LONDON – Councils in England and Wales have called on the UK government to ban the sale of single use vapes by 2024 on both environmental and health grounds. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, said it was crucial a ban came into effect rapidly, as with the European …
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KUALA LUMPUR – Tesla’s Model Y pricing for Malaysia has been revealed a week ahead of the brand’s official launch set on July 20. Checks through the recently activated Tesla configurator for Malaysia has the fully electric mid-size sports utility vehicle’s (e-SUV) price listed starting from RM199,000. The listing is sure to shock the local …
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Elon Musk has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) company to challenge ChatGPT creator OpenAI, which the billionaire tech mogul has accused of being “woke”. On Wednesday, xAI said the goal of the new company would be to “understand the true nature of the universe”. “What are the most fundamental unanswered questions?” xAI said on Twitter, …
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KUALA LUMPUR – The government has given assurance that the prices of essential goods, especially subsidised items, will not see an extreme rise this year. Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said this includes the prices of controlled items such as sugar and non-controlled items like bottled cooking oil, …
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VIENTIANE – Laos hopes to attract at least 4.6 million tourists which will generate a revenue of US$712 million during Visit Laos Year 2024, said Lao Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suanesavanh Vignaket. “It is anticipated that more than half of this number will be foreign nationals, spending over US$400 million. “To fulfil this …
KUALA LUMPUR – The quota system for Malay and Bumiputera students in education aims to provide appropriate opportunities for those in need, without any intention of marginalising or discriminating against any community. Senior lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre for Educational Diversity Studies Dr Anuar Ahmad said the implementation of the system was also in …
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KUALA LUMPUR – The local rubber market is expected to experience another week of muted demand amid stagnant sentiment. The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association’s past president, Denis Low, said that despite inactivity and low production, the market did not react with a shortage fear. “Instead, the market remains rangebound with insignificant buying interest,” he …
The world saw its two hottest days ever recorded one after the other on Monday and Tuesday as climate change and the El Nino weather pattern looked likely to drive another scorching Northern Hemisphere summer. Data from the United States National Centers for Environmental Prediction showed that the planet’s average temperature was 17.01C (62.62F) on …
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KUALA LUMPUR – The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) is collaborating with Meta Platforms Inc (Meta), Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) as well as the Royal Malaysia Police to curb online crimes. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil said the move was made following a rise in online fraud and gambling cases as well as the …
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BATANG KALI – The government is offering 4,000 Vocational Public Service Vehicle (PSV) licences for free to the B40 group through the MyPSV programme, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said of that number, 3,500 PSV licences were for e-hailing and taxi drivers, while the remaining 500 were for PSV bus drivers and involved an …
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