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AI’s next bottleneck isn’t chips — it’s the weather
ZURICH, June 29 — The race to build more artificial intelligence data centres is running into an increasingly expensive obstacle: extreme weather. Record-breaking heatwaves, floods, wildfires and violent storms are emerging as major risks to the facilities powering AI, raising
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Britain’s PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham unveils vision to reshape the economy
LONDON, June 29 — The frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister, Andy Burnham, plans to lay out his economic agenda on Monday, in his first major policy announcement since Keir Starmer resigned as premier last week. Burnham is currently
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New IIA Malaysia, BAC partnership aims to grow country’s internal audit talent pool
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIA Malaysia) and BAC Education Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the country’s internal audit talent pipeline amid concerns over skills shortages in key professional fields.
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Putrajaya says shielding SMEs from war fallout top priority, RM700m in financial help already given up to June
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Bank Negara Malaysia had approved over RM700 million in relief financing up to June, Economy Minister Akmal Nasir Nasrullah told Parliament this morning, as he pledged to make protection of small and medium businesses from
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Housing mismatch persists as 32,800 unsold homes worth RM16.3b recorded in Q1 2026, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Malaysia is facing a continued mismatch in the housing market, with tens of thousands of completed homes remaining unsold even as affordability challenges persist, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government told Dewan Rakyat today.
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LRT3 Phase Two set to add five stations, seven trains under long-term expansion plan, deputy minister says
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Phase Two of the Shah Alam Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) project remains part of the government’s long term development plan and will include five additional stations and seven more train sets, the Dewan
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China moves to curb dual-use exports, targets 20 Japanese institutions
BEIJING, June 29 — China added 20 Japanese entities, including the National Institute for Defense Studies, to a blacklist on Monday aiming to block the export of dual-use items, the commerce ministry said. “For the purpose of safeguarding national security
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‘Kinetic activity’ on pause again: US and Iran agree to no strikes ahead of Qatar talks
WASHINGTON, June 29 — The United States and Iran have agreed to stop attacking each other, American media reported citing senior US officials, and plan to meet Tuesday in Qatar to resolve their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. The
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Strait showdown looms as Iran warns against bypassing Hormuz
TEHRAN, June 29 — Iran’s top diplomat warned Sunday that any attempt by ships to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would “increase tensions” in the Middle East, as US and Iranian forces again traded attacks. The
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Penang police bust two World Cup betting call centres in Gelugor and Butterworth, nine arrested
GEORGE TOWN, June 29 — Penang police have busted two call centres involved in football betting activities during the 2026 Fifa World Cup following raids in Gelugor and Butterworth, arresting nine individuals. Penang police chief Datuk Dennis Lim Kwang Keng
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