The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) is aiming to complete its consultation paper on the proposed amendments to the Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code (MACPC) by this June. The enhanced protection code will see increased consumer protection in the case of unprecedented circumstances and, most excitingly, will force carriers to provide proper refunds. MAVCOM Chief Operating…
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Perak MB’s mother passes away
IPOH: Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad’s mother, Aminah Mohd Yusuf, died at 11.15pm yesterday of old age. According to a statement issued by the Mentri Besar’s office, Aminah was 79 years old and she breathed her last at the Mentri Besar’s official residence in Jalan Raja Dihilir here. The funeral rites will be…
MACC nabs two over false claims worth RM20.3mil
ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Tuesday (Jan 10) detained two men to facilitate investigations into false claims totalling RM20.3mil in connection with incentive payments for livestock projects in 2015. According to a source, the first suspect, a 51-year-old company director, was detained at the Kedah MACC office at about 1pm when he…
Covid-19 Watch: 380 new cases bring total to 5,031,076
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 380 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Jan 10), says the Health Ministry. According to the ministry’s KKMNow portal, 369 of the new Covid-19 infections in the country were local transmissions, while there were 11 imported cases. This brings the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 5,029,908 cases since…
Instagram To Refresh Its Home Screen Next Month; Shop Tab Removed Entirely
Instagram and its head, Adam Mosseri, has recently revealed that the platform will be “simplifying” its in-app navigation in an effort to focus on connecting users with the “things they love.” Chief amongst the upcoming changes that are scheduled to be reflected on its mobile app next month is the complete removal of the Shop…
Left 4 Dead Started Life As A Counter-Strike Mod That You Can Now Play
Valve’s zombie survival horde shooter Left 4 Dead has been immensely successful, to say the least. It has one sequel itself, but many other have made great games based on its formula since. But like many games, this successful creation of a subgenre may have much humbler beginnings. Specifically, it was originally a Counter-Strike mod,…
BMW CE 04 All-Electric Motorcycle Goes Official In Malaysia: Estimated To Cost RM60K
BMW is one of the pioneers when it comes to electrified vehicles here in Malaysia although that mainly applies to its four-wheel releases. Now, the German marque has officially expanded its EV offerings to include a two-wheel model in the form of the BMW CE 04. As noted by its name, this fully electric scooter…
Dead Space Remake Pre-Orders On Steam Includes Dead Space 2 From 2011
As was previously announced, the remake of the original Dead Space will be released on 27 January 2023, or 28 January once taking time zones into account. You can already order it on Steam and PlayStation, but beyond a lot less on the former, there’s now another reason to get it on said platform, especially…
Three nannies nabbed in baby abuse case
Compiled by FATIMAH ZAINAL, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN A four-month-old baby boy who is in a coma is believed to have been abused by a nanny at a registered childcare centre in Kuala Terengganu, reported Sinar Harian. The baby, who suffered a brain haemorrhage and fractured skull, is being treated at the children’s Intensive…
Parents fear school with low enrolment may lose its teachers
Compiled by FATIMAH ZAINAL, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN PARENTS are worried that SJK (T) Ladang Behrang River may lose 30% of its teachers due to low number of pupils, Malaysia Nanban reported. The rural school in Bandar Behrang near Tanjung Malim, Perak, has 10 teachers but only 23 students are studying there. Based on…
Meta Will No Longer Provide Feature Updates To Quest 1 VR Headsets
Meta, through an email sent to Quest 1 users, has announced that it will no longer provide the four year old VR headset with any new feature updates. The company notes that owners will still be able to use the device and the apps available for it, but will gradually be locked out from certain…
AMD’s 65W Non-X Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs Now Available In Malaysia
Earlier yesterday, reviews of AMD’s Zen 4, non-X Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs hit the internet. Today, the new 65W CPUs are finally and officially available in Malaysia, giving users three additional options to choose from its large Socket AM5 portfolio. To quickly recap, the new 65W, non-X Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs lineup comprises three SKUs….
OPPO A78 5G Launching In Malaysia On 14 January
Last week, OPPO announced that its latest midranger, the OPO A78 5G, will be coming to Malaysia soon. Thanks to new teaser images recently uploaded by the company to its official online stores on Shopee and Lazada, it is now confirmed that the launch will take place this Saturday on 14 January 2023. A direct…
Apple May Be Making Its Own All-In-One Chip For Cellular, Bluetooth, WiFi
Apple currently makes use of chips from other chipmakers for its devices’ wireless needs. But it looks like the iPhone maker is pushing to make its own all-in-one chips that are made in-house to take care of its devices cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities. Bloomberg reports that Apple is looking to first replace chips from…
NVIDIA Rumoured To Be Working On AI-Optimised Drivers With Improved Performance
NVIDIA and its relationship with AI is nothing new, with its application of the medium ranging from smart automotive and self-driving vehicles, to helping video game developers train their game through its DNN servers, so as to better apply and implement its ray-tracing and DLSS upscaling technology in them. Having come this far, rumour has…
Belarus Government Legalises Pirating of Western Multimedia Until 2025
The country of Belarus recently passed a law that now allows its government and its people to engage in piracy. To be precise, the new law legalises the pirating of software and multimedia content owned by companies based in “unfriendly nations”. That list of “unfriendly” nations includes the US, UK, and EU member states. The…
Woman killed in two-vehicle accident in Perak
IPOH: A 37-year-old woman died in an accident involving two vehicles at KM235.6 northbound at the North South Expressway on Tuesday (Jan 10). “The accident was between a lorry and a car. The car initially stopped at the road shoulder before the lorry hit the side of the car where the victim was seated,” said…
KTMB Adds Extra ETS Trips For This Chinese New Year
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has announced two additional electric train services (ETS) on the KL Sentral – Padang Besar route. The extra trips are to accommodate the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations, specifically for the period between 19 to 24 January. The tickets started going live today (9 January), with one additional train per…
Samsung Accidentally Confirms Upcoming Galaxy Unpacked Date
It has been rumoured that Samsung will hold its first Galaxy Unpacked event in early 2023, which is not too unlikely as the company has often done so before for several years now. Now, it appears that the South Korean tech brand’s Colombian branch may have jumped the gun and confirmed this via registration of…
Alleged Unannounced Sony Shooter Gets Leaked
Video game leaks are pretty common in the age of the internet. This allows us to get a glimpse of some of the upcoming games that the big time publishers are working on. Over the weekend, there’s a clip that has been making the rounds online, and it’s allegedly an as of yet unannounced title…