Day: September 26, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia’s downward trend persisted into mid-afternoon, driven by ongoing profit-taking in select heavyweights, especially in the utilities sector. YTL Corp dropped 17 sen to RM2.49, while YTL Power International fell 11 sen to RM3.78, contributing to a 4.74-point decline in the composite index. At 3 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) had decreased by 5.80 points to 1,667.58, down from Wednesday’s close of 1,673.38. The benchmark index opened 3.19 points lower at 1,670.19. On the broader market, decliners outnumbered advancers by 580 to 391, with 482 counters remaining unchanged, 1,063 untraded, and 51 suspended. Turnover

KUALA LUMPUR, Students have been encouraged not to view family struggles as obstacles to their dreams but to use them as motivation for achieving success and building a better future. Prime Minister’s wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, said that in today’s challenging environment, especially with the rising cost of living, education plays a crucial role in changing one’s fate and helping families climb out of poverty. ‘Without proper education, it can be challenging for these children to build a brighter future or secure better jobs to support their families, many of whom are from low-income or urban

KUALA LUMPUR, Entermind, a Singapore-based generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) start-up, has secured US$20,000 in seed funding commitment. (US$1=RM4.13) The company was founded by Aarav Kumar, a 17-year-old student of United World College, along with three of his classmates, namely Andrej Radovanovic, Yash Julián Johri, and Ayudh Sen. ‘The idea began as a play, really. Messing with ChatGPT, Midjourney, and others for fun got boring after a while and that led me to a curiosity about how it all actually works under the hood. And once you get a sense of that, then you wonder how you can make something

KUALA NERUS, Malaysia recorded a relatively high unmet need for family planning at about 26.7 per cent in 2022, according to the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN). LPPKN chairman Datuk Sri Rohani Abdul Karim said that it means more than one in five women in Malaysia who were not ready to conceive refused to use any modern contraceptive methods for birth planning. She said this situation exposed them to the risk of becoming pregnant when unprepared, which could affect their wellbeing and health. “Additionally, the contraceptive prevalence rate among women of reproductive age in our country remains low

KOTA BHARU, A labourer pleaded not guilty in the Section Court here today to a charge of causing hurt to his wife with an iron. Mohd Nurhakiman Mohd Nasir, 35, was charged under Section 324 of the Penal Code, with voluntarily causing hurt to his wife by dangerous means at a house in Kampung Rambutan Rendang, Kota Bharu at 7.30 am last Sept 23. He faced a jail term of 10 years or a fine or whipping and can be punished under Section 326A of the same code which provides for a term of twice as long as the maximum