekas pemain ragbi wakil Sabah berdepan hukuman mati mandatori jika disabitkan kesalahan atas dakwaan membunuh adik kandung pada 4 Mei lalu. Tertuduh, Arden Mattson Maturin, 26, yang dihadapkan di Mahkamah Majistret, di sini, hari ini, dituduh melakukan jenayah itu mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan. Ketika prosiding di hadapan Majistret Jessica Ombou Kakayun, […]
BNM tidak ‘kejam’ naikkan OPR – Gabenor
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) tidak bertindak ‘kejam’ apabila menaikkan Kadar Dasar Semalaman (OPR) ke paras 3.00 peratus baru-baru ini. Sebaliknya, keputusan itu dibuat bagi mengawal inflasi daripada terus melonjak tinggi dan menjadi tidak terkawal, tegas Gabenor Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus. “Mana lagi kejam kalau inflasi kita di luar […]
Siasatan polis terhadap Jho Low masih berjalan – KPN
KUALA LUMPUR: Siasatan polis terhadap ahli perniagaan dalam buruan, Low Taek Jho atau dikenali Jho Low yang terbabit dalam kes penyelewengan dana 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) dan SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) masih berjalan. Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, berkata pada masa ini Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) masih berusaha membawa […]
Strategi tambah kedai lonjak keuntungan MR DIY
KUALA LUMPUR: Strategi MR D.I.Y. (M) Bhd (MR DIY) menambah jumlah kedai bagi mempertahankan bahagian pasarannya sebagai peneraju peruncit pembaikan rumah dilihat meyakinkan, demikian menurut penganalisis. Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) dalam nota penyelidikannya berkata, ia menjangkakan MR DIY akan mencatatkan pemulihan pada suku berikutnya, mencerminkan kesan kos pengangkutan yang lebih rendah, ditambah dengan […]
Kilang bateri RM1.88 bilion bakal dibina di Kulim
KUALA LUMPUR: EVE Energy Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EVE) dan Pemaju Kelang Lama Sdn Bhd memeterai Perjanjian Persafahaman (MoU) bagi menubuhkan kilang pembuatan termaju EVE membabitkan pelaburan AS$422.3 juta (RM1.88 bilion). Kilang terletak di Kulim, Kedah yang menjadi kemudahan ke-53 EVE dijangka menerajui pembangunan Taman Perindustrian Bateri Silinder Antarabangsa di negara ini. Menurut EVE, kemudahan terbabit […]
