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No summonses will be issued first 6 months of CRS enforcement
KUALA LUMPUR: No summonses will be issued to parents who fail to use the Child Restraint System (CRS) or child safety seats within the first six months of its mandatory implementation beginning next year. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said
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Esports Not Spared From Match-fixing, Corruption
KUALA LUMPUR: Emerging as a big trend in the sports industry, electronic sports (esports) has found a place in international sports meets despite the negative perception of video-gaming activities. Esports will be featured as a medal sport for the first
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Mary Kay: Supports female empowerment, entrepreneurship, equality
KUALA LUMPUR: Mary Kay Inc continues to advocate for global female empowerment, entrepreneurship, and equality by addressing the issues during top women’s conferences worldwide. The company actively participated in two important international conferences – International Women’s Forum World Leadership Conference
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AI will make billions of humans unnecessary
KUALA LUMPUR: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will irreversibly change the world by making billions of humans unnecessary, inclusive of creative workers, according to Russian physicist and philosopher, Serge Pereslegin. “Therefore, we need to redesign the meaning of work and life,” added
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Fire: 35 stilt houses in Kampung Bungaya, Sandakan burnt
SANDAKAN: About 35 houses were destroyed in a fire incident at a floating village in Kampung Bungaya, Batu Sapi here. According to Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, its operations centre received an emergency call at 12.40 pm, and a team
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Azmin: “Nothing unusual” about meeting with BN MPs
KUALA LUMPUR: Nothing ‘extraordinary’ was discussed during the secret meeting among MPs, including from the opposition, said PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. Confirming the meeting, Azmin said it was a usual meeting, conducted in his capacity as
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Rationalisation committee formed to restructure total number of civil service positions
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has set up a committee to restructure the number of positions in the public service, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Mohamed Hanipa Maidin. The committee will identify functional overlaps between departments and agencies, and
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Malaysia-Indonesia football match: 41 arrested for commotion
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 41 people were arrested following the commotion after the second round of the 2022 World Cup/2023 Asian Cup qualifying round at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium last night. When contacted, Cheras district police chief ACP
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Mahathir attends dinner marking 50 years of Malaysia-Hungary diplomatic ties
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pix) last night attended a gala dinner here to celebrate the 50th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Hungary. He was accompanied by his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali. The
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OCM believes PHISOC can get SEA Games going
BANGI: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has expressed confidence that the Philippines SEA Games Organising Committee (PHISOC) can resolve problems concerning venues and the scoring and timing system before the biennial games officially open on Nov 30. OCM president
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