KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob topped the list of 846 recipients of Sarawak state honours in conjunction with the 86th birthday of the Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, on Saturday (Oct 8). Ismail Sabri was awarded the Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Bintang Kenyalang…
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Alleged NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 16GB Benchmarks Leak
NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards aren’t expected to make their debut for another month. Yet, for some unknown reason, benchmarks allegedly belonging to the card have made their way online. It should be made clear that even by our standards, this leak about the RTX 4080 16GB is highly suspect for a couple of…
Xiaomi 12T Pro Hands On: Monster Megapixels
The Xiaomi 12T Pro isn’t only the brand’s first smartphone to feature a 200 MP camera sensor, it is also the first of its kind to ever arrive in Malaysia. Of course, let’s not forget the fact that it too comes with a slew of high-end hardware, making it yet another notable powerhouse under Xiaomi’s…
Fire Dept ready to show students how to handle thermometers
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department is willing to teach school teachers and students the proper way to handle thermometers following a recent spike in the cases of spillage. Its assistant director of operations Misran Bisara said it had been responding to a number of calls about mercury spills due to broken thermometers…
Sabah teacher crowned nation’s best
KUALA LUMPUR: A chemistry teacher from Sabah is the winner of the inaugural Malaysia Teacher Prize, which comes with a RM50,000 award. Anuthra Sirisena (pic), of SMJK Chung Hwa, Tenom, integrates technology and gamification in her classroom, and has contributed to her school consistently being in the top 10 schools for SPM chemistry in Sabah….
Police report lodged against Rafizi over arms contract claim
PETALING JAYA: A police report has been lodged against PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli over a post which allegedly implicated Deputy Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz in a military-related contract. Ikmal Hisham said the post on Facebook claimed that the Defence Ministry’s howitzer contract was awarded to a company linked to him….
Digital Nasional Berhad: Expect Telcos To Turn On 5G This Month
Consumers can expect telcos to deploy their 5G service sometime this month according to Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). This is following the finalisation of the DNB’s share agreement between local telcos. Officially announced just hours after the tabling of Bajet 2023, Celcom, Digi, TM, and YTL Communications now collectively have 65% shares inside DNB. As…
Bajet 2023: My50 Monthly Unlimited Travel Pass To Continue
During the tabling of Budget 2023 (Bajet 2023) in parliament today, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul has announced that the government will continue the My50 Unlimited Travel Pass to alleviate the burden of transportation costs by commuters in the Klang Valley. Its extension is expected to benefit 180,000 public transport users, allowing them to save RM…
Bajet 2023: ePemula For Youths To Make A Return, Now With RM200 E-Wallet Credit
At the tabling of Bajet 2023 earlier today, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul announced that the ePemula program for youths will be making a return. While the program will continue to provide free e-wallet credit, the amount that eligible individuals will receive has been changed though. Specifically, they will be provided with an e-wallet credit of…
Bajet 2023: RM13 Million Allocation For Esports Development
During the tabling of Bajet 2023, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz announced that the government will be allocating RM13 million for what is described as “esports development”. This is part of the total of RM332 million allocated for training programs and sports facilities. Justifying the budget allocation for sports-related expenditures, the minister mentioned the…
Bajet 2023: ePemula For M40 Coming Soon With Free RM100 E-Wallet Credit
Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul has announced a brand-new ePemula program that is meant for individuals under the M40 category. Originally known as the eStart program, it was first introduced for the youth during the tabling of Bajet 2022. According to the minister, the M40 category covers those who have an annual income of under RM100,000…
Huawei Mate 50 Shows Up In SIRIM Database
Huawei launched its Mate 50 flagship devices in its home market of China last month. It looks like at least one of the devices will be made available on our shores at some point. This is because the base model Mate 50 has appeared in the SIRIM database. Approved just today, the Huawei Mate 50…
Time Fibre Home 2Gbps Plan Is Currently Available Only In Three Locations
Today marked the official rollout of the Time Fibre Home 2Gbps plan after it was officially announced to the public yesterday. Even though we already know how much it costs per month, which is RM379, other information regarding the plan was only revealed today. One of the major pieces of information that we have finally…
OPPO A77s Lands In Malaysia For RM 999
OPPO has recently announced that a non-5G variant of its mid-range A77 smartphone is now available in Malaysia. Known as the OPPO A77s, this model shares many similarities with the original, except for its chipset and imaging system. Like the 5G variant, the newer phone sports a notched 6.56-inch flat IPS LCD display with 720…
Bus driver seriously injured in three-vehicle pile-up in Ipoh
IPOH: An express bus driver sustained serious injuries while two passengers were lightly injured in an accident involving three vehicles at KM264 of the north-south expressway near here. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson said the department received a distress call at about 2.30am on Friday (Oct 7). He said the accident involved the bus,…
Claims of misconduct in medical sciences degree exam process baseless, says USM
GEORGE TOWN: The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) said a special panel that was formed to investigate accusations of misconduct in the examination process for its medical sciences degree (Neurosurgery programmes) found such an accusation baseless. USM said the special panel chaired by Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Raymond Azman Ali from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) had…
Tired Of The Primary Feed’s Format On Facebook? Apparently, Meta’s Finally Fixing That
The most common complaint Facebook users have been voicing for years is the platform’s messy primary feed, which has long abandoned the more traditional chronological format. Instead, it prioritises on showing popular posts from friends, most recent updates from business, suggestions promoting certain pages or creators, and of course, advertisements. Apparently, the platform’s parent company…
Gigabyte Launches Four GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs
Gigabyte officially pulled the veil back from its latest GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards. The Taiwanese company introduced a total of four new cards, with one SKU for each lineup in its portfolio. At the very top of the list is Gigabyte’s AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 Xtreme Waterforce 24G. Much like its top-tier Ampere predecessor,…
Google Pixel 7 And 7 Pro Now Official: Starts From USD599
Originally teased back in May at the company’s I/O event, Google today has finally launched the new Pixel 7 Series. Powered by the equally new Google Tensor G2 processor, the new series still followed the tradition by having two models including the standard Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro. As you may know, one…
World recognition for M’sian record setter
Compiled by C. ARUNO, JUSTIN ZACK and R. ARAVINTHAN A LOCAL fitness enthusiast who skipped into three Malaysian records has been honoured with a special world record mention, Makkal Osai reported. Gunalan Viswanathan, 49, set his first Malaysian record in 2019 by skipping 37,882 times in 24 hours. Later in the same year, he logged…