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'No compromise': Perak to impose three-day ban on booze from Feb 10 along Thaipusam chariot route

IPOH, Feb. 6 -- The Perak government will enforce a strict three-day ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol during the Ipoh Thaipusam celebration, with violators facing potential legal action in c... Read More


Singapore analyst forges death cert for paid leave to nurse a broken heart, gets slapped with S$4,000 fine

SINGAPORE, Feb. 6 -- A 29-year-old financial services analyst in Singapore has been fined S$4,000 (RM13,000) after forging a death certificate to take paid bereavement leave, the court heard yesterday... Read More


Strategic metals: Rare earths key to future technologies, sought by Trump in Ukraine aid deal

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- Rare earths, which President Donald Trump hopes to secure from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid, are strategic metals essential for industries developing computers, batteries, ... Read More


Former Singapore president Halimah criticises Trump's Gaza remarks as 'truly horrifying'

SINGAPORE, Feb. 6 -- Former Singapore president Halimah Yacob has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump's recent remarks about the Gaza Strip, calling them "truly horrifying." The latter's com... Read More


EU regulators detail eight harmful AI practices to be banned for safety concerns under new Act

BRUSSELS, Feb. 6 -- Mass surveillance, detecting emotions, social scoring: EU regulators laid out Tuesday what types of artificial intelligence tools are to be outlawed as too dangerous under the bloc... Read More


Sabah scraps RM27.5m Earth Satellite Station project in Tuaran as RazakSAT-2 ends

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 6 -- The construction of the Earth Satelite Station at Kg Laya-Laya in Tuaran, Sabah will not be continued since the RazakSAT-2 programme that was approved on December 5, 2012, has ... Read More


What will Google's search engine look like in the coming months as it plans AI-driven innovation?

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 -- Google's search engine is poised to enter a new era of artificial intelligence-driven innovation. In the face of competition, it is set to gradually transform into a veritable... Read More


Hong Kong clinics see surge in flu jab inquiries after 'Meteor Garden' star Barbie Hsu's death

HONG KONG, Feb. 6 -- Flu jab inquiries and bookings have increased at clinics in Hong Kong following the death of Taiwanese actress Barbie "Big S" Hsu Shi-yuan from pneumonia caused by influenza. The... Read More


Hong Kong clinics see surge in flu jab inquiries after 'Meteor Garden' star Barbie Hsu's passing

HONG KONG, Feb. 6 -- Flu jab inquiries and bookings have increased at clinics in Hong Kong following the death of Taiwanese actress Barbie "Big S" Hsu Shi-yuan from pneumonia caused by influenza. The... Read More


Singapore ticket scam queen jailed for three years after conning 76 Taylor Swift fans of S$110,000

SINGAPORE, Feb. 6 -- A 30-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years in a Singapore jail for scamming 76 victims into paying for Taylor Swift concert tickets she never had. Channel News Asia (C... Read More