KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is in the final stages of extending compulsory schooling to 11 years or until Form Five. Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said the extension is necessary to tackle the number of school dropouts. “Discussions have been held and we are in the final stage …

KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis will collaborate with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate innovation in generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) and 5G use cases for Malaysian enterprise customers. The company’s chief executive officer, Goh Seow Eng, in a statement, said that the collaboration with AWS aims to bring next-generation digital capabilities …

LANGKAWI: The request for the three-day period of RM599 maximum fare for one-way economy class flights from the peninsula to Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan, in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri, to be extended to two weeks, will incur significant costs, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke (pic). Loke reiterated that the …

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has set his sights on giving the Global South a larger voice in world decision-making, using his country’s presidency this year of the G20 group of largest economies. Lula’s call for reform of global governance and the updating of the …

KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses are anticipating improved conditions in the first quarter (1Q) of 2024 with a positive confidence indicator of 4.2 per cent, up from 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter (4Q) 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia. In a statement, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin …

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Constitution needs a “crystal clear” replacement for the deleted Article 6(7) that previously guided the head of state to appoint a chief minister, says Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee. He said a select committee comprising all parties in the state assembly …

GENEVA: Since late last century and the early days of the web, providers of digital media like Netflix and Spotify have had a free pass when it comes to international taxes on films, video games and music that are shipped across borders through the internet. But now, a global consensus …

Banks are finally signing up for a U.S. Federal Reserve funding backstop that has been lying nearly dormant for more than two years, putting them in a stronger position to deal with any stress. But it is unclear whether they will want to use it in a crisis. The Standing …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian National News Agency (BK) has announced the appointments of Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and Arul Rajoo Durar Raj as editor-in-chief, effective Tuesday (Feb 27). BK chairman Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai announced the matter in a statement on Tuesday. Wong …

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that the application by former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin and his wife, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, to strike out the charge made against them for failing to declare their assets should have been made in the Criminal Court and not in …