KUALA LUMPUR: MyPower Corp is currently undertaking a study to reform the electricity tariff structure, and the outcome of the study is expected to determine the appropriate tariff structure reflecting the actual cost of electricity supply, said Energy Transition and Public Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. In an interview …

MONTAUBAN, France (Reuters) – In the last 12 months, the cost of running Jean-Marie Dirat’s lamb farm in southwest France has jumped by 35,000 euros ($38,000), driven up by increasingly expensive fertilisers, fuel, electricity and pesticides. Money is so tight that this year he won’t pay himself. To his surprise, …

PETALING JAYA: Renowned homegrown retail chain Mydin has secured its spot in the Malaysia Book of Records after it assembled and distributed 100,000 toy dragons to schools across Malaysia. Made from quality materials, the dragon crafts were designed to look and feel like the mini-versions of the traditional dragon props …

Microsoft Corp’s Xbox Game Pass has scored its biggest hit from an outside developer with Palworld, the viral sensation that’s earned the colloquial description of “Pokémon with guns”. The online open-world game, made available while still in development, rocketed past seven million players across Xbox consoles and PC, making it …

SUZU, Japan (Reuters) – Moments after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Japan on New Year’s Day, Yoshimi Tomita was trapped in the dark under the roof of her collapsed house, feeling the sharp edges of protruding nails. “I was thinking, if I’m going to get crushed I hope it’s …

SYDNEY: Asian shares steadied on Thursday as Chinese stocks eked out rare gains, while investors stuck to bets for sizable cuts in U.S. interest rates this year even if the kick off might now be a little later than first hoped. The Federal Reserve committee’s decision to hold rates at …

JOHOR BARU: Two men have been charged at the Session Court here for allegedly managing and assisting in the operation of a prostitution den. The accused Lim Kup Nam, 59 and Liew Ching Choy, 57, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read in front of judge Siti Noraida Sulaiman. …

WASHINGTON: At first his stories seemed harmless. Tales about secret organisations plotting to take over the world, about the good guys working to save it, and about the proof that, if you knew where to look, was hiding in plain sight. To Ramona, her boyfriend Don’s tales of conspiracy theories …

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will focus on promoting Malaysia’s second highest peak Mount Trusmadi, which sits on the Crocker Range in interior Tambunan district, as a tourism attraction. State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew said Sabah would support events that promote the biodiversity-rich 2,642m mountain. On Thursday (Feb …

KUALA LUMPUR: The use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) will be mutually beneficial to the police force as well as the public, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman said the cameras will be able to record interactions between police personnel and the public. “In …