In welcoming international health and medical industry players, Johor state health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon revealed there were several parties keen in developing health facilities. This he said would position the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) as a medical tourism hub. “State Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee chairman Lee…
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) that is open to Bumiputeras (including non-Muslims) and foreign students have come under the spotlight on social media for the wrong reasons – converting its non-Muslim Bumiputera students. A post by a Facebook user indicated that UiTM requires students in certain degree programmes to fulfill a conversion quota to graduate. Most…
Malaysia can mitigate Donald Trump’s trade policies by working with its Asean partners, said Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCIM) president Datuk Ng Yih Pyng. He called on the government to work closely with Asean to continue diversifying its economy, strengthening regional cooperation and expanding trade ties through agreements like Asean–China…
Many analysts gave a thumbs down to Meta’s decision in doing away with third party fact checkers and instead, relying on Community Notes. They particularly saw the move as a political one, appeasing President elect Donald Trump. “This is a major step back for content moderation at a time when disinformation and harmful content are…
Meta is scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Note similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X. The company said it decided to end the program because expert fact checkers had their own biases and too much content ended up being fact checked. Instead, it will pivot…
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and the Sarawak United Peoples Party (SUPP) who are allies in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak coalition and the Sarawak government are laying claims over new state constituencies that will be created in the ongoing electoral boundary re-delineation exercise. Miri has been under the control of the SUPP. A PBB branch…
Opposition activist Satees Muniandy had made unfounded allegations against Penang Hindu Endowments Board chairman RSN Rayer’s address at the 11th Annual Global Organisation of Tamil Origin (GOTO) that was held over the weekend without even attending it. This was confirmed by Rayer to Harapan Daily this morning. “Satees was not even present at the conference….
No political coup for the federal government would be successful without the participation of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and the coalition is now backing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said Sarawak Premier, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. “Why (is there a) need to replace him (Anwar) when his term has not ended…
There are no ulterior motives in the upcoming Lim Kit Siang Appreciation Dinner that is scheduled to held on Feb 15, confirmed Penang DAP chairman Steven Sim. The dinner will be held in gratitude to the contribution made by Kit Siang on his birthday and in commemoration of being the recipient of the Tan Sri…
Outgoing US president Joe Biden wants the US Congress to approve a US$8 billion in weapon consignment sale to Israel. This was confirmed by the US Department of State. The weapons consignment that require the approvals of both the House and Senate committees includes missiles, shells and other munitions. It is also made up of…
