PETALING JAYA: Malaysia should respond in kind by extending the visa waiver for tourists from China, said Datuk Tan Teik Cheng. “As the chairman of the PRC Affairs and Belt and Road Initiative Committee, I urge the Malaysian government to reciprocate by extending the visa waiver for tourists from China …

(Reuters) -Uber forecast second-quarter gross bookings below expectations after missing the target for the first three months on Wednesday, sending it shares down nearly 10% before the bell. The weakness in a key metric that denotes the total value of revenue earned on the Uber platform signals demand weakness for …

MELAKA: A 37-year-old mechanic wasted no time in rushing home to celebrate his “first day of Hari Raya” shortly after the High Court here acquitted him and two others of drug trafficking charges. Muhammad Abdul Rahman told his lawyers Haresh Mahadevan and Ramzani Ismail that he needed to get home …

KUALA LUMPUR: The emergence of digital banks in Malaysia does not significantly impact traditional banks, primarily due to their limited ability to achieve rapid growth within the initial years of operation. S&P Global Ratings senior analyst, financial institution ratings, South and Southeast Asia (SSEA), Sue Ong said that the five …

SINGAPORE: Right after booting up his desktop computer, a 79-year-old man received a supposed anti-virus pop-up notification alerting him that access to his device had been blocked. Not knowing that it was a ploy by scammers, Tan (not his real name) called the number listed on the alert to get …

KUALA LUMPUR: The delivery of the first batch of body-worn cameras (BWCs) for policemen is scheduled for June, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said he wanted the delivery process to be finalised immediately. “We’ve been waiting for this, and I requested earlier to speed it up. …

KUALA LUMPUR: Penang has unveiled several crucial initiatives focused on strengthening the state’s position as a global economic leader in three key sectors: trade, technology, and tourism. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, during an annual luncheon dialogue with the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) Northern Branch, …

ALBANY, New York: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means. Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss …

Motorcyclists get free insurance coverage worth RM5,000 with purchase of Castrol products. MALAYSIA’S trusted life insurer MCIS Insurance Berhad (MCIS Life), has teamed up with Castrol – a leading automotive lubricant company, in an industry-first insurance protection programme. Aimed to provide complimentary insurance coverage with accidental benefits, this programme offers …

Chinese iPhone shipments jumped about 12% in March after Apple Inc and its retailers slashed prices, official data showed, suggesting efforts to arrest an accelerating decline in sales are yielding early results. Government data showed shipments of foreign-branded smartphones – the vast majority of which would have been Apple’s marquee …