Last week, HeiTech Padu announced that it had signed the letter of award for a RM190 million contract for the maintenance of the road transport department’s MySikap system and IT infrastructure. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: Technology services firm HeiTech Padu Bhd returned to profitability last year after recording RM10 million in losses in 2022. In a statement, the company said it reported RM7.2 million in profits to Bursa Malaysia last year while its total earnings stood at RM28.2 million – a RM17.2 million turnaround compared to the preceding year. It credited its improved financial perfo ..read more

Mandla Mandela menyeru semua pelabuhan membatalkan permit Israel memasuki pelabuhan mereka supaya ia tidak boleh terus berdagang dengan bebas. (Gambar X) ISTANBUL: Cucu Nelson Mandela menyeru masyarakat dunia terus memberi tekanan dan menyekat kapal Israel memasuki pelabuhan mereka bagi mencapai gencatan senjata serta menghentikan pengeboman di Gaza. Mandla Mandela yang juga Ahli Parlimen Kongres Kebangsaan Afrika (ANC), berkata pihak berkuasa tempatan juga perlu tegas dalam menolak dan membatalkan permit dimohon Israel untuk berlabuh di pelabuhan mereka. “Hari ini, kami memanggil mereka yang ..read more

Legal experts say opponents could argue the law limits free speech by restricting user expression and business promotion on the app. (Freepik pic) WASHINGTON: The US government set up a likely court showdown over the scope of TikTok’s free speech protections under the US Constitution after President Joe Biden signed legislation on Wednesday to ban the social media platform from app stores unless its Chinese owner sells it. While the bill itself does not say anything about speech, the measure has alarmed civil rights advocates, TikTok and users of the app who could all sue to block it. TikTok h ..read more

This follows the share subscription agreements signed between DNB, the Ministry of Finance Incorporated and five mobile network operators on Dec 1. (DNB pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) has appointed five new board members, comprising senior leaders from the telecommunications and technology industry, effective yesterday. In a statement, DNB said this followed the share subscription agreements signed between DNB, the Ministry of Finance Incorporated and five mobile network operators on Dec 1. The new board members, as well as their “alternate directors”, join the other two incumbe ..read more

Penganalisis politik berpendapat faktor Nga Kor Ming tidak akan menjejaskan peluang pegawainya Pang Sock Tao pada PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu. (Gambar Bernama) PETALING JAYA: Penganalisis berpendapat DAP mengambil risiko dengan mengekalkan calon Cina pada PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu, walaupun sebelum ini diuar-uarkan mahu menampilkan pemimpin Melayu berikutan majoriti pengundi dari kaum itu. Awang Azman Awang Pawi dari Universiti Malaya berkata langkah meletakkan Pang Sock Tao itu mungkin sebagai strategi DAP kerana mahu mengekalkan penyokong terasnya iaitu pengundi bukan Melayu yang telah memilih Lee Kee ..read more

Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin wants the Court of Appeal to restore a High Court ruling acquitting him of four charges of abuse of power in connection with the Jana Wibawa programme. (Bernama pic) PUTRAJAYA: A five-member Court of Appeal bench will hear a review application brought by former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin in a bid to restore his acquittal by the High Court of four abuse of power charges last year. Lead counsel Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said Court of Appeal deputy registrar Muhammad Noor Firdaus Rosli conveyed the matter to parties during case management today. “The matter w ..read more

Ford’s first-quarter profits dropped 24% to US$1.3 billion, with EVs seeing an operating loss between US$5 billion and US$5.5 billion. (Ford pic) NEW YORK: Strong sales in Ford’s fleet business offset deep losses in electric vehicles where the Detroit auto giant has delayed some investments, according to results released Wednesday. Profits were US$1.3 billion in the first quarter, down 24% from the year-ago period on revenues of US$42.8 billion, up 3.1%. The clear outperformer among Ford’s three divisions was Ford Pro, which is geared towards small businesses, large companies and government cu ..read more

The British Antarctic Survey said 14 of 66 emperor penguin colonies were affected by early sea ice loss in 2023. (Envato Elements pic) PARIS: Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published today found, despite the birds’ attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape. The study by the British Antarctic Survey found that record low sea ice levels in 2023 contributed to the second worst year for emperor penguin chick mortality since observations began in 2018. It follows a “catastrophic breeding failure” in 2022, signalling l ..read more

Menurut kolumnis akhbar The Star, Joceline Tan, beberapa wartawan yang membuat liputan kematian Lee Kee Hiong, Adun Kuala Kubu Baharu yang meninggal dunia akibat kanser tempoh hari, tertanya-tanya apa mengenainya yang membuatkan ramai pemimpin DAP datang memberi penghormatan dan meratap di kerandanya. Kata Tan dalam kolumnya 20 Apr lalu mengenai Pilihan Raya Kecil Kuala Kubu Baharu yang akan diadakan bulan depan, mendiang Lee “not a standout figure in Selangor politics,” kata beliau. Jujur saya nyatakan saya tidak mengikuti karier ramai ahli politik Selangor termasuk mendiang Lee. Berdasarkan ..read more

Auctioneer Michael Kovacek sells the Gustav Klimt painting ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’ for 30,000,000 Euros during the auction in Vienna. (AFP pic) VIENNA: A painting by artist Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros on Wednesday, setting a record price for an Austrian auction despite questions surrounding its provenance. Vienna auction house im Kinsky had estimated the value at 30-50 million euros for the “Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser” (Portrait of Miss Lieser), which was commissioned by a wealthy Jewish industrialist’s family and painted by Klimt in 1917 short ..read more