Erich von Daeniken, the Swiss author famed for his controversial ancient – alien theories, has passed away at the age of 90. Von Daeniken rose to global prominence with his 1968 publication, ‘Chariots of the Gods?’, which claimed that extraterrestrials had a profound impact on early human civilizations. The book posited that advanced aliens visited…
The move by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to temporarily restrict access for Grok is due to monetisation of AI abuse, said Deputy Communication Minister Teo Nie Ching. She pointed out that AI driven nudification is also a violation of human rights. A paywall is not a safeguard; it is a confession that…
MIC would decide its destiny – to remain in or to depart from BN in February, post – Thaipusam. Thaipusam falls on Feb 1. “We will decide after Thaipusam, maybe early or mid – February. The Umno general assembly is in January… let’s settle that first,” said MIC’s deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan, Berita…
Malaysia’s retirement challenge is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. As life expectancy rises and the cost of living continues to climb, the way Malaysians save for and withdraw their retirement funds is no longer aligned with economic reality. One in four Malaysians exhaust their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings within five years of reaching withdrawal…
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday witnessed the signing of seven agreements to strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries across various fields of priority. The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement said that the signing of the documents was in conjunction with Anwar’s three-day official visit to Turkey at…
Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng depicted Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s claim over Penang as mere distraction from the latter’s failed governance, mismanagement “All talk no action. He should not tarry but practice what he preach by going straight to the Federal Court as permitted by Article 128 of…
An academic, Professor James Chin, sarcastically made a plea to Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh against quitting his position in the party. “Please do not step down. The Malay nationalists want you to stay and take over UMNO and bring UMNO into MN,” he said on Facebook. “Then you will implement your vision of…
DR INDRA YOHANES KILING Every January, millions of people promise themselves change. Less sugar, more exercise, better balance. Yet by February, most of those resolutions have quietly disappeared. The pattern is familiar, and it is not new. In the 2001 Bridget Jones’s Diary movie, Bridget decides to turn her life around with resolutions to stop…
S HARIKRISHNAN Barisan Nasional (BN), which ruled the country politically for 60-years until its fall from grace in 2018, is currently in complete limbo after losing support of Malaysian voters and internal bickering among component parties. The grand coalition of political parties, which at its heyday had 13 component parties made up of various race,…
Selangor exco for human resource, poverty eradication, minorities and Orang Asli affairs, Papparaidu Veraman was furious over the controversy surrounding a Hindu temple that was built on a private land in Taman Topaz, Dengkil, Selangor. “Why are they building Hindu temples on someone’s land? This sets a very bad precedent. Shame on us as Hindus….
