RATEPAYERS in Kulai can now enjoy the convenience of paying their local council taxes and compounds via cashless kiosks. Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu) president Mohd Fahmi Salam said the kiosks also allowed people to pay their bills after office hours. “Ratepayers can pay their assessment tax, rental and local council …

Google has announced a series of new features to facilitate web searches on mobile, boosted, in certain cases, by generative AI. The idea is to be able to launch a search at any time from any media format (video, photo, text) without having to switch applications. Google’s most striking announcement …

TOKYO: Japan’s core inflation stayed above the central bank’s 2% target in December but slowed for a second straight month, data showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations it will be in no hurry to phase out its massive monetary stimulus. The data, which matched median market forecasts, highlights receding inflationary pressure …

KOTA KINABALU: Wooing more international visitors to Sabah will be key if the state is to exceed its three-million tourist arrival target this year, according to the body concerned. Sabah Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Satta) chairman Datuk Seri Winston Liaw said as things stood, 70% of tourists came …

Housing and Local Government Ministry is mooting a competition to generate design ideas for future People’s Housing Programme (PPR) developments. Its minister Nga Kor Ming said the matter would be discussed with the aim of revamping the image of public housing projects in the country. He said the idea came …

Bursa Malaysia wobbles at the open, stocks continue to hit bottom limits KUALA LUMPUR: The recovery on Wall Street overnight could provide the opportunity for investors to search for bargains on Bursa Malaysia, especially as valuations entered oversold levels after the selldown over the last three days. At the start …

(Reuters) – The much anticipated U.S. debut of 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to spot bitcoin has contributed to a record start to the new year for ETF launches, data from issuers and analysts showed. A total of 35 new ETFs made their debut in the first two weeks of …

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Joe Schmidt was appointed head coach of the Wallabies through to the end of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour on Friday, the New Zealander charged with reviving Australia’s fortunes after the chaos of Eddie Jones’s short spell in charge. Schmidt is the second non-Australian to …

Artificial intelligence is taking over the world of science. Researchers in the US recently conducted an experiment with the help of a fully autonomous laboratory, piloted by an artificial intelligence model and robotic equipment. In addition to speeding up the scientific process, this new approach could lead to solutions that …

PUTRAJAYA: The two-day 2024 Cabinet Retreat which ended on Thursday (Jan 18) night has strengthened the synergy and close cooperation between members of the Cabinet and the public service leadership, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. In a statement on his official Facebook page on …