What if Google just broke itself up? A tech insider makes the case.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google has lost two important antitrust cases in the past year. Its search business is threatened and its stock is stalled. Federal prosecutors are pushing for it to divest various businesses. Unless the company can pull off a few miracles in court, it will be forced to shrink. There’s another possibility. Instead of resisting change,...

Over 100 inmates escape from a Pakistan prison after an earthquake evacuation in Karachi

KARACHI: More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the southern city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarily moved out of their cells following mild earthquake tremors, officials said Tuesday (June 3). Kashif Abbasi, a senior police official, said 216 inmates who were involved in...

Eight youths change plea in unlawful confinement case

JOHOR BARU: Eight youths who previously pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement, criminal intimidation, extortion, and causing hurt to a 22-year-old man, have changed their plea. Muhammad Aqmal Hafifi Mustafa Kamal, 25; Ahmad Rushdi Jumadi, 23; Muhammad Nur Shafiq Abdullah, 25; Muhammad Haikal Zulkarnain, 19; Mohamad Amierul Hakim Shamsuri, 23; Mohamad Danish Hakim Kamaruddin, 20; Syamsul Hamiziey...

King presented with legal reform, Auditor-General’s Report briefings

KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, was presented with briefings on the achievements and agenda of Legal Reform as well as the Auditor-General's Report in two separate sessions at Istana Negara. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's Facebook page on Tuesday (June 3) Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional...

Woman supports husband through three prison sentences, hopes for change

KLUANG: Despite her own health issues, a woman has stood by her husband of 40 years through three prison sentences related to drug offences. The 60-year-old - known as Mak Nab - said she has never given up hope that her husband would one day change his ways. "Despite repeated heartbreak, I continue to welcome him home...

Four, including foreigner, plead guilty to misappropriation of subsidised LPG in Seremban

SEREMBAN: Four men, including a Myanmar national, pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (June 3) to misappropriating 1,200kg of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas last month. Lee Kin Choong, 57; Lim Chun Wee, 38; Tang Kai Lin, 28, and Mar Thang, 31, made the plea before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. They were jointly charged with committing...

Budget airline offers promo fares for new flights from Kota Kinabalu to Fukuoka

KOTA KINABALU: AirAsia Malaysia continues to expand routes to and from Sabah through Kota Kinabalu International Airport, with the latest flight to Fukuoka, Japan, via Taipei (short layover). This launch of their brand new fifth-freedom route from the airline’s second-largest hub of Kota Kinabalu will start flying daily from Aug 15, further underscoring AirAsia’s commitment to...

Delay RON95 subsidy rationalisation until two issues ironed out, petrol dealers urge govt

PETALING JAYA: Delay the implementation of the RON95 targeted petrol subsidies until two core issues affecting petrol dealers are resolved, says the Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM). Its president Datuk Khairul Annuar Abdul Aziz said that it was crucial that the issues be addressed as the rollout of the RON95 rationalisation plan would impact petrol...

Better for Tengku Zafrul to join party in unity govt than Opposition, says S’gor MB

SHAH ALAM: There is more to gain for Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz to join a party within the unity government rather than the Opposition, says Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. “I feel both sides do not deny his ability. Even the Opposition do not have that angle to attack (his record of duties). “We are flattered...

Govt firmly opposes normalising LGBTQ+ culture, says Na’im

KUALA LUMPUR: The government rejects all attempts to normalise lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ+) culture, whether implicitly or openly, says Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar (pic). The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said that as a country which upheld Islam as the religion of the federation and adheres to noble eastern cultural values, any...