The boy band 1Verse has four members: (L-R) Yu Hyuk, Kim Seok, Aito and Kenny. (Singing Beetle pic) PARIS: Originally, K-pop groups were first and foremost made up of South Koreans. But in recent years, this cultural industry has been enriched by talent from beyond the country’s borders. These include…

According to the FBI, the suspect targeted the stock exchange building to trigger a ‘reboot’ of the US government. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: US police on Wednesday arrested a homeless man suspected of plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week after he shared his plans with undercover officers,…

PAC akan mengadakan prosiding pada 10 Dis berhubung kontrak kerajaan dengan Bestinet untuk menyediakan sistem IT pengambilan pekerja asing. PETALING JAYA: Jawatankuasa Kira-Kira Wang Negara (PAC) berkata tindakan kerajaan menandatangani kontrak Sistem Pengurusan Bersepadu Pekerja Asing (FWCMS) dengan Bestinet Sdn Bhd pada September lalu sebagai langkah kurang cermat. Pengerusi Mas…

The law mandates social media platforms, not parents or young people, to take reasonable steps to ensure age-verification protections. (EPA Images pic) SYDNEY: Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5…

A trip to London could soon cost (even) more if a tourist tax is introduced. (Envato Elements pic) PARIS: London’s hotels have the highest average prices in the UK. According to Statista, the average price per night is £158, or around €190. And this substantial budget could be set to…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The media is at no fault for factual reporting on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd case, the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM) said today. The NUJM was responding to Najib’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah’s…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reiterated that critics must be fair and contextualise his statements from an interview with the CNN news network regarding Malaysia’s stance on Israel. Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat today, he reaffirmed the nation’s long-standing foreign policy principles and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The Cabinet has yet to discuss reviving the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. He said the government’s current priority is completing and further developing projects such as the Gemas-Johor Baru electrified double-track rail project (Gemas-JB…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The Two Years of MADANI Government programme and the 2024 National Convention on Public Service Reform, taking place from tomorrow until Sunday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, serve as a vital platform to strengthen connections between the people, the government, and the civil service….

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 21 — The flood situation in Terengganu has not changed much, with the number of affected victims at 2,579 people as of 8 am today compared to 2,581 individuals last night. The State Disaster Managemend Committee Secretariat (JPBNT) said that the Kemaman district recorded the highest number…