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Tech giants slam YouTube’s exemption from Australia’s ban
SYDNEY: Australia’s plan to exempt YouTube from a world-leading teen social media ban is “illogical” and a “mockery”, rival tech giants Meta and TikTok said Wednesday.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last year unveiled landmark laws that…
Religious leaders gather for breaking of fast in Sarawak
KUCHING: Leaders from various religious communities join Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar for a breaking of fast meal at the Astana here on Tuesday (March 4) night.
Among them were Anglican Bishop of Kuching…
Penang civil servants to receive half month salary or minimum RM1,000 for Aidilfitri
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has approved the payment of Special Financial Assistance of half a month's salary or a minimum of RM1,000 to state civil servants in conjunction with Aidilfitri this year.
The Penang Chief Minister's…
AirAsia Aviation confirms 14 new aircraft deliveries for 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Aviation Group has confirmed 14 new aircraft deliveries in 2025 as it anticipates a surge in travel demand.
The carrier's internal guidance targets 70 million passengers in FY25, which represents an increase of 11%…
South Korean deepfake porn crimes shift to other encrypted messaging apps
SEOUL: As South Korean police collaborate with Telegram to investigate deepfake pornography chatrooms, concerns are growing over users migrating to other encrypted messaging services, raising doubts about the long term effectiveness of the…
Five nabbed in Johor for running online video game call centre scam
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A raid at an apartment in Tanjung Kupang here led the police to discover an online video game call centre scam that targeted unsuspecting gamers from across Southeast Asia.
Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said…
Public Mutual declares over RM2mil in distributions for two funds
KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Mutual Bhd, has declared distributions of over RM2mil for two funds.
In a statement, the unit trust manager announced a gross distribution of 0.45 sen per unit for the…
Tencent’s AI bot passes DeepSeek as China’s favourite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings Ltd’s Yuanbao AI chatbot passed DeepSeek to become the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week, highlighting the intensifying domestic competition.
Tencent’s app integrates its in-house Hunyuan artificial…
China’s BYD raises US$5.59bil in share sale, Hong Kong’s largest in four years
SYDNEY: Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Tuesday it had raised $5.59 billion in a primary share sale that was increased in size, making it the largest of its kind in Hong Kong in four years.
The company said it sold 129.8 million…
Record outflows on Bursa Malaysia as foreign selling persists
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors extended their selling streak on Bursa Malaysia for the 19th consecutive week with a larger net outflow of RM1.27 billion compared to RM562 million the previous week.
MIDF Research said foreign investors'…