KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) has initiated an interim project to replace illegal power connections at a squatter colony in the Sandakan district. SESB chief executive officer Mohd Yaakob Jaafar said the initiative, which began in September 2023, saw 711 houses at Kampung Forest here receive safe and …

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat was taken aback when Datuk Ramli Mohd Nor said he intends to lodge reports over shoddy roadworks affecting rural Orang Asli communities. The incident happened just as Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi was wrapping up his ministerial replies when Ramli, who was presiding as …

KUALA LUMPUR: It is estimated that one in four Malaysians will suffer a stroke by 2040 if no preventive action is taken, according to the Global Burden of Disease Stroke Statistics Worldwide Survey in 2016. Even more alarming is that stroke patients are getting younger, and one in four strokes …

OIL prices rebounded in Asian trade on Tuesday, after a drop of more than 3% in the previous session, as worries over supply stirred by conflict in the Middle East offset dismal China data. December Brent crude futures, set to expire on Tuesday, rose 65 cents, or 0.74%, to stand …

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Upset with his on-and-off girlfriend, a man threatened to use black magic on her and her family. The 25-year-old also threatened to upload her nude photos after she broke up with him and moved on with a new partner. On Tuesday, he was jailed …

LONDON: Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Now, frontier AI has become the latest buzzword as concerns grow that the emerging technology …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s target of a top 25 ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) within 10 years is realistic and achievable, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali (pic). He said based on current efforts by the government, he is confident that the country’s position …

SINGAPORE: Malaysian bank CIMB and Japanese finance company J Trust are among firms vying to buy Indonesia’s PT Bank Commonwealth, a deal that could value the lender at $400-$500 million, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Bank Commonwealth, which is 99% owned by Australia’s biggest lender Commonwealth Bank …

KUALA LUMPUR: The government intends to open up more job opportunities for ex-convicts to replace foreign workers in the country, the Parliament was told on Tuesday (Oct 31). Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar said this was because ex-prisoners, especially those who served time for minor offences, were still productive to …

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is worth less than half of what Elon Musk paid for it a year ago. Restricted stock units awarded to employees value the company at US$19bil (RM90.53bil), or US$45 (RM a share, according to a person familiar with the matter. A year ago, …