KUALA LUMPUR: The significantly cheaper prices, along with increasingly easy and widespread access, are factors driving users to be more inclined to shop on eCommerce platforms such as TikTok Shop rather than visiting physical stores. A senior lecturer at the Management and Business, Universiti Teknologi Mara Faculty (UiTM) Sabah, Dr …
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Your doomscrolling may play a role in negative views on gender
Social networks can influence our perceptions. And, according to one survey, young people belonging to Generation Z are more likely than US adults as a whole to report that their social media use has negatively impacted their outlook toward men or women. Are members of Gen Z more prone to …
Baca Lagi »Port Klang coast on alert
Seawater levels expected up to 5.7m during high-tide phenomenon from April 8, folk urged not to go out to sea COASTAL communities living along Port Klang are warned to stay vigilant and brace for high tides as well as potential flooding next week, with sea levels expected to reach up …
Baca Lagi »INTERACTIVE: From bustling town to ‘sleepy hollow’
HULU SELANGOR: A hot spring and river flow through Kerling, but the nature-rich small town is not the bustling place it used to be. Located an hour’s drive from Kuala Lumpur, Kerling was once a busy town, where youngsters flooded the area with trainees from the National Service Training Programme …
Baca Lagi »Residents group offers solutions for localised congestion issues in PJ
The Stakeholders and Residents Against PJD Link (ScRAP) group says building short flyovers and underpasses can solve localised traffic congestion issues without needing to construct a highway. This was one of the suggestions made by the group during a briefing in response to news that residents of Taman Medan had …
Baca Lagi »For Netflix users, account sharing is still commonplace
Despite the streaming giant’s efforts to discourage its users from sharing their passwords, some die-hard subscribers are still resisting this policy. According to one study, one in ten North American households still engage in password sharing. Of the 2,500 American households surveyed as part of research* conducted by Leichtman Research …
Baca Lagi »Tennis: WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula moves closer to Charleston title
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula survived four match points to battle past 12-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Credit One Charleston (S.C.) Open. Azarenka of Belarus also saved four match points but committed 12 double faults to none for Pegula, a top seed for …
Baca Lagi »INTERACTIVE: Rapid ageing and Malaysia’s ‘ghost towns’
PETALING JAYA: Starting today, rural and suburban areas all over the country are going to come alive again with traffic jams, joyous young children and packed bazaars as Malaysians return home for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The noise, colour and crowds are a welcome break for these towns which have been …
Baca Lagi »Ground golf tees off at Island Park
Locals can swing into action, thanks to sponsorship by Japanese mayor and manufacturer THOSE interested in playing ground golf, a form of golf invented in Tomari Village, Japan, in 1982, can now try their hand at the sport at Penang’s very own Japanese Garden located in Island Park. The sport, …
Baca Lagi »Apple asks US appeals court to reverse Apple Watch import ban
(Reuters) – Apple urged a U.S. appeals court on Friday to overturn a U.S. trade tribunal’s decision to ban imports of some Apple Watches in a patent dispute with medical-monitoring technology company Masimo. Apple told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the U.S. International Trade Commission’s …
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