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Portuguese centre-right extends poll lead but still looks short of majority
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) has extended its lead according to a new opinion poll ahead of Sunday's general election, but it still looks like falling far short of the parliamentary majority needed to…
Foreign worker recruitment must be driven by needs, not business interests
KUALA LUMPUR: The recruitment of foreign workers into Malaysia must be based on actual sectoral needs and demands, not driven by business interests or profit-making motives, says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.
The statement issued by…
FRU crash: Lorry company owner called, police need dashcam recording
TELUK INTAN: The owner of a lorry company has been called to give a statement to assist in the investigation into the fatal accident which took the lives of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel here, on Tuesday (May 13).
Hilir Perak…
Woman charged with cheating duo of RM16,000 over fake travel packages
JOHOR BARU: A 59-year-old woman has been charged at the Magistrate's Court here with two counts of deception where she received close to RM16,000 from selling fake travel packages.
Low Siew Hwa was brought before Magistrate Atifah Hazimah…
Hong Kong’s On Lee Noodle Soup, with its 50 years-plus fish ball noodle soup legacy, to open in…
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Famed fish ball noodle soup shop On Lee Noodle Soup from Hong Kong’s Shau Kei Wan will be hitting our shores by the end of June.
It will open at the Level 4 Connection of Pavilion KL, sandwiched between Arthur’s…
What to expect with Android 16
Google unveiled the main new features of Android 16 at its "The Android Show: I/O Edition” event, ahead of its annual Google I/O conference, scheduled for May 20 and 21, 2025. This enhanced version of Android introduces significant design…
Ringgit eases against US dollar amid potential trade deal between US and China
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar as traders continue to observe the potential trade deal between the US and China, along with geopolitical risks, according to an economist.
At 8.02 am, the local note…
Trump administration scraps Biden-era plan to limit sale of Americans’ personal data
(Reuters) -The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is scrapping a proposal issued under former President Joe Biden that would have sharply limited the sale of Americans' private information by "data brokers," according to a Federal…
Exclusive-Amazon trims jobs in devices and services unit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit, the group overseeing development of such diverse products as the Kindle, Echo speakers, Alexa voice assistant and Zoox self-driving cars.…
Microsoft to axe 6,000 jobs worldwide as AI spending surges
SEATTLE, May 14 — Microsoft will cut around 6,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to streamline its management structure.
The job cuts represent less than 3 per cent of the company’s total headcount of 228,000 as of June 2024, Bloomberg …