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Border Control agency warns of deepfake video using D-G’s likeness
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 — The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) has warned the public of a viral video featuring its director-general, saying it is a deepfake. The video, uploaded on TikTok by the user “Hermano Kedutaan,” allegedly features
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I can’t erase my history, but I vow to protect judicial independence
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 — Newly-appointed Chief Justice Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh today vowed to protect the independence of the Malaysian judiciary as he officially assumed his role as the country’s 17th top judge. Speaking at a ceremony at
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Malaysia to decide on nuclear power generation only after 2030
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Malaysia is considering nuclear energy as part of its long-term energy mix, but the final decision on whether to proceed with nuclear power generation will only be made after 2030, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri
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Chicken prices hold steady after feed cartel crackdown, other measures, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Chicken prices have remained stable since the removal of subsidies on November 1, 2023, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh said that prior
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Daycare neglect case closed in Iskandar Puteri due to lack of evidence, say police
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 6 — Police have confirmed that no further action will be taken in an alleged child neglect case involving a daycare centre here due to insufficient evidence to prosecute. Iskandar Puteri district police chief ACP M. Kumarasan
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific unveils deal to buy 14 Boeing jets worth RM34.2b, with option for seven more
HONG KONG, Aug 6 — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific said today it would place an US$8.1-billion (RM34.2 billion) order for 14 Boeing jets, its first with the US aircraft maker for more than a decade. In a filing to the
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OpenAI eyes RM2.1t valuation in potential employee share sale, source says
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 6 — ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about US$500 billion (RM2.1 trillion), a source familiar with the matter
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Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead
PANDEGLANG (Indonesia), Aug 6 — At a shrimp farm in Indonesia, more than 16,000km from Washington DC, US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs have left Denny Leonardo’s expansion plans in disarray. Leonardo had aimed to add about 100 new ponds
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South Korea’s Lotteria burger chain to serve up first Malaysian outlet by end-2025, eyes 30 more in five years
SEOUL, Aug 6 — Lotte GRS Co, a subsidiary of Lotte Group, has inked a partnership with Serai Group to launch its first Lotteria burger restaurant in Malaysia this year, Yonhap News Agency reported. The company stated on Wednesday that
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Israeli defence minister says army must carry out Gaza war decisions despite chief of staff’s views
JERUSALEM, Aug 6 — Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said today that Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir had a right to “express his views”, but that the military would ultimately have to “execute” any government decisions on Gaza. “It is the right
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