PETALING JAYA: A systematic programme to address weaknesses in public transportation routes and provide gender-responsive facilities is in the works, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said from feedback gathered, many women are worried when using public transport, not only while on the vehicles but also when arriving at their …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malakoff Corporation Bhd (Malakoff) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Malakoff Radiance Sdn Bhd, has signed a solar power purchase agreement (SPPA) with Gas Malaysia Bhd for the development, operation and maintenance of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at three Gas Malaysia sites. The sites are Gas Malaysia headquarters (HQ) in …

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has commuted the death and natural life imprisonment sentence of eleven individuals who were convicted of drug trafficking under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act. Seven of the death row inmates, including two Thai …

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is suing five unidentified scammers who tricked people looking for Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard into downloading malware onto their computers. In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, Google claimed the scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version …

KOLKATA (Reuters) – Australia head into Thursday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa with the same excitement in the dressing room that propelled them to their maiden triumph in the T20 World Cup in 2021, Glenn Maxwell said. Maxwell was part of Aaron Finch’s groundbreaking squad in the United Arab …

PETALING JAYA: The maximum recruitment cost for a new Indonesian domestic worker (PDA) is RM15,000, and application can only be done via Sistem Maid Online (SMO) and SIPERMIT owned by the Indonesian Embassy, says the Human Resources Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said that any employer who wanted to …

Within days of a cyberattack at its US unit, members of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd’s management were on a plane. Officials from the world’s largest lender arrived in the US over the weekend in a hastily arranged trip to limit fallout from the incident last week, people …

SINGAPORE: Oil prices inched up on Tuesday on expectations of healthy market fundamentals, following an OPEC report saying demand remains strong, and concerns that supplies might be disrupted as the U.S. cracks down on Russian oil exports. Brent crude futures gained 23 cents, or 0.28%, to $82.75 a barrel by …

KUALA LUMPUR: Matters related to race, religion and royalty (3R) can still be discussed within the limits of the law, says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (pic). The government has no plans to enact specific laws or guidelines on 3R issues as it can be open to …

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain (Reuters) – Orphaned during a coup in his homeland Guinea, teenager Moussa Camara took to sea in a wooden boat with 240 other migrants, enduring an 11-day voyage, half of it without food and fresh water, before reaching the Canary Islands. Twenty people died …