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The race to fix ageing computer systems heats up with AI’s help
Kresimir Mudrovcic and his team of programmers spend months on end trawling through computer code that can be three times as old as the crew’s youngest members.
Mudrovcic specialises in mainframe technology, involving computers tracing…
Ringgit opens marginally higher as US$ weakens on Fed rate cut hopes
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar on Friday, as the greenback reacted to growing prospects of a lower US Federal Reserve interest rate.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) fell to 99.303 points overnight.
At 8…
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
TOKYO: Japan intends to push back against any US effort to bring it into an economic bloc aligned against China because of the importance of Tokyo’s trade ties with Beijing, according to current and former Japanese government officials.…
Stock trading accounts hacked, say brokers
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's capital market regulators have received reports from a few brokers that there have been unauthorised access and trading activities in a limited number of clients' online trading accounts.
In a joint statement, the…
SPM 2024 posts best results since 2013 with more students scoring straight As, says Education D-G
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results have recorded the best performance in over a decade, marking a significant improvement since the introduction of mandatory pass requirements for Bahasa Melayu and…
Rugby-Wallabies centre Ikitau signs short-term deal with Exeter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia centre Len Ikitau will join Exeter for the 2025-26 Premiership Rugby season before returning to Canberra's ACT Brumbies as part of a Rugby Australia contract extension through to the 2027 World Cup.
The…
SPM 2024 results show overall improvement
PUTRAJAYA: There has been an overall improvement in the 2024 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations compared to 2023.
Education director-general Datuk Azman Adnan said the National Average Grade (GPN) for 2024 is 4.49, compared to…
Ringgit opens easier as market anticipates softer US tariff stance
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Thursday, tracking gains in the US dollar index (DXY), as markets responded to signs that President Donald Trump may be softening his stance on tariff policy.
At 8 am, the…
KL Tower reopening date to be set after upgrade works
KUALA LUMPUR: The new operator of Kuala Lumpur Tower (KL Tower), LSH Service Nasters Sdn Bhd (LSHSM), is working closely with the Communications Ministry to determine a suitable date for the reopening of the national landmark following…
Tengku Zafrul in Washington to seek fair solution on retaliatory tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) is committed to seeking the best solution regarding retaliatory tariffs for mutual benefit, said its Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, who is…