KOTA KINABALU: Since his stint in Malaysia in 2016, Argentina’s ambassador, Manuel Balaguer Salas, has had a list of accomplishments ranging from the arts to bilateral trade. But with his tour of duty ending in about two months, there remained an “insurmountable mountain” that he had not overcome. On Tuesday, …

(Reuters) – Control over Maryinka, a town in eastern Ukraine all but destroyed by more than a year of fighting, remained uncertain on Friday, with unofficial reports suggesting Russian forces had registered some gains. Most accounts of Maryinka, southwest of the Russian-held regional centre of Donetsk, describe it as a …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will provide a framework within a month to enable all social media platform providers to register with the agency and facilitate the regulating such platforms in the country. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said MCMC needed some time to complete …

Internet users in the UK are more fond of YouTube than Facebook. The video streaming platform overtook Meta’s social network as the UK’s most-used social media in May 2023. And while 18-24 year-olds visit an average of six platforms, 96% of them go to YouTube, according to the latest Ofcom …

The state government has no plans to give additional privileges to former chief ministers, says Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pic). In response to Ong Ah Teong (PH-Batu Lancang), Chow said the state enactment ensured that all assemblymen, including those who held positions in the state government, were entitled …

(Reuters) -Amazon on Friday said it booked three Falcon 9 launches with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help deploy the ecommerce giant’s Project Kuiper satellite network, tapping a rival in the satellite internet business for its multi-billion dollar launch campaign. Amazon aims to build Kuiper as a constellation of 3,236 satellites …

KUALA LUMPUR: Counsel for Datuk Seri Najib Razak has urged the High Court to grant the former prime minister a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to three charges of money laundering involving SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) funds totalling RM27mil. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the …

Applicants’ failure to obtain loan the main cause, assembly told THERE is currently a property overhang of 2,947 unsold units in Penang, says state housing committee chairman Datuk Seri Sundarajoo Somu. Of the figure, he said 503 unsold units, or 17%, were priced below RM300,000, according to the third-quarter data …

PUTRAJAYA: Wisma Putra has clarified that the invite to Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor was only for him to participate in the Prime Minister’s visit to the Bukit Kayu Hitam ICQS complex. “The invitation was based on the appropriateness of his involvement in the programme,” it …

Johor MB: RM3mil move-in costs under Budget 2024 JOHOR has set aside RM3mil as move-in costs for new housebuyers, says Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Under the state’s 2024 budget, 3,000 homeowners will receive RM1,000 each when they move into their affordable home units. When tabling the state budget …