Author - Stephanie Chan

Why Was Twitter Down Today? Go Behind X’s January 2026 Outage

X (formerly known as Twitter) had another outage in just one week. Here's what we know so far about the brief hiccup. X.com, previously known as Twitter, had yet another brief outage today, Friday, January 16. The hiccup caused quite a meltdown among countless users, mainly because Verizon had an unexpected nationwide shutdown earlier this week. The question now is,...

Umno , General Assembly , Johari Abdul Ghani , Urban Renewal Bill , Convention , Resolutions

PETALING JAYA: TalentCorp is leading a community-based upskilling initiative that is set to benefit over 22,000 Malaysians nationwide with better skills to use artificial intelligence (AI), says Datuk Seri R. Ramanan. The Human Resources Minister said the “Jelajah AI MyMahir” programme is a community-based AI upskilling initiative led by TalentCorp in collaboration with Ernst & Young...

Umno will not support URA if convention resolutions not included, says Johari

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani warns that the party would not support the proposed Urban Renewal Bill in Parliament if the resolutions from the Urban Renewal Convention are not reflected in the legislation. Johari said he had written to Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming last week regarding the matter. “I...

Umno AGM: Veep reminds unity govt component parties to be mindful of words against Umno

KUALA LUMPUR: Parties within the unity government are reminded to be mindful of their words against Umno, says Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. The Umno vice-president stressed that the current administration's component parties should refrain from making rude and disrespectful statements that can hurt the feelings of Umno members. “Umno has never interfered in the internal...

Lorry driver dies after being pinned between two vehicles in Ulu Tiram

JOHOR BARU: A lorry driver died after being pinned between two vehicles at an industrial area here on Friday (Jan 16). Seri Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said police received a report regarding the incident, which occurred in Ulu Tiram, at about 10.10am on Friday. “The 55-year-old male victim was standing between his lorry and...

HK ’90s Sex Symbol Rachel Lee, 60, Wins Praise For Looking Ageless In Bare-Faced Video

Does she look more like her daughter's sister? It undeniably takes courage for an actress to appear in a video bare-faced, regardless of age. For Hong Kong actress Rachel Lee, 60, that’s not an issue at all. Recently, the ’90s sex symbol’s 28-year-old daughter, Annise, shared a video in celebration of her mum’s 60th birthday. The video starts with a photo of...

K-Pop Obsession Led Woman To Take S$70K Loan Behind Husband’s Back

From bulk-buying albums to paying for birthday ads on billboards, a woman’s extreme support for her K-pop idol left her family in debt and ended her marriage. How far is too far when it comes to supporting your favourite idol? A woman in South Korea’s obsession with a male idol spiralled so far out of control that she...

Protesters in Denmark support Greenland after Trump’s takeover threat

COPENHAGEN, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters ‌gathered across Denmark on Saturday in solidarity with Greenland amid U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to ‌annex the Arctic island, demanding that the United States respect Greenlanders' right to self-determination. Trump says ‌Greenland is vital to U.S. security because of its strategic location and large supply of minerals...

Minimum of ‘C’ in four core subjects for all students among targets in new education blueprint, says DG

PETALING JAYA: The upcoming Education Blueprint 2026-2035 will impose firm key performance targets, including a requirement for students at both the primary and secondary school levels to obtain at least a grade C in four core subjects - Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics and History, says Mohd Azam Ahmad. “These are mandatory targets. If they are not...

Floods: Sarawak fully recovers fully as last evacuation centre closes

KUCHING: Sarawak has fully recovered from floods following the closure of the last temporary evacuation centre (PPS) at the Sebauh Community Hall in Bintulu at 4pm Saturday (Jan 17). In a statement, the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) said all 24 victims from 15 families housed at the centre were allowed to return to their...