KUALA TERENGGANU: Plantation and healthcare outfit TDM Bhd, a subsidiary of the Terengganu state government, has invested RM29.1 million to build two hospitals this year. Its executive director, Najman Kamaruddin said the group’s healthcare sector contributes more than 50 per cent to the overall profits and the two new hospitals are expected to increase the profits considerably. "An...
PETALING JAYA: The beginning of 2024 can be seen to mark a year full of challenges, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. "Some are complaining and many are sweating," said Dr Wee in a video posted on TikTok on Wednesday (Jan 17). "I read a summary of the challenges that have to be overcome for the...
JOHOR BARU: Over 4,000 commercial crime cases with losses amounting to RM267mil were recorded last year, says Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat. The state police chief said the number of commercial crime cases Johor cops received last year was about twice that of the previous year. "In 2023, we opened up 4,383 investigation papers related to commercial...
CNN — Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned an Iranian airstrike inside its borders that killed two children, calling it an “unprovoked violation of its airspace” and warning of retaliation. Iran said it used “precision missile and drone strikes,” to destroy two strongholds of the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, known in Iran as Jaish al-Dhulm, in the Koh-e-Sabz area of Pakistan’s...
Crypto investment firm Pantera Capital says tokens with promising underlying protocols and product market fit are set to outperform in the upcoming cycle. According to a new report from Pantera Capital, tokens with promising underlying protocols and a demonstrated product-market fit are expected to outperform in the upcoming cycle “just as one would expect across other asset...
Gulf Binance, a collaborative venture between global cryptocurrency exchange Binance and Thailand’s Gulf Innova, has officially launched its exchange services in Thailand. On Jan. 16, Binance TH announced that its exchange is now open to all eligible users. According to reports, it features a dedicated order book for Thai baht trading pairs. Additionally, the platform boasts seamless integration...
A new strain of info stealer Phemedrone Stealer appears to be targeting crypto wallets and messaging apps, analysts say. Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro recently uncovered a previously unknown malware strain, which was exploiting a now-patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows. According to a report from the Texas-headquartered firm, Phemedrone Stealer focuses on web browsers and extracts data from crypto...
KULAI: The Johor government has set up a technical committee under the Greater Johor Baru agenda to study future flood retention development that will ensure all current and future projects are sustainable. Johor state housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said that this was based on the recent flood incident in...
(Reuters) - A Russian woman accused of assassinating a prominent pro-war blogger told a court on Tuesday she had thought the package she handed to him in a St Petersburg cafe contained a listening device, not a bomb. Darya Trepova said she was acting under orders from a man in Ukraine whom she knew as "Gestalt"...
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday dispersed a small protest in the capital Kinshasa against the provisional results of the December legislative election, the latest flare-up in tensions over the disputed poll. Around 50 supporters of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) party briefly took to the streets...
