PETALING JAYA: Dividing foreign worker management between the Home Ministry and Human Resources Ministry is not only inefficient but counterproductive, says former HR minister M. Kula Segaran. “A comprehensive study by an independent committee on foreign workers explicitly stated that the Human Resources Ministry should be the sole authority responsible …

WHAT will be the implications of the recent appointment of Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof as Energy Transition and Public Utilities Minister? Sarawak is a renewable energy (RE) powerhouse, and Fadillah’s role is likely to ensure that the state is not left out of Putrajaya’s green energy policies. It will be …

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will visit Kelantan on Thursday (Dec 28) to personally check on the flood situation currently affecting the state. Anwar shared this information through a Facebook post following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, in Phuket on Wednesday (Dec …

More than two decades after JK Rowling introduced the world to a universe of magical creatures, forbidden forests and a teenage wizard, Harry Potter is finding renewed relevance in a very different body of literature: AI research. A growing number of researchers are using the best-selling Harry Potter books to …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Pakistan threatened to take charge of the second test after dismissing Australia for 318 and were making a good start to their reply on Wednesday but were reduced to 194 for six at stumps after the intervention of home skipper Pat Cummins. The tourists looked in fine …

KOTA KINABALU: A man who went missing in the jungle behind his house ran off and hid further in after realising a search team was looking for him in Sabah’s northern Kota Marudu district. The man, identified as Jasbidin Balon, aged 40, was found about an hour after search and …

THE artificial intelligence (AI) symphony is cementing its presence in the ever-evolving world of investment. The symphony, orchestrated by data-driven algorithms, has permeated every corner of data-driven domains, none more profound than the financial world. As investors are drawn to dance to the rhythm of the orchestra, we are on …

PETALING JAYA: Unregistered medication, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products worth over RM400,000 have been seized in Malaysia by local authorities as part of the Interpol-coordinated worldwide Operation Pangea XVI. The Malaysian operations, coordinated by the Health Ministry’s Pharmacy Enforcement Division, also involved Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) Malaysia, the Royal Malaysian …

SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose broadly on Wednesday, tracking a rally from Wall Street as investors latched on to the year-end optimism driven by expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin cutting rates as early as next March. As traders wind down with few critical economic data releases scheduled between now …

Gift cards make great stocking stuffers – just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans are expected to spend nearly US$30bil (RM138bil) on gift cards this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. Restaurant gift cards are the …