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Proton unveils X70 Special Edition variant, offers only 2,000 units

KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd has unveiled a new variant to the X70 line-up, the Proton X70 Special Edition (X70 SE) to further strengthen the appeal of its best-selling sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Malaysia. It said in a statement that the X70 SE is limited to 2,000 units which

Prime Minister wishes Sarawakians happy Sarawak Day

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wishes Happy Sarawak Day 2021 to all Sarawakians celebrating it today. “The celebration must truly be meaningful to all the Sarawakians as it was on this date 58 years ago that Sarawak was officially attained self-government,” he said in a post on

All iPhones to be released in 2022 will have 5G support

MOSCOW: All iPhones to be released by Apple next year will be equipped with 5G technology, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday, citing informed sources. The company will not be introducing any 4G models in 2022 and will start selling a version of its cheapest model, iPhone SE, that is compatible

Passengers confident about air travel, support mask-wearing

KUALA LUMPUR: Most passengers are confident about the safety of air travel and support mask-wearing in the near term, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The association said based on its survey conducted last month on 4,700 passengers in 11 markets around the world, showed that 85 per

Sibu residents urged to remain vigilant over the Delta variant

SIBU: The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) has urged the public to continue adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set, even if they have been fully vaccinated in view of the detection of a Covid-19 Delta variant case recently. SDDMC in a statement today said the case confirmed

11,985 new Covid-19 cases recorded Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 11,985 new Covid-19 cases were reported nationwide in the last 24 hours. Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, in a tweet, said that the latest developments bring the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 951,884. Selangor still recorded the highest

Three hoopoe chicks leave nest in Taiping Lake Gardens

TAIPING: Three chicks of a pair of hoopoes that went viral on social media recently after making their rare appearance at Taiping Lake Gardens here, finally left their nest. Zoo Taiping and Night Safari director, Dr Kevin Lazarus said the hoopoe ‘couple’ now have six chicks after returning to lay

Producer of controversial film ‘Babi’ charged with unlicenced production

PETALING JAYA: The producer of the controversial film titled “Babi” was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with participating in the filmmaking and displaying posters without a licence from the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas), in November last year. Toh Han Boon, 35, claimed trial when the charge

MAHB, Skyports, Volocopter to study vertiport deployment in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Skyports and Volocopter to conduct a feasibility study for the deployment of vertiport infrastructure in Malaysia. Skyports is the world-leading designer and operator of vertiport infrastructure for electric air taxis, while Volocopter is the