SINGAPORE: A man who allegedly collected money from scam victims before moving the funds to cryptocurrency wallets overseas was charged on Jan 11. Tay Beng Kok, 47, who is also known as Zheng Minge, was charged with two counts of possessing monies which were benefits from criminal conduct, and one …

(Reuters) – Three contenders for the women’s singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday: ELENA RYBAKINA (KAZAKHSTAN) World ranking: 3 Wimbledon champion in 2022, Rybakina is aiming for a second Grand Slam title in Australia after coming up just short against Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s Melbourne …

Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to US$1bil (RM4.64bil), is laying off more than 500 employees as the company tries to turn the tremendously expensive division profitable. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy in an email to employees said that even with cost cuts …

NEW YORK: Right around the start of November, two words suddenly disappeared from the chatter in the bond market: debt supply. As bond prices surged across the developed world day after day, sending yields tumbling and handing investors some much-needed profits, the angst about soaring budget deficits melted away. But …

Compiled by ZAKIAH KOYA, C.ARUNO and R.ARAVINTAN THE residents of a village in Negri Sembilan are gripped by an eerie and mysterious phenomenon. Villagers are reporting instances of spine-chilling knocks on their doors in the dead of night, Harian Metro reported. Hasdi Abu Hasan, the first victim, experienced the inexplicable …

Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) is allocating RM160,000 to manage waste outside the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple compound in Batu Caves, Selangor, for Thaipusam. Workers hired by the local council will work round the clock to dispose of rubbish during the period leading up to the festival on Jan 25. MPS, …

NEW YORK: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) has agreed to buy Juniper Networks Inc for US$14bil in a move that will expand its presence in networking but raises scepticism from Wall Street. HPE, a maker of data centre hardware, will pay US$40 a share in cash for Juniper, the companies …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday approved exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the price of bitcoin in a game-changer for the cryptocurrency industry which has been trying for more than a decade to launch such a product. Multiple asset managers have applied for bitcoin ETFs …

(Reuters) – Three contenders for the men’s singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday: ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GERMANY) Ranking: 6 There was little optimism around Alexander Zverev at the start of last season, with the German miles off the pace when he arrived at the Australian Open after …

GEORGE TOWN: Works to replace two 1.2m control valve units which are leaking at the Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant (WTP), near here and water works and preventive maintenance projects at 22 other locations were fully completed on Wednesday (Jan 10) night. Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chief executive officer …