GEORGE TOWN: Penang has projected a RM514.53mil deficit in its 2024 Budget, marking its 13th consecutive deficit budget since 2011. With RM1.047bil required for management of the state, the higher deficit in 2024 would be an increase of RM58.13mil compared to 2023, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said …

NEW YORK: It’s been quite a week for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI – and co-founder Sam Altman. Altman, who helped start OpenAI as a nonprofit research lab back in 2015, was removed as CEO Friday in a sudden and mostly unexplained exit that stunned the industry. And while his chief executive title …

KUCHING: Sarawak will host the Global Muslim Business Forum here next week, bringing in 1,000 participants from 37 countries to discuss innovations and transformation in Islamic economies. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the Nov 28-30 forum would be a hub of knowledge for governments, corporations and …

ASIAN currencies and equities were largely subdued on Friday, with Thailand’s baht and South Korean won leading declines, as increasing scepticism over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve is done with interest rate hikes kept risk appetite in check. The baht depreciated as much as 0.5% to its lowest level since …

KUALA KANGSAR: Residents in Manong near here are concerned after spotting heavy machinery in the Bubu Forest Reserve. They also saw an access road that had already been built into the forest reserve and believed that logging activity was bound to begin in the near future. Former Forestry Department staff …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish police guarded looted stores and firefighters cooled down smouldering vehicles in the heart of Dublin’s city centre early on Friday after the stabbing of three young children sparked a night of rioting rarely seen before in the capital. Police blamed far-right agitators for starting the violence …

Two superbugs are on the rise among patients in Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority has warned while announcing a pilot scheme that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to combat antibiotic overuse. Dr Raymond Lai Wai-man, the authority’s chief infection control officer, said the number of patients carrying vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and …

BEIJING: Apple saw a decline in the number of smartphones sold during China’s recent Singles Day shopping festival, data from Counterpoint Research showed, lagging domestic rivals Huawei and Xiaomi which recorded robust increases. The number of Apple smartphones sold declined 4% year-on-year during the two-week sales from Oct 30 to …

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal on Friday (Nov 24) dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s (pic) appeal to attend the proceedings in 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) US$681mil lawsuit which was filed against him and several other individuals. A three-man bench comprising Justices Datuk P. Ravinthran, Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya and Datuk …

KUALA LUMPUR: Today marks the first anniversary of his appointment as the country’s 10th Prime Minister and leading the Unity Government, and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) has set a new leadership benchmark of outstanding leaders amid political and economic challenges. Deputy vice-chancellor for Student Affairs and Alumni at Universiti …