KUALA LUMPUR: Property developer Mah Sing Group Bhd hopes the government will implement additional measures to support first-time housebuyers, streamline the home-buying process and accelerate the recovery of the property industry. Founder and group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum, emphasised the importance of these measures, citing the significant …

The world’s largest video game trade show, Gamescom, opens its doors on Aug 20 in Germany at a sensitive moment for an industry battered by layoffs and studio closures. Organisers expect the event, which runs until Aug 25 in the western city of Cologne, to welcome more than 300,000 people …

Cybercrime is on the rise, but even the best antivirus software can’t thwart scammers who target the human psyche. Some of the most damaging and costly scams involve what’s known as “social engineering.” That’s when fraudsters use time-tested techniques of deception and emotional manipulation, tricking people into divulging personal or …

MANCHESTER, Aug 17 — Joshua Zirkzee made himself a Manchester United hero on his debut with a late winner to beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening match of the Premier League season yesterday. Zirkzee, lacking match fitness after his £36.5m (RM206 million) move from Bologna last month, came on only …

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (Reuters) -Former U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded guilty on Monday to fabricating fundraising figures, cementing the downfall of a novice politician who was expelled from Congress last year after a brief, scandal-plagued tenure. Santos, a Republican, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one …

SOBA Prestige paves way for entrepreneurs to develop businesses A BUSINESS networking session for small and medium enterprises (SME) turned out to be a dynamic event for attendees. Held at Hokkaido Table at Aurum Theatre at The Exchange TRX in Kuala Lumpur, the Star Outstanding Business Awards (SOBA) Prestige event …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has complained to Germany over its investigation into the 2022 explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the RIA state news agency reported on Monday, after a key suspect escaped arrest in Poland. German media reported last week that German prosecutors had identified a Ukrainian diving …

DIGITAL insurers and takaful operators (DITOs) are one step closer to becoming a reality after Bank Negara Malaysia issued a policy document early last month laying out the licensing and regulatory requirements. The central bank said that DITOs will observe a foundational phase for between three and seven years to …

Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary of a local government worker in her village of Susques. And while she welcomes the income of about US$1,700 per month – a fortune for most in economic-crisis-riddled Argentina – she laments the impact …

Social media posts featuring photos of Pennsylvania man Brian Posch are circulating online, claiming that the father and husband is currently missing, sometimes calling him by different names. But Posch died months earlier. “HELP FIND HIM,” the widely copy-and-pasted post reads, claiming he went missing this week in different areas …