StarMetro’s report on the issue on Feb 9, 2024. TAMAN Tasik Titiwangsa residents are angry over another extension to an order to vacate issued to an illegal food court in their housing area in Kuala Lumpur. The operator was supposed to vacate by Feb 14 but has now been given …

A series of attacks on shipping routes in the Red Sea has so far spared oil supplies from witnessing major disruptions, but oil-importing countries are spending sleepless nights amid concerns that any escalation could potentially alter the situation drastically. Although the attacks disrupted container shipping lines, oil shipments remain largely …

GEORGE TOWN: The state police confiscated various drugs amounting to RM30.7mil last year, recording a higher bust rate from 2022. Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said the seizure was from 27 large-scale drug busts of syndicates in 2023, compared to 26 the year before. …

WhatsApp plays a key role in the lives of young Europeans. The favourite messaging platform of this demographic, two-thirds of 25-39 year-olds use it every day, and among 13-17 year-olds, the platform is on par with TikTok. In Europe, three out of five young people aged 13 to 39 use …

Corporates urged to help with repairs and upgrades at schools SMK Subang Jaya in Jalan SS14/6, Selangor, has taken on a new look following recent infrastructure improvements to its assembly area. The grounds, previously covered with premix, was damaged by years of water ponding. The initiative to upgrade the surface …

NEW YORK: Walmart is in talks to buy smart-television manufacturer Vizio for more than US$2bil, the Wall Street Journal reports, a move that could bolster its advertising business and give it control of more than a fifth of the US television market. Vizio shares closed up 24.6% on Tuesday. They …

JAKARTA: An alumni of Kuala Lumpur’s prestigious Victoria Institution (VI) is set to be Indonesia’s eight president. Quick counts showed that Prabowo Subianto was leading with more than 58% of votes against the two rivals in Wednesday’s (Feb 14) Indonesian presidential election. Opponents, former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan and former …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several well-known funds jumped into shares of chipmaker Nvidia at the end of last year, securities filings showed on Wednesday, potentially setting themselves up to benefit from the nearly 50% gain the stock has notched so far in 2024. Nvidia has been a top beneficiary of …

PUPILS at SK Danau Kota 2 in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur can get to school safer following work by the local authority and mobility advocacy groups to widen walking paths and reduce speeding around the facilities. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) collaborated with non-governmental organisations (NGO) Bike Commute Malaysia (BCMY) and …

This Valentine’s Day, some might be busy finalising a reservation, while others are fine-tuning a dinner menu. Some people, however, could be putting the finishing touches to the text message they’ll be sending to the loved one they’ve never actually met. If that’s the case, they could be into ‘dexting’, …