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Nine in 10 workers may feel unprepared for AI as PEOPLElogy launches National AI Readiness Week to get 5 million Malaysians ready by 2030
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Malaysia’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions are running up against a hard reality: the country is short of more than 500,000 AI-skilled workers, a gap large enough to threaten the RM50 billion in economic potential its
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Bursa Malaysia gains on Wall Street lead as weak US payrolls temper Fed rate hike expectations
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after softer US payroll growth eased expectations of an immediate Federal Reserve rate increase. At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose
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Ringgit opens higher against US dollar as weak US jobs data weighs on greenback
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Monday, following reduced expectations of a United States Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike amid weaker-than-expected US jobs data, which is weighing on the greenback. At
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Flavio Bolsonaro beats Lula in surprise Brazil election result, run-off set for Oct 25
BRASILLIA, Oct 5 — Right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in yesterday’s election in which neither scored a majority, sending the tight race to a run-off in three weeks. In a surprise result that
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Iran says no military solution to US war as talks over Strait of Hormuz hit impasse
TEHRAN, Oct 5 — Sebastien Ricci Iran’s top diplomat insisted yesterday that there would be no military solution to the United States’ war against the Islamic republic, with talks on ending the conflict apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy
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Don’t skimp on third-party insurance, and think twice about Waze, Consul General tells Malaysians driving to Thailand
SONGKHLA, Oct 5 — Malaysians driving their own vehicles into Thailand are advised to obtain insurance coverage that includes third-party claims in the event of a road accident in the country. Consul General of Malaysia in Songkhla Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad
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