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Opinion: A judge voids Musk’s huge Tesla pay package as dishonest, and hoo boy, is he steamed
Elon Musk may be learning the hard way that his streak of always having things his own way is coming to an end.
The most recent clue was delivered Jan 30 by Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, who ordered his groundbreaking US$56bil…
QuickCheck: Is there a new RM500 cash aid scheme for senior citizens?
GIVEN the challenges of life today, any news about cash aid schemes offered by the government tends to go viral; it does not matter if it is actually true or not, such claims will be spread far and wide.
Recently, a message has been…
Rayer appointment to Penang Hindu Endowment Boards raises eyebrows
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The recent appoint of a Member of Parliament, YB Rayer of Jelutong as the board’s chairman has raised significant concern among the Indian Community in Penang. A source close to DAP Penang has told that some delegates to the DAP…
QuickCheck: Is a fake Tabung Haji website operational?
ONE tactic used by scammers to get the hard-earned money, personal details – or both – of their victims is to set up a website that looks very similar to that of an official body.
It was claimed online recently that a fake Tabung Haji…
Ikhtiar keluar zon kemiskinan tegar perlu bermula dari rumah
BERDASARKAN statistik Bank Data Kemiskinan Nasional (eKasih), sejumlah 118,217 ketua isi rumah (KIR) miskin tegar direkodkan di seluruh negara. Ini disahkan daripada rekod pendaftaran dalam sistem e-Kasih dan golongan ini diklasifikasikan…
QuickCheck: Are scammers posing as a government-linked investment arm online?
WHEN looking for opportunities to grow their money, many look for investment opportunities that are offered by government bodies due to the perceived safeguards that come with these schemes.
As such, it would seem logical that scammers…
Ketepikan perbezaan, fokus usaha halang genosid di Gaza
MUNGKIN ramai tidak tahu, pernah satu ketika dulu untuk kibarkan bendera Palestin di tanah Palestin sendiri pun tidak boleh dilakukan kerana diharamkan. Ia berlaku selepas perang enam hari 1967 menyaksikan rejim Zionis menguasai Tebing…
QuickCheck: Is there a secret way to withdraw your EPF savings using a ‘medical scheme’?
GIVEN how important the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is to Malaysians, with many people holding an account with the fund, it is reasonable to say that any claim of a new technique for withdrawals would go viral rapidly – regardless of…
QuickCheck: Does the sugar you eat increase your cholesterol levels?
ADDED sugar has been demonised in so many ways over the last few decades.
Everything from exacerbating ADHD symptoms in children to causing obesity has been hurled at its doorstep. Recently, yet another bugbear has surfaced, the claim that…
Racing Ahead: Why Adopting Local Innovations Matter A Lot For Our Future
Let me put it plainly: We need stronger collective participation by key Ministries and large corporations to transform the trajectory of homegrown innovations so that Malaysians can all benefit from a technology-fortified future and to be…