SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan government wants to work with companies to help needy students and at the same time reduce truancy and absenteeism in schools, says Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. The Mentri Besar said his administration, through state agency Invest NS, hopes to work with industry players through their respective …

Given they are defined by a digital age of uncertainty, it should come as no surprise that China’s Generation Z has turned to the virtual world in search of a family, and a way to save money. The age cohort generally accepted to have been born between 1996 and 2010 …

PUTRAJAYA: Education will be at the forefront of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit’s (Mitra) priorities heading into 2024, says Datuk R. Ramanan. The Mitra Special Committee chairman said this was prioritised alongside other areas such as healthcare and sports. “In order for us to build a community for the future, …

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI fell in early trade Friday amid a hawkish tone by the US Federal Reserve. U.S. Federal Reserve Chief Jerome Powell warned that U.S. interest rates may need to rise further to win the war on inflation. Wall Street faltered following the hawkish tone. The Dow …

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to grant unrecorded leave (CTR) in conjunction with the Deepavali festival to federal civil servants of Hindu faith serving in Sarawak with effect from Nov 9, 2023. The matter was stated in a circular dated Nov 9, 2023, signed by Public Services Department (PSD) director-general …

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI pared some of its losses at midday break but sentiment stayed bearish following the hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI ended down 4.9 points, or 0.34% at 1,447.37. The index earlier slipped to its intra-morning low of …

ONCE a thriving mining town in Kuala Lumpur, Pekan Sungai Besi is struggling to preserve its past. Locals in the town are hoping more can be done to attract visitors to the town, which has a rich 80-year history and was part of the massive Sungei Besi Tin Mine. During …

In January, it hacked the UK’s Royal Mail and halted international mail shipments. Less than a month later, it struck a British fintech firm, paralysing global derivatives trading. It has crippled Japan’s biggest maritime port and struck Boeing Co’s parts and distribution business. But arguably none of the recent cyberattacks …

PETALING JAYA: A total of seven people have been caught and fined for selling TV boxes with unauthorised content since the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2022 came into force. In a statement, Astro’s Communications Department said the latest case involved one person charged and fined by the Sessions Court here on …

On Nov 9, trades handled by the world’s largest bank in the globe’s biggest market traversed Manhattan on a USB stick. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd’s US unit had been hit by a cyberattack, rendering it unable to clear swathes of US Treasury trades after entities responsible for …