KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Dr Sabin Samitah has set his sights on modernising the city’s parking system as his first order of business as mayor. The former Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) chief executive officer said many of the main cities in the country have shifted to a digital system instead …

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial on Friday told the High Court here that it cannot control the press on how to report on the case. Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib raised the point after Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri …

SAN FRANCISCO: The annual tech industry fair known as the Consumer Electronics Show is regaining momentum after the pandemic, with artificial intelligence (AI) infusing everything from bicycles to baby bottles. The gadget extravaganza referred to as CES formally kicks off Tuesday (Jan 8) in Las Vegas, boasting more than 3,500 …

SAN DIEGO, United States (AP): Defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis, who fled to South America weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in one of the biggest bribery schemes in United States military history, said Thursday (Jan 4) that he wants new attorneys now that he is back …

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker and Apple’s biggest iPhone assembler, said on Friday it expected an on-year drop in first quarter revenue coming off a high base, after slower market demand hit the previous quarter. The first quarter is traditionally quieter than the previous one, the …

PETALING JAYA: Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli’s claim that government data in the Central Database Hub (Padu) need not be subjected to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) is baseless, reckless and goes against the global trend, says Lawyers for Liberty (LFL). LFL director Zaid Malek said in a Friday …

Daniel Shapero has been at LinkedIn since 2008, when the Great Recession rocked the labor market. He’s since risen through the ranks to become the company’s chief operating officer, guiding the platform through significant strategic shifts. Now owned by Microsoft Corp., the professional networking site is taking on its next …

ASIAN equities attracted their biggest inflows in seven years in 2023, encouraged by major central banks’ deceleration in rate hikes to prioritize economic stimulation amid diminishing inflation worries. Central banks only moderated the pace of their rate hikes last year, but this year analysts anticipate increased foreign inflows into regional …

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, known as the “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend. Pistorius went from public hero as a Paralympic champion to a convicted killer in hearings that drew worldwide attention …

KUALA LUMPUR: A group of organisers of the “Aksi Bertindak: Kepung Demi Palestin” say they will mobilise another gathering next month. When met outside the Wangsa Maju police headquarters, Tian Chua said they were doing so to shed light on what the Palestinians are going through with the constant attacks …