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Just weeks post-launch, app devs are embracing iPhone Duo with fresh apps, increased support

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- It hasn't been a month since the iPhone Duo's launch on October 23, and what was once a weakness (lack of app support) is swiftly being remedied. For instance: In Malaysia, p... Read More


Man hanging cat from four-wheel-drive vehicle in Kluang sparks online outrage

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov. 12 -- A video and an image showing a man hanging a cat by its neck from the window of a four-wheel-drive vehicle in Kluang, Johor, have sparked outrage on social media. Several soci... Read More


Still paying for an unfinished home in Malaysia? Here's what Budget 2027 offers affected buyers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- Thousands of Malaysians who bought homes in abandoned housing projects are still waiting for answers, uncertain whether their properties will ever be completed or what they ca... Read More


Sarawak targets year-end pilot launch for ART service on Rembus-Northbank route, says Abang Johari

KUCHING, Nov. 12 -- Pilot operations of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) service along the initial Rembus-Northbank route are targeted to begin by the end of this year, said Caretaker Premier Tan Sr... Read More


Deep-rooted discrimination leaves Malaysian Indian youths feeling alienated and marginalised, report finds

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- Indian youths in Malaysia are feeling increasingly marginalised, facing systemic discrimination in education, employment, and housing that leaves many feeling politically alie... Read More


Penang shareholders back Perak water deal, clearing key hurdle for 2032 supply

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 12 -- A majority of PBA Holdings Bhd's shareholders have approved Penang Water Supply Corporation's (PBAPP) proposal to purchase a minimum of 300 million litres per day (MLD) of trea... Read More


Penang CM: Loke's resignation 'painful', but shows his principles

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 12 -- DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook's resignation as transport minister was a "painful" decision but reflected his willingness to take responsibility based on principl... Read More


Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong all in the red: Asia stocks slide as investors fret about life after Jensen Huang

HONG KONG, Nov. 12 -- Asian stocks fell Thursday as investors kept a nervous eye on Nvidia whose influential boss Jensen Huang faces a probe into an affair with a woman accused of spying for China. C... Read More


Kimberly Powell, the engineer who became Nvidia's healthcare VP and is now caught in the Jensen Huang storm

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 -- For nearly two decades, Kimberly Powell has been the person Nvidia sends out to explain what its chips can do for medicine. This week, she became a name nobody at the company ... Read More


Altantuya case: Mongolia urges Malaysia to seek Sirul's return with guarantee against execution

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- Mongolia has formally asked Malaysia to intensify talks with Australia for the lawful return of convicted former police officer Sirul Azhar Umar, with effective assurances aga... Read More