Malaysia’s economy is primarily driven by domestic factors, despite the escalating US tariffs impacting global growth, said Bank Negara Malaysia. BNM is taking a cautious stance on global tensions and acknowledged that restrictive trade policies and geopolitical uncertainties pose risks to Malaysia’s economic outlook. Speaking at the launch of BNM’s Economic and Monetary Review 2024,…
Malaysia would be tightening regulations on semiconductors soon due to US pressure to stem the illicit flow of chips to China crucial to the development of artificial intelligence. Minister of Trade, Investment and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz said Washington was demanding Malaysia closely track the movement of high-end Nvidia chips that enter the country over…
DAP’s International Affairs secretary and Women’s vice chair Kasthuri Patto has called upon the Women, Family and Community to table the National Strategy Plan in Handling the Causes of Child Marriage 2020-2025 in the coming Parliament session. “Five years on, where are we at? Where do we stand as a nation as far as preventing…
In view of the controversy over the Dewi Pathrakaliamman temple that appears to be eroding the support of the Indian community towards the unity government, Google’s artificial intelligence application, Gemini proposes certain measures that can be undertaken. There are five key points that the government needs to look into to secure the Indian voters who…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he believes the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK) was carried out by Lee Harvey Oswald but asked if the gunman had help. When asked if he believes Oswald killed JFK, Trump responded, “I do. And I’ve always held that, of course he was, was he…
MIC deputy president Datuk M Saravanan debunked allegations that the Pathira Kaliamman temple in Jalan Masjid India is an illegally built construct. “This temple which is over 100 years old has always been here,” he said at a press conference held at the compound of the temple. “In 2006 Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) requested…
Dr Jo Ann Andoy Galvan World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, observed annually on March 24, serves as a global reminder of the urgent need to eliminate TB. According to the Ministry of Health Malaysia’s 2023 annual report, Malaysia recorded 26,781 TB cases in 2023, marking a 5.47% increase from 25,391 cases in 2022.[1] Despite medical advancements,…
The National AI Office (NAIO), under the Ministry of Digital Malaysia, today marks its first 100 days of advancing Malaysia’s AI-driven transformation. Since its launch on 12 December 2024, NAIO has served as a catalyst for shaping Malaysia’s AI landscape, accelerating socio-economic development, and reinforcing the country’s global competitiveness. Within this short period, NAIO has…
Italian newspaper Il Foglio has published an entire edition using artificial intelligence (AI). It was a journalistic experiment that showed the impact of AI technology on journalism, said the newspaper’s editor, Claudio Cerassa, reported The Guardian. “It will be the first daily newspaper in the world on newsstands created entirely using artificial intelligence,” said Cerasa….
Donald Trump told Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday that the United States could own and run Ukraine’s nuclear power plants as part of his latest bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. The Ukrainian president said following their call that Kyiv was “ready” to pause attacks on Russia’s energy network and infrastructure, a…
