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A former TV celebrity in Singapore was allegedly in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl, and was charged in court. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 12 h ago

Former Singapore TV celebrity charged over alleged sexual acts with 15-year-old girl

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrives to dine with students and staff of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Dengkil campus at Anjung Dengkil 24, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

PM Anwar says ‘go ahead, protest against corruption’ ahead of anti-graft rally, criticises attempts to blame him for pre-administration cases

The sandwiches involved in the charges included 50 mixed tuna sandwiches, 43 mixed potato sandwiches, 77 mixed chicken sandwiches, 74 egg mayo sandwiches, 66 ham and cheese sandwiches, and 56 chilli crab stick sandwiches. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Shake and Bake and its managing director charged with misuse of halal logo

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has paid the RM1.4 million judgment sum to Lim Guan Eng in connection with a defamation lawsuit over Yayasan Albukhary’s tax-exempt status. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Muhyiddin pays RM1.4m judgment in Guan Eng defamation suit pending appeal

Jojo (left) and Estupinan will face off in the ONE 170 fight tonight. — Picture from ONE Championship

Sports / 16 h ago

Clash of Johans: Malaysian star Jojo Ghazali eyes KO victory against Colombian Estupinan at ONE 170 tonight

Ernest Zacharevic’s ‘Children on Bicycle’ mural has been repeatedly used in AirAsia’s advertisements including for food delivery, hotel and flights. — Pictures courtesy of Ernest Zacharevic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

Artist Ernest Zacharevic to sue AirAsia for using his mural without consent

At 6pm, the ringgit surged to 4.3750/3800 against the greenback, compared to Thursday’s close of 4.4420/4465. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Money / 7 h ago

Ringgit soars to three-month high after Trump eases China tariff concerns, signals lower rates

The government has filed a notice of appeal against a High Court’s decision which allowed a judicial review regarding a pension increase for retirees based on their final salary according to the 2016 Public Services Department Circular, effective January 2022. — Reuters pic

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Federal govt files appeal against High Court ruling on pension adjustments for civil servant retirees

The vibe at Chat Hei Claypot Restaurant reminds one of Hong Kong eateries with its posters and even old Chinese tunes. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 16 h ago

PJ Damansara Utama’s Chat Hei Claypot serves sizzling claypot dishes amid a retro Hong Kong vibe

Highway users nationwide will enjoy a 50 per cent discount on toll charges in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration. — Photo by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Toll relief for CNY travellers: 50pc discount on highways from Jan 27-28

1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its subsidiaries are set to have a new judge presiding over their lawsuit against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former management staff. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 10 h ago

Judge swap in 1MDB’s US$8b case against Najib and former staff

The accused Christopher Lim Ka Hen being escorted by policemen to the Johor Baru Magistrate's Court where he later pleaded guilty for careless and inconsiderate driving that resulted in an accident. Jan 24, 2025 – Picture by Ben Tan

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Fugitive BMW driver fined RM5,500 for hit-and-run at Johor traffic light

The Automated People Mover System (Aerotrain) is expected to resume service in Q2 of this year, its operator, the Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) said. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 15 h ago

KLIA Aerotrain to return in second quarter of 2025 after RM456m overhaul, MAHB confirms

Popular K-pop group NewJeans has announced plans to adopt a temporary new name amid an ongoing contract dispute with its label, Ador, and its parent company, Hybe. — Reuters pic

Showbiz / 14 h ago

K-pop group NewJeans vows not to return to Hybe or Ador, announces public contest for temporary name amid contract dispute

Many believed Nicole Kidman could make it, given her five prior nominations, but her absence from the SAG and BAFTA lists signaled trouble. — AFP file pic

Showbiz / 17 h ago

Oscar 2025 nominations: Biggest snubs and surprises revealed

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‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ tops American video games sales last year

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' was the best-selling video game in US in 2024. — Picture from Steam

PARIS, Jan 24 — The latest instalment in the “Call of Duty” first-person-shooter series topped American video game sales in 2024, figures released Thursday showed, with the overall market slightly smaller year-on-year.Video games raked in a total of US$58.7 billion last year, the research firm Circana said, down 1.1 percent...

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Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service has applied for a licence to operate in Pakistan. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 16 h ago

Citing anti-Pakistan propaganda, Islamabad demand apology from Musk if he wants Starlink green light

Tech-gadgets / 18 h ago

Meta denies forcing users to follow Trump administration accounts

Denniz Goren, robotics masters student at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) demonstrates a TU Delft SenseBike in Delft on January 13, 2025. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 20 h ago

Safer streets ahead: Dutch researchers use cutting-edge e-bike tech to protect cyclists

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Meta is quietly offering incentives amounting to tens of thousands of dollars a month to get creators with large TikTok audiences to switch to rival platform Reels at Instagram, according to a report Wednesday in ‘The Information’. — AFP pic

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Instagram rolls out the red carpet for TikTok stars during turbulent times

The Flitedeck smart handlebar system promises to display a wealth of practical information on a single platform. — Picture courtesy of Flite via ETX Daily

1d ago

The future of cycling is here: Smart handlebars take centre stage

People take pictures of the Galaxy S25 Edge smartphone during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 winter event in California. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Samsung bets on AI-powered Galaxy S25 Edge to challenge Apple, Chinese rivals

The attraction for young people is the millions of virtual experiences they can have — from raising and dressing up virtual pets, to playing an online game of hide and seek using GPS. Kids can even develop their own games for others to play.

1d ago

Is Roblox safe for kids? New features tackle risks, but parents must stay vigilant

In the laboratories of Retro Biosciences, a new AI model is designed to accelerate the process of transforming adult cells into stem cells. — Picture generated by OpenAI’s DALL·E/ETX Majelan

2d ago

Could AI extend human life expectancy by 10 years? OpenAI, Retro Biosciences on quest to explore stem cell breakthroughs

Three days after ByteDance’s TikTok went dark and then was quickly revived in the United States, users that deleted the app were anxiously checking iPhone and Android devices to find it still unavailable to be downloaded again. — Reuters pic

2d ago

TikTok fans in limbo as app remains off US stores despite Trump’s intervention, sparking user frustration and secondhand sales

Social media giants including X and Facebook have agreed to step up efforts to tackle hate speech in the EU, the bloc said yesterday as its digital rules face scrutiny with Donald Trump’s return to the White House. — AFP pic

21 Jan 2025

X, Facebook and others bolster efforts in strengthening EU’s anti-hate speech commitments under Digital Services Act

The QuitX project attempts to overcome the ‘network effect’ that keeps people attached to digital platforms used by friends or other contacts — even if they themselves would prefer another service. — Picture courtesy of HelloQuitteX

21 Jan 2025

Mass exodus from X: QuitX service sees surge before Trump inauguration, as users shift to BlueSky or Mastodon

Mistral has bet on an open-source approach for its AI models, offering access to their programming code. — AFP pic

20 Jan 2025

Mistral AI: The French underdog taking on US tech giants as Europe’s hope in global generative AI race

Police monitor the situation via screens at the Integrated Command and Control Center, set up to manage and control the crowd, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. — AFP pic

19 Jan 2025

India deploys AI to avert stampedes at world's largest religious gathering

Players question whether Musk has the time to grind through games while juggling Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, The Boring Company, and X (formerly Twitter). — AFP pic

19 Jan 2025

Scepticism rages: Did Musk actually put in the hours on ‘Diablo IV’ and ‘Path of Exile 2’?

Billboard ad of fantasy game ‘Genshin Impact’ from Shanghai-based developer Mihoyo is pictured in Hong Kong October 20, 2020. — Reuters pic

18 Jan 2025

Singapore’s Cognosphere, publisher of ‘Genshin Impact’, settles US charges of violating children’s privacy

Meta could face legal challenges abroad should it disband fact-checkers internationally. Meta says it has ‘no immediate plans’ to do so. — AFP pic

17 Jan 2025

Meta drops fact checkers in US, what does this mean for the world?

Nintendo has revealed Switch 2, its latest video game console. — Picture from Nintendo

17 Jan 2025

Nintendo teases Switch 2 out this year, promises backwards compatibility and exclusive games (VIDEO)

Players have long been hungry for news on a follow-up to Nintendo’s hybrid Switch console, which can be handheld or connected to a TV screen. — SoyaCincau pic

16 Jan 2025

Switch 2 reveal today? Rumour mill goes overdrive over Nintendo’s anticipated video game console

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