ALOR SETAR: Three members of a family are missing and feared drowned after a Proton Persona car that they were in skidded before plunging into a river at the Jambatan Pantai Cicar, Kuala Ketil near Baling on Saturday (June 25). Baling district police chief, Supt Shamsudin Mamat said the three were identified as Mashitoh Ibrahim,…
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Covid-19 Watch: 2,302 new cases bring total to 4,554,661
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 2,302 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (June 25), says the Health Ministry. According to the ministry’s CovidNow portal, 2,300 of the new Covid-19 infections in the country were local transmissions, while there were 2 imported cases. This brings the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 4,554,661 cases since…
Cabinet pay cut will not solve rising cost of living issue, says Mahdzir
KUALA NERANG: A proposal for ministers to take a pay and allowance cut is not the solution that will help the people deal with the rising cost of living now, said Rural Development Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pic). Instead, he said the situation should be addressed with more effective methods including those announced by…
Samsung Unveils 200MP HP3 ISOCELL Image Sensor
Samsung Electronics officially unveiled the HP3, its latest ISOCELL imaging sensor. The sensor is rated for 200MP, just like its predecessor, the HP1, the main difference being that the new sensor now has the title of having the world’s smallest pixels at 0.56μm. Evidence of Samsung’s latest HP3 200MP sensor first came to light in…
‘P-hailing riders record an average of three to four accidents a week’
SHAH ALAM: Some three to four accidents are reported weekly among p-hailing riders due to fatigue and to being tied with the application system, says the Malaysian P-Hailing Deliverers Association (Penghantar). Its president Zulhelmi Mansor said apart from that, the lack of awareness on safety was also one of the main causes of accidents involving…
Police reports lodged against Lim and Syed Saddiq
KUALA LUMPUR: Police reports have been lodged against MPs Lim Guan Eng and Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman as well as Syed Saddiq’s lawyer for making comments on their ongoing trials. “I confirm that police reports have been lodged. We will refer the matter to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) for further action,” said Kuala…
SKS Airways Temporarily Suspends Pangkor Flights Due To Lack Of Demand
Nascent airline SKS Airways quietly suspended one of its three destinations temporarily just five months into operations. Perak Housing, Local Government, and Tourism Committee chairman Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzihe revealed that the short-range carrier put the Subang-Pangkor route on ice on 29 May due to an underwhelming response from tourists. According to the chairman, the…
FromSoftware Has Another Game In Final Stages Of Development
FromSoftware released Elden Ring back in February of this year. And to say that the game is anything short of successful would be underselling it. Following such a success, you’d think that the studio would be taking a break before working on its next game. But that doesn’t look to be the case. In an…
Umno kicks election machinery into high gear
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno is ramping up preparations for early polls and mobilising its election machinery nationwide. This was decided by the party’s supreme council so its members will be ready to face the 15th General Election. “It was decided during the meeting that Umno’s election machinery will be mobilised at all levels together with other…
Special committee to address flash flood woes in Melaka
MELAKA: A special committee, comprising elected representatives and relevant departments, will be formed in each district to address flash flood issues in Melaka, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali (pic). He said over 20 flash flood prone locations believed to be due to poor drainage problems have been identified. “Yesterday’s floods were not…
DJ Koo cries in wife’s arms after release from quarantine
SOUTH Korean musician DJ Koo said he cried for 30 minutes when he first met his wife Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, 45, after his 10-day quarantine, reported Oriental Daily. “As soon as the doors of the elevator opened, I saw my lovely wife standing in front of me. I rushed over like a girl, and…
PAS spiritual leader: Use own logo to win big
IT is better for PAS to contest in the 15th General Election (GE15) under its own logo Utusan Malaysia quoted the party’s spiritual leader Datuk Hashim Jasin as saying. He said voters are familiar with the party’s logo which had been used for the past 70 years. This, he said, will give its candidates the…
Mum claims school sidelined son’s achievements
DESPITE excelling in various international competitions, a Year Six pupil was not recognised by his Tamil school in Kajang, claimed his mother. Malaysia Nanban reported that the mother, who was only identified as Vimala, had said her son won 17 gold, seven silver and three bronze medals in national and international competitions over the last…
Kia EV6 Full Electric Crossover Goes Official In Malaysia For RM300,668
The 2022 electric vehicle line-up in Malaysia has just got bigger once again as the local distributor for Kia, Dinamikjaya Motors has officially launched the Kia EV6 in our market. The compact crossover SUV is built using the same Electric Global Modular Platform as per Hyundai Ioniq 5 that was launched in Malaysia earlier this…
Netflix Co-CEO Confirms Affordable Ad-Supported Tier Coming Later This Year
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos confirmed during the Cannes Lions advertising festival yesterday that a new ad-supported tier will be added to the streaming service’s subscription in the near future. As you may recall, the company had previously mulled on the idea of introducing a more affordable plan back in April, intended for those who don’t…
New Alleged NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series Details Leak
NVIDIA’s rumour mill has been churning continuously for the last few month, the most recent gossip point being that the mid-range GPU of its upcoming Ada Lovelace architecture would have a higher TDP than the RTX 3070. Now, the most recent rumours seem to contain more specifications about a few of the cards. The rumour…
Electricity Tariff For Peninsular Malaysia To Remain As It Is For Now
The government has officially announced the electricity and water tariff for Peninsular Malaysia will remain as it is. This is an about-turn of an earlier report that has revealed TNB’s plan to implement a surcharge on electricity bills for some users due to the rising coal prices, the source of about half of the country’s…
Electric Bus Pilot Programme Launches In Sabah; Free To Ride Throughout Its Six-Month Duration
The Sabah state government today has officially launched the pilot programme for its very first electric bus service in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally intended to debut last December but was delayed due to technical reasons, said Qhazanah Sabah Berhad (QSB) executive director Mohd Shukor Abdul Mumin. For context, QSB is the state government’s strategic…
OPPO Find X5 Pro 5G: Taking Mobile Night Photography To A Whole New Level
We’re sure you’ve heard of the smartphone stereotype – their cameras are said to produce grainy footage, most especially under low light conditions. For many, this alone can deter them from using phone cameras for photography or videos, let alone for professional purposes. But what if I told you that this stereotype is no longer…
ECRL Genting Tunnel To Decongest Karak Highway, Says Former Transport Minister
Prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob launched the first tunnel boring machine for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) yesterday, starting the excavation of the Genting Tunnnel. This tunnel will be linking the Bentong and Gombak stops of the ECRL. Which, according to former transport minister Liow Tiong Lai, will “help to decongest the Karak Highway. He…