TENOM: A witness told the Magistrate’s Court here that preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew (pic), had once made a video call to her while shirtless. The woman, in her 40s, the complainant and the prosecution’s ninth witness in Ebit Lew’s sexual harassment trial, said that …

SEOUL: South Korea is set to host a mini-summit this week on risks and regulation of artificial intelligence, following up on an inaugural AI safety meeting in Britain last year that drew a diverse crowd of tech luminaries, researchers and officials. The gathering in Seoul aims to build on work …

LONDON (Reuters) – France will this week host tech executives and political figures including former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry, EU industrial chief Thierry Breton and ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt as it looks to assert Paris’ role as an AI hub. The “Viva Technology” conference will put French innovators …

KOTA KINABALU: The state Cabinet is expected to deliberate if action can be taken against Sabah Attorney General Datuk Nor Asiah Mohd Yusof and lawyer Tengku Fuad Ahmad. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, however, declined to provide details. “I will not speculate here, wait for the Cabinet …

KUALA LUMPUR: Batu Kawan Bhd posted a lower net profit of RM84.72 million in the second quarter ended March 31, 2024 (2Q 2024) from RM120.05 million in the same quarter last year. Revenue also dipped to RM5.66 billion from RM6.31 billion previously, the group said in a filing with Bursa …

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft plans to announce several pieces of hardware and software related to consumer devices on Monday at an event at its Redmond, Washington, campus. The Windows maker is expected to reveal a new version of its Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop that feature Qualcomm chips based …

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Construction Group Bhd (SunCon) had secured some RM1.72bil in new orders in its first quarter of the financial year 2024 (FY24) ended March 31. This accounts for over half of its FY24 new order book replenishment target of RM2.5bil to RM3bil, its managing director Liew Kok Wing …

PUTRAJAYA: The extension to bring in foreign workers for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project was approved to avoid any interruption in its progress, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said that the project contractor – China Communications Construction (ECRL) Sdn Bhd – will be allowed …

(Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s Luis Abinader, who is set for a second term after winning a preliminary 58.85% in Sunday’s vote, inherited a nightmare scenario when he first took office as president in August 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean island nation’s tally of cases had soared to …

KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will again close this year’s Kaamatan (harvest) Festival on May 31. This marks his second appearance at the month-long celebration, known as Sabah’s largest cultural event, with the first being last year. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan confirmed this …