KUALA LUMPUR: It is good that the government is studying the possibility to extend the validity of passports from the current five years to ten as it could benefit the people, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman hoped to see a positive decision …

KUALA LUMPUR: The provision of eWallet credit of RM100 under eMadani to 10 million Malaysians is not expected to cause a rise in inflation in Malaysia. Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said this is because the total amount of RM1 billion allocated for this initiative is very …

Selangkah App has introduced Trek Rides, a demand-responsive transit (DRT) service for users to find shared rides to public transport services or shuttle services within certain localities. Currently in its first phase, the feature is accessible to users via the Trek Rides button (under Welfare & Other Services) on the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Cautioning that the win by PAS in the recent Kemaman by-election cannot be taken lightly, an Umno supreme council member says downplaying the loss could backfire in the long run. Isham Jalil said that downplaying the victory in such a manner reflected a state of denial. “It used …

A prominent disinformation scholar who left Harvard University in August has accused the school of muzzling her speech and stifling – then dismantling – her research team as it launched a deep dive in late 2021 into a trove of Facebook files she considers the most important documents in Internet …

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI stayed in the negative territory at the lunch break as the regional sentiment remained weak. At 12.30 pm, the benchmark index fell 5.43 points to 1,445.59 with The market breadth was negative with 445 decliners compared to 311 gainers, while trading volume was 2.01 billion …

KUALA LUMPUR: Do not be duped by scammers claiming to be able to provice cash-outs of the RM100 eMadani credit, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Digital and Communications Minister, who is also the unity government spokesman, said such activities by unscrupulous parties always seemed to be on the rise each time …

PETALING JAYA: Thank you, but no thank you, PAS tells Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang over his advice for the party to replace its president. PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said that the DAP veteran would be better off offering similar advice to its own unity government counterpart Umno, …

BEIJING: China’s services activity expanded at a quicker pace in November, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday, as the upturn in new businesses were the best seen for three months amid reports of firmer market conditions. The findings present a mixed picture of the vast services sector as an official …

LOS ANGELES: A daredevil YouTuber who deliberately crashed his plane to boost the number of viewers on his channel and then lied about it to investigators has been jailed for six months after reaching a plea deal, US authorities said on Dec 4. In a video of the event entitled …