For Nazim Salur, it’s the end of a nearly decade-long dream to build a global delivery powerhouse out of Turkey. Getir, the rapid grocery app Salur cofounded from Istanbul in 2015, last week confirmed it will exit its remaining international operations. Once a poster child of pandemic growth valued at …

DENGKIL: The Nuclear Reaction Simulation Centre to prepare Malaysia for any nuclear or radiation-related emergency has been unveiled by the Atomic Energy Department Malaysia (Atom Malaysia) at its headquarters here. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang officiated the ceremony by taking part in a simulation exercise together with …

KUALA LUMPUR: The country has raked in over RM1.16bil in cumulative gross national income from sponsored clinical research since 2012, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In his keynote speech at the launch of the Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM) Trial Connect 2024 here on Thursday (May 9), Anwar said …

For emissions-free hydrogen to become a widespread climate solution, it has to get much cheaper. A startup in Australia claims it has a way to do that. Hysata, based in Wollongong, south of Sydney, has raised US$111mil (RM526mil) from investors to scale up its technology to produce hydrogen from electricity. …

KOTA KINABALU: Pejuang still harbours hopes of working with local parties including Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) for the next Sabah election despite its informal advances being rejected outright by GRS leaders. Its state information chief Mohd Hassan Abu Bakar said while Pejuang president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir had last week …

“EAT, exercise, sleep, repeat” may sound like a relaxing weekend for some people. It is actually the daily routine for three elephants housed at a sanctuary in Kota Tinggi, Johor. Johor Elephant Sanctuary (JES), at the border of Panti Forest, is located some 17km from Kota Tinggi town. It is …

A sheriff requested nude photos from a female inmate in Mississippi, and in exchange provided her with “favourable treatment”, federal officials said. Terry Grassaree, the 61-year-old former sheriff of Noxubee County, has now pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District …

KUALA LUMPUR: Kerjaya Prospek Bhd could be eyeing more job replenishment opportunities from the Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) project, including a possible tender for the development’s 80-storey Signature Tower, said RHB Research. Underlining the case for the construction group, the research firm said it has already established ties to …

KUCHING: The devolution of education powers to Sarawak should be incorporated into regulations or statutory amendments to ensure continuity, the Sarawak legislative assembly heard. Deputy Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee said the federal Education Ministry had agreed on a number of key points on education …

In a setback for Elon Musk’s brain technology company, Neuralink Corp, the device it implanted in its first human patient has had mechanical issues, the company wrote in a blog post. In the weeks following the January surgery on patient Noland Arbaugh, some of the electrode-studded threads that sit in …