US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk – the owner of social media platform X – buying Chinese-owned app TikTok. “I would be if he wanted to buy it,” Trump told reporters when asked if he was open to Musk, world’s richest man and the head of…
US president Donald Trump ordered a 75-day pause on enforcing a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, as he floated an idea of partnering with the app’s Chinese owner. The executive order delayed implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which took effect Jan 19 and would prohibit…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reportedly said he does not wish for disgraced former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to suffer in prison like he did. Speaking to UK-based Financial Times, Anwar defended the reduced jail conditions for Najib after he was convicted of money-laundering in the 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal….
Indonesia is mulling over ways that it can bring back Guantamo Bay detainee Riduan Isamuddin who is better known as Hambali. Hambali who stands accused of some of the deadliest attacks in Indonesia including the 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia and financing the Jakarta Mariott Hotel bombing in 2003. Hambali who led Jemaah Islamiyah was…
BY: SYERLEENA ABD RASHID The recent attack on a person with disabilities (OKU) is not only shocking but profoundly heart-breaking. It forces us to confront a deeply unsettling question: what has become of our humanity? More painful than the heinous act itself is the inaction of those who stood by, watching without lifting a hand…
DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng that he is a mere human being who can make mistakes. On the same note he is said that he will correct the mistakes and welcome criticism. “I, too, make mistakes but will correct them. Leaders must know their mistakes and be willing to improve. “If there is anything…
An Ayurveda practitioner claiming to be a doctor treated a chronic kidney disease patient over a period of six months in 2022 that led to the patient’s death. The fake doctor had told the patient to keep away from modern medication. Six months after receiving treatment that used unrecognised Health Ministry medication, the patient’s health…
Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail menegaskan bahawa pihak polis tidak boleh memeriksa telefon bimbit individu sewenang-wenangnya tanpa alasan yang kukuh. Mengakui potensi salah guna kuasa, Saifuddin berkata pihak berkuasa perlu bertindak dalam lingkungan yang termaktub di dalam undang-undang. “Bukan semua orang diminta menyerahkan telefon mereka. “Pihak polis mesti mempunyai asas yang kukuh…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military not to begin the ceasefire in Gaza, scheduled to start at 8.30am (0630 GMT), until Hamas issued the names of the hostages to be released, his office said on Sunday. “The prime minister instructed the IDF that the ceasefire, which is supposed to go into effect at…
TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect. By 10:50pm Eastern Standard Time, the app was not found on Apple and Google’s app stores, which are prohibited from offering the platform under a…
