KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) share price was higher this morning, rising 8.62 per cent, following the news over the property developer’s participation in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project. At 9.47 am, MRCB rose five sen to 63 sen with 83.66 million shares changing hands. It …

An algorithm rolled out by the government in an Indian state to verify welfare claimants has been “killing off” its citizens. Now, those erroneously declared dead by the system are going to extraordinary lengths to prove that they are still alive. A report that ran in the news network Al …

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in the four flood-affected states in the country increased to 3,323 people from 1,016 families as of 6am Friday (Jan 26), compared to 3,128 people from 958 families on Thursday (Jan 25) night. Based on a report by the National Disaster Control Centre …

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a message: Hey billionaires, give away more of your money to address inequality and do it soon. Mark Suzman made the call in his annual letter released Thursday that led with the story of Chuck Feeney, a billionaire whose philanthropy …

Penang government will fulfil a pledge in its election manifesto to give RM60mil to government-aided primary and secondary schools over the next six years, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. “We are aware of the financial challenges faced by these schools in providing a safe place to learn. “We affirm …

TOKYO: Core inflation in Japan’s capital slowed below the central bank’s 2% target to the lowest rate in nearly two years, data showed on Friday, underscoring policymakers’ view that cost pressures will continue to ease in coming months. Separate data showed corporate service inflation holding steady at a nearly nine-year …

FOLLOWING the conclusion of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), the global stocktake emerged as the central outcome, offering nations a roadmap to develop robust climate action plans by 2025. The urgency is underscored by the scientific imperative to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030 …

(Reuters) -Apple on Thursday outlined its plans to allow software developers to distribute their apps to users in the European Union outside of Apple’s own App Store. The move is in response to a new EU law called the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires companies with more than 45 …

LONDON: When engineering student Taylor Klein was told she was in a porn video she was convinced her friend was mistaken but, to her horror, she soon discovered half a dozen explicit clips online. The realistic videos – known as deepfakes – were created using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Friday as the latest US gross domestic product (GDP) figures showed that the US economy grew by 2.5 percent in 2023, a significant improvement from the 1.9 per cent growth recorded in 2022, thus increasing demand for the US …