KOTA KINABALU: The three million tourist target for Sabah in 2024 is achievable, says a local tourism organisation chairman. Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Satta) chairman Datuk Seri Winston Liaw said some 70% of tourist arrivals in the state were visitors from Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak. “We should …

SAN JOSE, California: Smartphones could get much smarter this year as the next wave of artificial intelligence seeps into the devices that accompany people almost everywhere they go. Samsung, the biggest rival to Apple and its iPhone, provided a glimpse of how smartphones are evolving during a Jan 17 unveiling …

Compiled by C. ARUNO, FATIMAH ZAINAL and R. ARAVINTHAN SHAH Hazvee (pic) revealed that it took 12 takes to shoot the scene where he carried co-star Sophia Albarakbah in their new film Jiwa 8 Belas, reported Utusan Malaysia. The 28-year-old actor, whose full name is Muhammad Shah Radhi Hazvee, said …

LONDON: The United Kingdom is creating a new panel of business and government representatives to monitor access to vital goods, as part of a long-awaited strategy to protect the economy from supply chain shocks. The so-called Critical Imports Council will give companies and officials a platform to identify risks to …

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been charged in court for graft, the anti-corruption agency said on Thursday, in one of the most high-profile graft cases involving a minister in the Asian financial hub in decades. The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), in a statement, said Iswaran, …

SAN FRANCISCO: Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta underscore the company’s “historical reluctance” to keep children safe on its platforms, the complaint says. New Mexico’s Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Facebook and Instagram owner Meta in December, saying the company failed to protect young users from exposure …

IPOH: A contractor and his wife were acquitted and discharged of three drug charges at the Ipoh High Court. Justice Abdul Wahab Mohamed made the decision after finding the prosecution had failed to prove the allegations against Yong Shin Haw, 48, and Felicia Diong Chew Li, 38. For the first …

KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Research expects the automotive sector to experience a similar 2023 trend given an equally strong line-up of launches this year. The industry’s earnings visibility is still strong, backed by a 200,000-unit booking backlog as at end-December 2023, with more than half of it comprising new models, underscoring …

JOHOR BARU: A trader charged with severely assaulting his then pregnant wife over two years ago has been ordered to enter his defence. The woman, now divorced from him, is paralysed after being in a coma for some time. Yesterday, Sessions Court judge Fatimah Zahari ordered Rosmaini Abd Raof to …

Customers can enjoy big savings on an array of products during the festive period LEADING pharmacy, health and beauty retail chain – Guardian, is welcoming the Year of the Dragon with their Glowing Beauty, Healthy Journey theme special. The ongoing promotion that runs till Feb 12, provides discounts and special …