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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the decision was agreed upon during a Cabinet meeting earlier today and was meant to signal the need for greater fiscal discipline across the public sector. — Screengrab from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia / 5 h ago

No Raya open houses, tighter overseas travel as Anwar pushes fiscal discipline

Malaysia’s proposed single window, single offer system aims to reduce uncertainty in admissions. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Single window, single offer: What you need to know about Malaysia’s new university admissions system

Students and teachers nationwide will get an extra day off on March 18 to celebrate Aidilfitri in 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Education Ministry declares March 18 as extra holiday for schools nationwide

Head of Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) Margaret Aliyatul Maimunah holds a ‘toy firearm’, with text written using wite-out, as evidence is displayed during a press conference following explosions that occurred at a mosque inside a school complex during Friday prayers last year, at the Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta November 11, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 15 h ago

‘Welcome to hell’: How white supremacist content is radicalising teens in South-east Asia

Based on the three charges, Lee Lay Peng, 47, — who worked as a finance assistant at Bold Integrated Services — was accused of committing CBT involving RM457,744 between June 16, 2017 and December 27, 2019 at the company’s premises in Jelutong, Penang. — Pexels pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Penang finance assistant pleads guilty to RM677,000 CBT, collapses in court

Public Service Director-General Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz said his department is revamping the government career advancement scheme to help 126,000 clerical and financial assistants move up the ladder, starting from 2027. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

No more automatic promotions: JPA plans career upgrades for 126,000 assistants by 2027

Earlier, a video circulated online showing a man driving a Honda HR-V getting out of his vehicle before damaging another car’s side mirror and leaving the scene. — Screengrab from TikTok

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Police hunt Honda HR-V driver caught on video damaging car’s side mirror in Cheras (VIDEO)

This screen grab obtained from video released by the US Central Command shows what they say is an Iranian naval vessel just before it is struck by a projectile

World / 13 h ago

US destroys Iranian minelaying vessels near Strait of Hormuz as Trump issues stark warning

An Iranian missile flies toward Israel, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, as seen from Jerusalem today. — AFP pic

World / 8 h ago

Iran launches major attacks on Israel and Gulf states as global oil markets reel

In a post on his Facebook page today, Lim Guan Eng said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow was wrong to attribute the increase to the failure to convert the development’s master title into individual strata titles for its 258 units. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Why 502pc more? Lim Guan Eng challenges quit rent hike for Penang’s Bola-Bola flats

Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat told reporters that police received the report at 5.30am and initial investigations suggest the victim was killed between 1.30am and 4.30am. — File picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Foreign woman found dead with 14 stab wounds in JB hotel room

Chinese EV makers like Zeekr, XPeng and MG Motor plan to start local assembly in Malaysia in 2026 and will enjoy full tax exemptions for locally assembled EVs until the end of 2027. — SoyaCincau pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Miti: EV tax exemptions for local assembly till end 2027 as some Chinese auto makers set to start this year

Members of Iran's women's football team walk as they arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after taking part in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 tournament in Australia. — AFP pic

Sports / 8 h ago

Iranian women’s football player in Australia reverses asylum claim after talking with teammates

Malaysians stranded in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Qatar prepare to board a specially chartered Malaysia Airlines flight home under an evacuation operation at King Abdulaziz International Airport on March 20, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Putrajaya brings home first group of Malaysians stranded in West Asia as tensions grow, passengers include Thai and Indonesian kin

Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on March 11, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Muhyiddin’s trial: RM6m in 10 cheques entered Bersatu’s AmBank account, banker says

Tech/Gadgets

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Free-to-play shooter ‘Highguard’ ends March 12 despite star-studded development team, shows market impatience

The closure of free shooter game ‘Highguard’, less than two months after its January 26, 2026 release, highlights challenges of the modern multiplayer game market. — Screenshot from YouTube/IGN

PARIS, March 9 — Multiplayer shooter game Highguard will shut down this week, its developer has said, closing the book on a title that launched to great fanfare but failed to find a player base.The game’s short life underscores the massive challenges facing creators in today’s market, with players’ expectations...

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Artificial intelligence tools are being integrated into semi-autonomous attack systems, raising debates over responsibility and accuracy in wartime targeting. — Satellite image 2026 from Vantor via AFP

Tech-gadgets / 07 Mar 2026

Killer algorithms? AI shortens the ‘kill chain’ but raises human responsibility questions

Paydibs’s new COD feature combines payment and delivery management in one system. — Picture from SoyaCincau

Tech-gadgets / 07 Mar 2026

New Paydibs COD feature streamlines payment and shipment in one platform

You don’t have to be a Tesla owner or driver to charge at its ports any more. — SoyaCincau pic

Tech-gadgets / 06 Mar 2026

Now you can charge your BYD, Kia or BMW at Tesla Superchargers, but watch out for the short V3 cables

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Apple’s MacBook Neo debuts in Malaysia under Rahmah deal — all-day battery and a Magic Keyboard and prices under RM3,000. — Picture from Apple via SoyaCincau

06 Mar 2026

Meet the MacBook Neo: Apple’s most affordable Mac yet in Malaysia from RM2,499 under the Rahmah scheme

05 Mar 2026

Family sues Google after Gemini AI allegedly guided man to his death with elaborate fantasy

The Pokémon Pokopia Truck, a 20-foot LED pop-up gaming station featuring Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, will tour Klang Valley malls from March 5 to June 4, giving fans a chance to try the new game in person. — Picture courtesy of The Pokémon Company

04 Mar 2026

A giant Pokémon gaming truck is cruising through KL and Selangor — and you can hop in to play (VIDEO)

The iPhone 17e will be available for pre-order in over 70 countries including Malaysia, this Wednesday 4th March 2026. The device will be available starting next Wednesday, 11th March 2026. — Picture courtesy of Apple

03 Mar 2026

iPhone 17e: A19 chip, MagSafe compatible, faster Qi2 wireless charging and still priced from RM2,999

Like the previous iPad Air, it still retains the same base storage of 128GB and the same starting price of RM2,799 in Malaysia. — Picture courtesy of Apple

03 Mar 2026

iPad Air 2026: More powerful M4 chip, WiFi 7 support and same starting price of RM2,799

AEON, a humanoid robotic created by the company Hexagon, works on a car with a laser scanner, as it is presented by BMW is presented by BMW, at their BMW Group Talent Campus in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany, on February 27, 2026. — AFP pic

01 Mar 2026

BMW goes human-ish: AI robots join the workforce without stealing jobs… yet

People wait in line outside a tortilla store a day after it was closed due to clashes in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on February 23, 2026. — AFP pic

28 Feb 2026

El Mencho gone, but the digital mayhem lives on: How Mexican drug cartels weaponise social media

Around 109,000 business attendees will walk the halls of the Mobile World Congress centre in Barcelona, according to the GSMA mobile industry association, which has organised the MWC every year since 2006 in the Catalan capital. — AFP pic

27 Feb 2026

At Barcelona smartphone congress, spotlight on robot phones, 5G expansion and sovereign AI debate

In this photo taken on February 4, 2026, a future Microsoft data centre is seen under construction in Karawang, West Java. Non-stop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping South-east Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources. — AFP pic

27 Feb 2026

Where AI lives: Inside South-east Asia’s data centre boom and the tech behind it

Malaysia accounts for over half of under-construction data centre capacity among five countries also including Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, market intelligence firm DC Byte says. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

26 Feb 2026

Power play: Malaysia leads South-east Asia’s data centre boom as neighbours race to catch up

Albanian actress Anila Bisha poses during an AFP interview in Tirana on February 19, 2026 following the creation of AI-generated chatbot named ‘Diella’, using her likeness and voice, delivered a speech in parliament without her knowledge. — AFP pic

26 Feb 2026

‘I am a minister?’: Albanian actress fights government to reclaim face and voice from AI double

A former psychotherapist testified that a California woman’s adolescent use of Instagram and YouTube contributed to her mental health struggles in a landmark trial against Meta and Alphabet. — Reuters pic

26 Feb 2026

Therapist tells court teen’s social media use was ‘contributing factor’ in mental health issues

A programmer in Barcelona said he accidentally gained remote access to 7,000 devices while trying to customise his DJI robot vacuum with a PlayStation controller. — Unsplash pic

26 Feb 2026

French programmer says he accidentally hacked 7,000 robot vacuums while experimenting with his PlayStation

More than 200 people worked on developing “Resident Evil Requiem”, which stars new protagonist FBI agent Grace as well as Leon Kennedy, a fan-favourite action hero. — Picture via Facebook/Resident Evil

26 Feb 2026

New Resident Evil game heads back to Raccoon City with back-to-basics horror formula (VIDEO)

Maxis says it has rolled out a new AI-powered network firewall designed to strengthen protection against scam calls and SMS. — SoyaCincau pic

25 Feb 2026

Maxis launches AI-powered firewall to block scam calls and SMS on its network

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