WALL Street’s main stock indexes eyed a higher open on Monday after a bruising sell-off in the previous session on the back of disappointing earnings from some big U.S. banks, while escalating tensions in the Middle East made investors wary. All three major indexes fell more than 1% on Friday, …
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Chinese residents of a small town in Perak help Malay travellers have smooth drive
PETALING JAYA: In a heartening display of Malaysian unity and generosity, a group of Chinese residents from a small housing area in Ladang Bikam, Perak, offered a helping hand to Malay travellers returning to Kuala Lumpur after the Hari Raya festivities. Zairul Annuar shared a touching encounter when he and …
Baca Lagi »Goldman Sachs’ profit jumps 28% on investment banking strength
Goldman Sachs’ profit rose 28% in the first quarter, buoyed by a recovery in underwriting and dealmaking that boosted its investment banking unit, it reported on Monday. Profit rose to $4.13 billion, or $11.58 per share, for the three months ended March 31, compared with $3.23 billion, or $8.79 per …
Baca Lagi »Cops fire shots at car for running through roadblock in Gerik
IPOH: Police fired shots at a car with six people inside after the driver attempted to evade a roadblock in Gerik. In the 70km chase from Gerik that ended on a bridge in Baling, Kedah on Monday (April 15), police arrested four Myanmar nationals at the scene, while the two …
Baca Lagi »Generative AI assistants can be prompted to create mass health disinformation
Many publicly-accessible artificial intelligence (AI) assistants lack adequate safeguards to consistently prevent the mass generation of health disinformation across a broad range of topics, warned experts in The BMJ recently. They called for enhanced regulation, transparency and routine auditing to help prevent advanced AI assistants from contributing to the generation …
Baca Lagi »Other Sports: Olympics-Macron wants Nakamura to sing at Games despite ‘racist’ backlash
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron expressed shock on Monday at a “racist” backlash to the possibility of Franco-Malian pop star Aya Nakamura singing at the Paris Olympics opening. Macron said he very much hoped Nakamura, the most listened to French female singer in the world, would be chosen …
Baca Lagi »Former SRC director tells court he is barred from overseas travel but was never arrested
KUALA LUMPUR: Former SRC International Sdn Bhd director Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi has told the High Court here that he was not arrested over the company’s transactions but is barred from travelling overseas. Shahrol Azral (pic), 54, who is testifying as a third party in the SRC International’s US$1.18bil …
Baca Lagi »Explainer-Why Donald Trump could be president again despite his legal troubles
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to stand trial in New York on Monday on charges that he illegally covered up a hush money payment to a porn star. But what happens if the jury convicts the former U.S. president and the judge imposes a sentence before …
Baca Lagi »Health Ministry issues warning after tadalafil found in Malaysian-made candy
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has issued a public health alert following reports from Singapore’s Food Agency (SFA) that “Kingu Ginseng Candy”, a Malaysian product, contains tadalafil, a substance used to treat erectile dysfunction. Subsequently, the ministry has taken action to curb the sale and advertising of this product on …
Baca Lagi »China Vanke says it has plans in place amid short-term liquidity pressure
HONG KONG: State-backed property developer China Vanke said it is facing short-term liquidity pressure and operational difficulties, but added that it has prepared “a basket of plans” to stabilise its business and cut debt. Vanke’s Hong Kong-listed shares were down more than 1% in late trading on Monday after earlier …
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