KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit rose against the Japanese yen but fell against the US dollar ahead of key US inflation data today, analysts said. At 6 pm, the local note declined to 4.6785/6835 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.6755/6805. It was reported that the yen, the third-most traded …
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‘Boot me out if you want,’ says Isham after repeating call for Umno referendum
KUALA LUMPUR: Hours away from the Umno supreme council meeting on Wednesday (Sept 13) night, Isham Jalil has reiterated his call for Umno to have a referendum on its cooperation with DAP, saying he does not fear the axe for speaking out. Isham, who is a supreme council member, said …
Baca Lagi »Moroccan quake survivors struggle even as response appears to scale up
OUTAGHRRI, Morocco (Reuters) – Some Moroccan villagers who lost everything in last week’s earthquake were fending for themselves in the ruins of their homes on Wednesday, with roads still blocked by landslides and a dearth of essential supplies such as tents. The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas …
Baca Lagi »Binance US CEO departs as crypto platform cuts third of staff
Binance.US Chief Executive Officer Brian Shroder has left the crypto trading platform and been replaced on an iterim basis by Chief Legal Officer Norman Reed, according to a company spokesperson. The departure comes as the company controlled by embattled digital entrepreneur Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is eliminating about one third of …
Baca Lagi »Rugby: Rugby-World Cup organisers apologise to fans, working on new versions of national anthems
PARIS (Reuters) – Rugby World Cup organisers apologised to the thousands of fans who were stuck outside the Marseille stadium and those who struggled to make their way to the Bordeaux arena, and promised to address the concerns over the national anthems on Wednesday. The World Cup pool D match …
Baca Lagi »Kelana Jaya line LRT coach to get special ‘colours’ for Malaysia Day
KUALA LUMPUR: This year’s Malaysia Day will see the Kelana Jaya LRT line coach “coloured” with stories about Malaysia, says Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Themed “Cerita Malaysiaku” (My Malaysian Story), the train coach features various stories about what it meant to be a Malaysian. According to Fahmi, the …
Baca Lagi »Sabah Electricity lodges police report over possible corruption
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) lodged a police report over concerns of power abuse or corruption, which may have led to the excessive electricity charges involving villagers in Kota Belud district. SESB chief executive officer Mohd Yaakob Jaafar said there was a recent case involving villagers in Kampung …
Baca Lagi »UEM-Renong case: DR M, two others ordered to file defence statement
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here on Wednesday (Sept 13) ordered former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others to file their statement of defence by Oct 6, in the lawsuit filed by tycoon Tan Sri Halim Saad over the government’s takeover of United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) Bhd …
Baca Lagi »Musk, Zuckerberg, Gates to join US senators for AI forum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat is bringing U.S. technology leaders including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a closed-door forum on how Congress should set artificial intelligence safeguards. “For Congress to legislate on …
Baca Lagi »Woman killed in Johor shophouse blaze
JOHOR BARU: A mother of three died from suffocation when three shophouses along Jalan Senyum in Kampung Wadi Hana caught fire early Wednesday (Sept 13) morning. Larkin Fire and Rescue Station operation commander Mohamad Faiz Suleiman said they received a distress call about a fire at 4.53am. “We immediately deployed …
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