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Parliament is not above Constitution, says Azalina
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Parliament’s administrative autonomy must not be mistaken for freedom from accountability, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. She said Parliament does not stand above the
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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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Houthis cut Yemen’s Taiz off from Aden in major battlefield gain
DUBAI, Oct 4 — Yemen’s Houthis today cut a vital supply route linking Taiz with Aden — the interim capital of the internationally recognised government — according to four security sources. “We were informed that the Houthis had taken control
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Kim Jong Un oversees launch of missile North Korea says uses AI to evade defences
SEOUL, Oct 4 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a missile which allegedly used artificial intelligence to adjust its trajectory, state media reported today. The AI technology means the missile is “capable of changing its
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Zahid urges UiTM to establish Quantum Department, says Malaysia must not lag
SHAH ALAM, Oct 4 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) to establish a Quantum Department to ensure the country does not lag behind current advancements. He said the department is
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