Month: November 2024

Expectations of new tariffs on Chinese goods under a second Donald Trump administration fuel unease and fears of another trade war. (AP pic) HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Monday following a sell-off on Wall Street as investors scale back their bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts owing to worries…

Tempoh pelantikan Idrus Harun, Zainun Ali, Talat Mahmood Abdul Rashid and Hartini Saripan berkuatkuasa hingga 31 Okt 2026. KUALA LUMPUR: Bekas peguam negara Idrus Harun antara empat individu dilantik sebagai ahli Suruhanjaya Pelantikan Kehakiman (JAC) yang baharu bagi tempoh dua tahun mulai 1 Nov lalu. Turut dilantik ialah bekas hakim…

Artificial general intelligence technology is so advanced that it could be able to rival the capabilities of the human brain. (Envato Elements pic) PARIS: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes that 2025 could see the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI). This technology is so advanced that it could be able…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — A 15-year-old teenager is reportedly RM13,000 in debt to loan sharks or “ah long”, among the many victims that are being assisted by an Islamic group called Darul Muttaqin (DM). The reason behind him turning to loan sharks? To satisfy his girlfriend’s craving for “siakap…

RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil), Nov 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on all Malaysians, including those abroad, to continue supporting the government’s efforts in implementing beneficial initiatives. “I want to emphasise that the current government has a strong team that will work hard to implement policies…

JERTIH, Nov 18 — A woman was killed and five other individuals were injured in a collision involving two cars, one of which was driven by a man who later tested positive for drugs, on Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kampung Raja near Kampung Beting Lintang here yesterday. Acting Besut district police chief…

KOTA BHARU, Nov 18 — An elderly man was found dead in a well in Kampung Tasek Bakong, Pasir Mas, early yesterday morning. Rantau Panjang Fire and Rescue Station chief Shapawi Stapa said the department received a call about the incident at 6.52 am before a six-member team was dispatched…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed four new members to the Judicial Appointments Commissions (JAC) including former attorney general Tan Sri Idrus Harun and former Federal Court judge Tan Sri Zainun Ali, the commission announced today. The JAC said the two other new…

The protests, which started in July against job quotas, escalated into deadly unrest, forcing Sheikh Hasina to flee to India. (AP pic) DHAKA: About 1,500 people died in protests that brought down Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina this year, and as many as 3,500 may have been forcibly abducted during…

Sources suggest Ukraine’s initial deep strikes will likely involve ATACMS rockets, capable of reaching up to 306 km. (AP pic) WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration has allowed Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two US officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday,…