Goldman Sachs criminal case over 1MDB formally ends in New York

NEW YORK (Reuters): A US judge on Monday (May 6) formally ended the US government's criminal case against Goldman Sachs related to the Wall Street bank's work for the Malaysian fund 1MDB after it met its obligations and paid US$2.9bil (RM13.7bil) in penalties. Chief Judge Margo Brodie of the federal court in Brooklyn dismissed a bribery...

Malaysian KL-ite turned natural farmer produces quality eggs with rich yolk

  In the lush rolling landscapes of Raub, Pahang once renowned for its gold, a new treasure now thrives: durian orchards. Among one of these orchards is a 10-acre (4ha) farm, where rows of durian trees stand tall and proud alongside free-roaming chickens, creating a harmonious ecosystem that reflects the ethos of its owner. Eric Ng, at...

Orang utan’s use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists

MEDAN: In June 2022, a male Sumatran orang utan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orang utan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in Indonesia. What Rakus did three days later really caught the attention of scientists. Researchers on Thursday (May...

QuickCheck: Was a worker killed while inflating a tyre in Selangor?

REGULAR tyre maintenance is important to ensure a safe and comfortable driving experience. Whether one is heading to the nearest workshop or petrol station to get underinflated tyres back to normal pressure, such a task seems harmless enough. Recently, however, a photo of two men lying unconscious at a tyre shop went viral on social media. It was...

Polymarket apologies for ‘retardio’ posts on X made by its intern

Polymarket issues a public statement addressing the recent “retardio” incident involving an intern’s posts, expressing apologies for “inappropriate language.” Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market platform that allows users to place bets on world events, has found itself in hot water after its intern published a series of posts on X, which resemble together the word “retardio.” In an...

Halle Bailey Reveals She Has ‘Severe Postpartum’ Depression After Giving Birth: ‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’

The 'Little Mermaid' star explained via Snapchat that she wanted to share her experience after seeing 'hurtful' online comments. Halle Bailey is powering through a “severe” period of postpartum depressing following the birth of her baby boy, Halo. The 24-year-old Little Mermaid star got candid in a recent Snapchat video about her experience, noting that this has “nothing to do”...

Incorrect use of Bahasa Melayu in advertisements, signage a norm these days

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 67 years have passed since Malaysia attained independence but the inability to master Bahasa Melayu remains a significant obstacle in the endeavour to strengthen the national language. This issue, in fact, cuts across all ethnicities, including the Malays themselves who sometimes take their mother tongue for granted. The emergence of pidgin languages, which are...

Tether to restructure, expand beyond stablecoin sector

Tether announced a reorganization to expand into other areas besides stablecoins. Tether has announced reorganizing its structure into four divisions and a new vision to expand beyond the stablecoin sector. According to a press release, the issuer of USDT stablecoin intends to expand its influence in the web3 industry significantly. According to available information, four new divisions will operate within the updated...

Tether joins forces with Fuze for educational venture in Turkey and MENA

Stablecoin issuer Tether is teaming up with Fuze to educate individuals and financial institutions in Turkey and the Middle East about crypto. Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin by market value, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fuze, a crypto infrastructure provider, to promote crypto education in Turkey and the Middle East in...

$3.5m ‘cryptojacking’ case sees Nebraska man face up to 30 years in prison

A Nebraska man is looking at 30 years in prison in connection with a major cryptojacking scheme. According to an April 15 indictment from the United States Attorney’s office in Brooklyn, Charles O. Parks III, also known as “CP3O,” has been charged with defrauding two prominent cloud service providers. Cryptojacking is a cyberattack in which attackers illegally “hijack” the...