PUTRAJAYA: A total of 343 new cases of dengue fever were reported in the 19th Epidemiological Week (ME19) from May 5-11, taking the total number of cases to 2,338 compared to 1,995 the previous week. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said one death due to dengue fever complications was recorded during that period. He...
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan in Central Asia last week yielded positive results not only in terms of economic cooperation and several other sectors but also in the mission to find more staunch friends. While many leaders of other countries are focused on official visits...
JOHOR BARU: The number of people called up to help in the investigation of Friday's (May 17) attack on the Ulu Tiram police station remains at seven, says Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar. “If there are any updates, we will share them. Until then, please give us some space to conduct the investigation,” he said...
To protect smartphones and, above all, the sensitive personal data stored on them, Google will be launching a new series of anti-theft features. Making a factory reset harder for thieves Google is going to update the classic factory reset to make it virtually impossible for a thief to use this function. Indeed, when a smartphone is stolen,...
JOHOR BARU: The state tourism sector will not face a negative impact following the attack at the Ulu Tiram police station here, say local tourism industry players. Malaysian Association of Hotel Johor chapter chairman Ivan Teoh said with Malaysia and Singapore school holidays around the corner, hotels here are expecting good bookings, especially from across the...
zkSync tweeted about plans to hand over governance to the community next month, suggesting that a token airdrop is imminent. Ethereum-based zero-knowledge (ZK) solution zkSync hinted at a token distribution after developers ship the protocol’s upcoming v24 release expected by the end of June. The project taps ZK cryptographic technology to scale Ethereum’s (ETH) blockchain, and offer users affordable...
Solana proved to be the fastest among major blockchains, according to a report by CoinGecko. The report states that on April 6, the average daily number of transactions per second (TPS) reached a record high of 1,504 amid the boom of meme coins on Solana. “This makes Solana 46 times faster than Ethereum and more than five times faster than Polygon, which...
Thomas John Sfraga, known as “TJ Stone,” entered a guilty plea to wire fraud charges in a Brooklyn federal court on Thursday. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sfraga was accused of deceiving investors with the promise of up to 60% returns within three months through a non-existent cryptocurrency digital wallet. Instead of fulfilling these promises, he...
PASIR GUDANG: Seven individuals, including a Singaporean, who were detained on Friday (May 17) in connection with the Ulu Tiram police station attack have been remanded for seven days. The remand order was issued by magistrate Hidayatul Syuhada Shamsudin from Saturday (May 18) until Friday (May 24) at the Seri Alam District police headquarters here. ALSO READ: Ulu...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans must stay united in its pursuit of the return of 40% of federal revenue earned from the state, says Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam. The Parti Bersatu Sabah deputy president said the party has never wavered in its quest to claim what rightly belongs to the state. "It is also worth recognising that PBS...
