Malaysian newspapers want Google and Facebook to share ad revenue

KUALA KUMPUR: Malaysian newspaper publishers are coming together to initiate a move to force international technology companies Google and Facebook to share advertising revenue they have accumulated largely at the expense of the traditional media. The move, undertaken through the Malaysian Newspaper Publishers Association (MNPA), follows a recent landmark decision by the Australian government to force Google […]

First survivor of Covid-19 shares experience

KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii is officially the city’s first patient who recovered from Covid-19 after being quarantined at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Dr Yii tested positive soon after Sarikei MP Wong Ling Biu tested positive for Covid-19 on March 14. Dr Yii recalled that he met Wong on March 2, but […]

Fed govt’s debts not Sarawak’s concern

KUCHING: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government is now in financial straits and badly in debt, but that is not exactly Sabah and Sarawak’s concern, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. Minos said tricking Sabah and Sarawak to buy one or two per cent of Petronas’ share […]