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RM7.8mil to upgrade 60 toilets in KL

KUALA LUMPUR City Hall (DBKL) is allocating RM7.8mil to upgrade 60 public toilets with three-star and below ratings this year.

STARPICKS

Golden Land Bhd and Maple Hospitality Group join forces to elevate Sabah’s hospitality scene

Golden Land Bhd (GLB) has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maple Hospitality Group (MHG), Malaysia's largest short-stay property management company chain, to introduce the MapleSuites brand in Sabah through GLB's upcoming landmark development, The Playground @ Kota Kinabalu.

Markets

Bursa Malaysia falls at midday as regional sell-off weighs

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia traded lower at midday, with nearly 900 counters in the red as negative regional sentiment weighed on investor appetite.

China

China's Xi lands in North Korea for rare visit

SEOUL: China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea Monday (June 8), his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing.

AseanPlus News

AvantHealth and Monash University Malaysia champion dementia awareness through MINDSPARK

AvantHealth, in close collaboration with Monash University Malaysia, successfully hosted the MINDSPARK Grand Finale themed "Igniting a Dementia-Inclusive Future".

Cybersecurity

The clever trick hackers are using to break into Signal accounts

Posing as Signal's support team, scammers are asking users for their recovery keys–a ploy to download and decipher encrypted communications stored in the cloud.

Thailand

Thailand Consumers Council sues Facebook over scam adverts and lack of victim redress

BANGKOK: The Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) on Monday (June 8) filed a lawsuit against Meta, the owner of Facebook, covering both its Thailand office and headquarters. The council accused the platform of allowing scam advertisements and online fraud to spread continuously, despite discussions and repeated calls for stronger preventive measures over more than a year.

Environment

Ecowatch: How achievable is zero greenhouse gas emissions?

Many countries, including Malaysia, have announced ambitious plans to cut emissions – but how will we do it?

Corporate News

Sirim appoints Nik Sazali Nik Hussin as president and group CEO

KUALA LUMPUR: SIRIM Bhd has appointed Nik Sazali Nik Hussin as president and group chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately.

Entertainment

Actor stabbed to death by his girlfriend's son

Michael Gledhill, 44, was charged after police say officers found 81-year-old James Handy stabbed in the chest and lying unconscious outside a home in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Nation

Seven-year-old boy killed in SUV-lorry collision buried this morning

KEPALA BATAS: A seven-year-old boy who was among six family members killed in a tragic road accident in Kampung Baru Pinang Tunggal, Sungai Petani, yesterday was buried at the Permatang Kuang Mosque Islamic Cemetery in Penaga at about 2am on Monday (June 8).

Nation

Anwar commends Communications Ministry over clear, effective explanation of Budi95 rollout

PUTRAJAYA: The Communications Ministry's rollout and public communication of the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) initiative is among the government's most successful efforts in explaining policies to the public, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

AseanPlus News

Beyond celebrity endorsement: Why Estika Medispa chose credibility over clout

Estika Medispa's strategic ambassador move pays off. With 37 branches and 11 years in the Malaysian beauty market, the brand is making big headways in the country.

Video games

Video game makers shift releases to avoid 'GTA VI' juggernaut

Video game publishers are reshuffling release schedules to avoid getting run over by feverishly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI, as a crowded autumn line-up takes shape, industry players said at an annual gaming event on Friday.

True Or Not

QuickCheck: Is it illegal to use car window blinds?

WITH Malaysia's heat showing absolutely no intention of letting up, more drivers have been eyeing curtains and window shades as a way to keep their cars from turning into ovens while stuck in traffic.

Banking

Maybank rolls out next-generation Maybank2E platform

KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has unveiled the next generation of its Maybank2E (M2E) platform, an integrated regional business banking solution designed to help businesses manage transactions and payments more efficiently across Asean.

Nation

Remand rejected for lorry driver in fatal Sg Petani crash

SUNGAI PETANI: An application to remand the lorry driver involved in the crash that claimed six lives in Kampung Baru Pinang Tunggal on Sunday was rejected by the Magistrate's Court here.

Cambodia

Cambodia scam centres persist despite crackdown: Report

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has failed to dismantle much of its online scam industry despite a year-long crackdown that authorities said would eliminate it, according to an Amnesty International report that challenges official claims of success.

Nation

Negri Umno rejects claims it caused state’s political crisis

SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan Umno has rejected allegations that it was solely responsible for triggering the state's current political crisis that led to the dissolution of the state legislative assembly.

AseanPlus News

Australia PM Albanese says migration to fall as far right surges

SYDNEY: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday (June 8) migration levels are reducing, responding to an opinion poll showing a right-wing populist party ahead of governing Labor.