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07May

Bitfinex CTO confirms no data breach, cites fake allegations

Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino has confirmed that recent data breach allegations involving the cryptocurrency exchange were unfounded. Ardoino, addressing the rumors, stated unequivocally that Bitfinex’s user database remains secure following a thorough internal review over the weekend. The allegations surfaced last Saturday when Alice of Shinoji Research posted that Bitfinex had suffered a significant data breach. The...

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07May

Racing against time to stop JB city centre ‘choking in traffic’

JOHOR BARU: Johor is racing to come up with feasible ways to address the heavier traffic volume expected here when the Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) starts operating in about three years, says state executive councillor Lee Ting Han. The Johor investment, trade, consumer affairs and human resources committee chairman said that the elevated Autonomous...

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07May

Earn the pay hike, says PM

Civil servants urged to identify bad behaviour among their ranks PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged civil servants to maintain their integrity to justify the recognition and confidence accorded to them by the government through salary adjustments under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA). He said civil servants should identify colleagues who tarnish the...

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07May

KKB Polls: KKB by-election too close to call

Campaigns expected to kick into high gear after slow start, say analysts HULU SELANGOR: With four days to go, the outcome of the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election is still too close to call, says analyst Tunku Mohar Tunku Mohd Mokhtar. “There is also no guarantee that DAP will retain the seat, especially when there are worries of...

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07May

King and Queen in S’pore for maiden state visit

SINGAPORE: The King and Queen of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, arrived in Singapore yesterday for a two-day state visit to the republic. The state visit, the first since His Majesty’s ascension as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 31, was at the invitation of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Sultan Ibrahim...

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07May

Anwar calls for a unified response

PM wants global reaction to current defence and security-related challenges KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar I The Prime Minister reiterated that Malaysia would continue to observe the principle of neutrality in its relations, specifically within Asean, the West, China, Africa, Latin America and the rest of the world. “These escalating threats are pushing the world towards an unprecedented...

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07May

Bracing for a maze of projects in Penang

GEORGE TOWN: Traffic on Penang island is often monstrous, especially at peak hours, with narrow roads and many industrial areas. With five major transportation projects taking off almost in tandem this year, the nightmare is going to get worse for Penangites – at least until the projects are completed. The Bayan Lepas area – where most factories...

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07May

No favour, advantage to any country or company at DSA, NatSec 2024, says Khaled

KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Services Asia (DSA) and National Security (NatSec) Asia 2024 exhibition does not favour or give advantages to any country or company, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. The Defence Minister said the exhibition was open to all countries and industry players including huge participation from Muslim countries such as Turkiye, Indonesia, UAE,...

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07May

KKB Polls: Two early voting centres open at 8am

HULU SELANGOR: Two early voting centres for the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election, namely at the multi-purpose hall of the Royal Malaysian Police College and the 4th Infantry Division of the Royal Signals Regiment, were opened simultaneously at 8am Tuesday. The early voting process for the by-election involves 625 police personnel and 238 military personnel and...

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07May

Number of housemen plummets by half since 2019

PETALING JAYA: Following a drop in medical graduates, the number of housemen at the Health Ministry has dwindled by 50% since 2019. The decline has also caused a maldistribution of housemen in various government hospitals that offer housemanship. According to data from the ministry’s Human Resources Division sighted by The Star, there were 6,134 housemen in 2019,...

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