Wifi Dabba, a decentralized internet service provider, recently announced plans to expand internet connectivity in India by distributing over 100,000 devices across the country. These devices, hosted on the Solana blockchain, are part of the DePIN project, which aims to connect the unconnected by the end of the year. Only 30 million individuals in India, a country of...
SEOUL (The south Korea herald/ANN): Rumours that top South Korean actors Kim Sae-ron and Kim Soo-hyun are dating, which began circulating after a post was uploaded on the former’s social media account early morning on March 24, are untrue, said the agency representing Kim Soo-hyun later the same day. “The current rumours of Kim Soo-hyun’s romantic...
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The upcoming official visit of India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (March 27) is poised to serve as a crucial platform for both countries to discuss their visions for the Indo-Pacific region, especially as Malaysia prepares to assume the Asean chair in 2025. Co-Chairman of Asean India...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singapore-registered firm is under investigation after allegedly failing to pay investors who have pumped money into its cryptocurrency investment schemes. Reports have been filed against InvesableAI with the Singapore police, and with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Incorporated in the Republic on June...
SINGAPORE (AP): Singapore’s first ministerial corruption case expanded Monday with new charges alleging that a former transport minister received bottles of whisky and wine, golf clubs and a luxury Brompton bike from a contractor who had dealings with the government. S. Iswaran, a former senior politician in the long-ruling People’s Action Party, pleaded not guilty to...
PETALING JAYA: Umno is a partner in the struggles within the framework of the unity government, says PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Whether it was with Umno or DAP, he said he was "not apologetic" about his views. "Why can't we adopt such an approach, which is reasonable in the context of fulfilling the mandate...
SIBU: Like many other little girls, Missclyen Roland loves all things pink.“Pink is her favourite colour. Her bag is pink, and she has stuffed it with her toys,” said her father Roland Jimbai. His daughter also loves bone broth and vegetables, said the 49-year-old. However, Missclyen, who will turn three in May, must deal with a rare condition...
KUALA LUMPUR: A fire broke out at an affluent housing area in Bangsar on Monday night (March 25). The incident, believed to been an electrical fire. Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood, when contacted, confirmed that no fatalities were reported from the fire. The fire was extinguished at around 9 pm. Firetrucks were at the scene at...
Electric Capital, a web3 venture capital firm, is delving into the analytical aspect of the NFT market to address two unresolved issues. In an X thread on Mar. 22, Electric Capital founder Avichal Garg unveiled a new analytical platform designed to address the scarcity of cross-chain data and transparency within the turnover of digital collectibles. Named NFT Pulse, the...
In anticipation of the fourth Bitcoin halving scheduled for mid-April, Coinbase Institutional has released a primer for investors. The Bitcoin halving, occurring every four years or upon mining every 210,000 blocks, will see miner rewards halve from 6.25 to 3.125 bitcoin per block upon reaching the 840,000 block. The document aims to guide institutional investors by examining the impact...
