Author: Bernama

Digital-related investments hits RM110 bln

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has facilitated RM110 billion in digitalrelated investments, almost double the target under the Malaysia Digital Blueprint’s (MyDigital) initiative, said Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) chief executive officer Mahadhir Aziz. He said factors such as Singapore’s moratorium on new data centres and the shift of data centre investment

Election Court upholds Mas Ermieyati’s win in Masjid Tanah seat

MELAKA: The Election Court in Melaka today affirmed the victory of Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin as Masjid Tanah MP in the 15th general election (GE15) . Election Court Judge Datuk Abu Bakar Katar turned down the election petition filed by Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Abdul Hakim Abdul Wahid to cancel

Dekwan disqualified over false start in APG 100m final

HANGZHOU: National sprinter Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi missed the chance to defend the men’s 100m T36 (physical impairment) in the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Gamess. in the final at the Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium here today, the 36-year-old athlete’s participation was cancelled following a false start and thereby crushing his

Norwegian police investigate Ingebrigtsen’s father over violence claims

COPENHAGEN: Norwegian police said on Thursday they have opened a criminal investigation over violence allegations against the father and former coach of world and Olympic athletics champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and his brothers Henrik and Filip who are also runners. Police said they had gathered sufficient information to look into whether

Generative AI platform 1337 secures US$4 mln pre-seed round

KUALA LUMPUR: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform 1337, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of a US$4 million pre-seed round, aimed at inventing ways to engage with AI for good.   Investors include Credo Ventures, GFR Fund, Treble Capital, Roosh Ventures, while individuals include Hugging Face Chief Executive Officer

UNSC’s failure to decide on ceasefire in Gaza highly embarrassing: ABIM

KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) failure to pass a ceasefire resolution in the Palestine-Israel conflict is highly embarrassing, said Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) president Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz. He said according to the United Nations report, the failure is attributed to the fact that the

Ford loses on electric cars in Q3, but still notches up profit

WASHINGTON: The US car giant Ford continued to lose money with its electric vehicles in the last quarter, reported dpa news. The division suffered an operating loss of US$1.3 billion – – almost double the loss of US$717 million  a year earlier. Meanwhile, cars with combustion engines and commercial vehicles

Apple catching up to Samsung in smartphone sales

SAN JOSE (California): US technology company Apple has recently closed the gap on long-time smartphone market leader South Korea-based Samsung, according to experts’ calculations on Thursday. In the last quarter, Samsung sold 59.6 million smartphones and Apple 53.6 million of its iPhones, the analysis firm IDC estimated on Thursday. That

Super League: Perak FC not taking match With Red Warriors lightly

IPOH: Perak FC will not take lightly Kelantan FC’s challenge in the Super League action at Stadium Perak here tomorrow (Oct 28) even though their opponents are currently not in the best form. Bos Gaurus coach, Yusri Che Lah said he is confident that Kelantan (The Red Warriors), currently languishing

Sultan Mizan chairs Conference Of Rulers’ special meeting to elect 17th Agong

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, today chaired the 263rd Meeting of the Conference of Rulers to elect the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Timbalan (Deputy) Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and all Malay Rulers