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An immigration officer has been confirmed to be involved in carrying out “flying passport” activity at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 on June 2 last year, the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission said today.— Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

Malaysia / 3 h ago

EAIC: KLIA immigration officer keyed in passenger entry without passport holder present, urges disciplinary action

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, receives the Royal Address from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Opening Ceremony of the First Meeting of the Fifth Term of the 15th Parliament at the Parliament Building in Kuala Lumpur January 19, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

‘If you can’t accept it, do not stay’: King says any education system proposal must recognise Bahasa Melayu, national history

The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) is investigating a claim that an aerobics session believed to have taken place in Bukit Badong, here, had included elements that could be linked to indecent behaviour in a public space. — Picture via Facebook/Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Jais probes alleged indecent behaviour at aerobics event in Bukit Badong

His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, delivers the Royal Address at the Opening Ceremony of the First Meeting of the Fifth Term of the 15th Parliament at the Parliament Building in Kuala Lumpur January 19, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 4 h ago

King: Military corruption just ‘tip of the iceberg’, vows to keep ‘hunting down’ culprits in all agencies

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said tropical storm Nokaen is approximately 1,502km north-east of Pitas, Sabah, and poses no significant threat to Malaysia. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

MetMalaysia issues advisory on tropical storm Nokaen

A screengrab from a video posted on social media and shared with Reuters shows Rabbiatu Kuyateh, a Sierra Leonean woman who spent three decades in the United States before being deported to Ghana in November 2025, being dragged toward a van as Ghanaian authorities prepared to fly her to Freetown, Sierra Leone. — Reuters pic

World / 9 h ago

Ghana took in Trump's deported West Africans, then forced them home

A man and his two children were killed today in a road crash involving a Perodua Viva and a Proton S70 on Jalan Kulim-Mahang, near SMK Sungai Kob. — Picture courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Father and two young sons killed in two‑vehicle crash in Kulim

The funeral of the late actress Nadia Kesuma is expected to take place tomorrow morning, local time, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to Bertam assemblyman Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 7 h ago

Actress Nadia Kesuma’s burial to take place in Jeddah

The Selangor government will roll out a pilot early intervention programme in two Bandar Utama secondary schools — one of which was the site of a fatal stabbing last year — aimed at providing peer-based emotional support for students before cases are escalated to mental health professionals. — Picture via Instagram/amirudin_shari and jamaliahjamaluddin_

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Selangor to pilot peer‑based mental health support at Bandar Utama schools, including site of fatal stabbing, says state exco

Harbin Nourishing Chicken Soup Noodles has the power to 'heal' your body and soul — Picture by Lee Khang Yi

Eat-drink / 7 h ago

How about some homestyle Harbin noodles and dumplings? Visit this new stall inside Bandar Utama Centrepoint's Cawfee Tawk

Data from the Malaysian Insolvency Department reveals that Selangor records the highest incidence of bankruptcy in the country, with a significant proportion of cases involving civil servants, particularly teachers. — 精彩大马制图/Freepik pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Selangor records highest bankruptcy rate, teachers among major groups affected, says Insolvency Dept

Bruce Leung, also known as Leung Siu-lung, reportedly died aged 77 on January 14. — Picture via Facebook/All about Martial Arts

Showbiz / 3 h ago

Bruce Leung, Hong Kong martial arts star who acted in ‘Kung Fu Hustle’, dies at 77

SMRT shares dropped over half their value to 20 sen on January 19, 2026 at 9.48am before Bursa Malaysia stopped trading for the rest of the day. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Money / 5 h ago

Bursa stops SMRT trading after shares crash 55pc

The late actress Nadia Kesuma was buried in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after the subuh (dawn) prayer at 5.44am local time today. — Picture via Instagram/nadiakesumawati

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Actress Nadia Kesuma buried in Jeddah, husband and children perform final rites

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez waves as she walks to deliver her first annual address to the nation at the National Assembly, following the US strike in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas January 15, 2026. — Reuters pic

World / 19 h ago

Venezuela’s new leader, facing internal division, moves to tighten her grip on power

Tech/Gadgets

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ChatGPT is getting ads — and OpenAI is finally admitting the AI race runs on money

OpenAI said ChatGPT will begin testing ads in the US for free and lower-tier users, as the company seeks new revenue to support soaring AI costs. — AFP pic

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17 — OpenAI announced yesterday it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, as the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot seeks to increase revenue to cover its soaring costs.The ads will initially appear in the United States for free and lower-tier subscribers, the company...

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Wikipedia turns 25 and partners with tech giants to develop Wikimedia Enterprise, proving knowledge isn’t just free but can also be big business. — Unsplash pic

Tech-gadgets / 16 Jan 2026

From free to fee? Wikipedia partners with big tech on its 25th birthday

Apple said content created in its new Creator Studio will never be used to train AI models, even as AI features expand across its apps. — Reuters pic

Tech-gadgets / 15 Jan 2026

Apple says its new Creator Studio AI won’t train on your work — and that’s the point

A poster featuring an image of US billionaire and businessman Elon Musk, calling for users of his X social media platform to delete their accounts due to the AI chatbot Grok’s image-creation feature, is pictured installed in a bus stop by activists from UK collective ‘Everyone Hates Elon’, in London January 13, 2026. — AFP pic

Tech-gadgets / 14 Jan 2026

The Grok scandal explained: How Musk’s AI pushed deepfake abuse into the mainstream

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13 Jan 2026

Apple chooses Google Gemini for multi-year Siri AI deal as Elon Musk cries foul

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, gadget makers have pitched AI pendants as note-takers or ways to remember beautiful or important moments of each day. — AFP pic

12 Jan 2026

AI pendants and wearables return to CES, promising personal assistants around your neck

A smartphone and a computer screen display the logos of the Instagram app and its parent company Meta in Toulouse, France in this file illustration photo taken on January 12, 2023. — AFP pic

11 Jan 2026

Meta’s Instagram hit by massive data leak including emails, phone numbers, and addresses

11 Jan 2026

Starlink scales up: SpaceX cleared to launch 7,500 more satellites for Gen2 constellation

11 Jan 2026

Cloudflare vs Italy: Why a RM66m fine could shut down 20pc of Italian internet traffic

The Sharpa robot takes a photograph with a Fujifilm instax camera during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2026. — AFP pic

11 Jan 2026

Brew, smell and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026 with home and sport tech

The head of Larian Studios, the developers behind 2023’s game of the year ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’, has vowed to ban any use of AI art in the outfit’s upcoming project ‘Divinity’. — Picture courtesy of Larian Studios

10 Jan 2026

Award winning ‘Baldur’s Gate’ studio rejects AI art for new ‘Divinity’ project amid industry backlash

An LG CLOiD robot stands on stage during an LG Electronics news conference at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 5, 2026. — Reuters pic

10 Jan 2026

From ChatGPT to robot butlers: How AI hardware took over CES in just 4 years

A referee signals a point on as robots wearing boxing gloves exchange punches during the Ultimate Fighting Bots (UFB) competition at the BattleBots Arena on the sidelines of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2026. — AFP pic

10 Jan 2026

‘Better than MMA’: Humanoid robots trade punches in Vegas as high-tech fight nights draw crowds

Capmind One, an open-ear device for recording calls or conversation, is worn by an exhibitor during CES Unveiled at CES 2026, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US January 4, 2026. — Reuters pic

08 Jan 2026

Listen up — earbuds may be the gateway to AI’s everyday future

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about autonomous-driving vehicles during a Nvidia keynote address at CES 2026, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2026. — Reuters pic

06 Jan 2026

CES 2026 spotlights self‑driving tech, AI as automakers scale back EVs

LG Electronics CEO Jae-Cheol Lyu speaks during the LG press conference ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 5, 2026. TV makers are offering bigger and smarter screens at higher prices even as more young people shun them for their smartphones. — AFP pic

06 Jan 2026

Big screens, bigger ads: Smart TVs turn your living room into a battlefield

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang introduces robots powered by NVIDIA's technology as he speaks during Nvidia Live at CES 2026 ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 5, 2026. — AFP pic

06 Jan 2026

Six chips to rule them all: Nvidia rolls out ‘Vera Rubin’ to stay atop AI race

The LOOMOS everyday AI glasses was one of the highlights during the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January last year. Expectations are high for wearable tech with AI features in 2026. — AFP pic

05 Jan 2026

Trade wars and chip shortages: What to expect at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas

UTM vice-chancellor Prof Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim (centre) with Billion Prima general manager Lee Yuh Jiunn (left) and durian farmer Abd Hadi Ahmad Sani (right) show off the new mini baggage scanner at UTM’s Digital Imaging Technology lecture series in Johor Bahru. — Bernama pic

01 Jan 2026

UTM turns durians into X-ray stars, no fruit harmed

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