KOTA KINABALU: The Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) government, led by Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor, needs its full term to meet its electoral promises, says a political analyst. According to Sabah UiTM senior lecturer Tony Paridi Bagang, many of the goals set by the GRS government were still in progress, …

LONDON: Meta has unveiled a range of new safety features designed to protect users, in particular young people, from “sextortion” and intimate image abuse. The social media giant – which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – has confirmed it will begin testing a nudity filter in Direct Messages (DMs) on …

KOTA KINABALU: Last week’s heavy rain brought relief to the drought-hit Papar district, but it proved to be short-lived after a water treatment plant was forced to suspend operations again. Sabah Works Minister Datuk Shahelmey Yahya (pic) said the state Water Department was forced to shut down the Limbahau plant …

BRUSSELS: Spotify, Deezer and other music streaming providers will in future be allowed to show iPhone owners in the European Economic Area how to start a subscription outside of Apple’s App Store. The iPhone manufacturer, pressured into loosening its grip on platforms and payments on its devices under a new …

SAN JOSE: Apple says it will soon allow camera modules, biometric sensors and other old iPhone parts to be used in device repairs. Apple senior manager John Ternus told dpa that iPhones will be able to recognise when someone tries to use a part from a stolen or lost phone. …

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) – Collin Morikawa is hoping some major experience will make the difference going into the Masters final round on Sunday, as he chases a third Grand Slam trophy in five years. On an eclectic leaderboard – which includes an Olympic champion, the world number one, a Masters …

CLICK TO ENLARGE Perikatan gaining traction among young Malays PETALING JAYA: The coming Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election will be no walk in the park for Pakatan Harapan despite having won the seat with a comfortable 4,119 majority in the state polls last year. A detailed analysis on the voting …

KOTA TINGGI: A mother and her three-month-old baby girl were killed after the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with an oil tanker at Jalan Tanjung Balau-Bandar Penawar near Taman Sri Penawar. A Bandar Penawar Fire and Rescue Station spokesman said Najwa Nurshahira Kamaruzaman, 28, and …

Rugby player shows symptoms after sustaining injury in field KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department has confirmed the detection of active Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria at the rugby field in Tanjung Aru. The bacteria is a causative agent of melioidosis, an infectious disease that could lead to death if not treated …

Microsoft made a splash when the company announced it would be taking more of its games to other platforms. That means players will see once-exclusive titles such as Sea of Thieves on the PlayStation 5. One of those titles heading to other systems is Grounded, Obsidian Entertainment’s Honey I Shrunk …