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KUALA LUMPUR, Quantum technology that can handle data encryption in under five minutes compared to years using normal computers will be the new challenge for the national cyber security sector. The threat of quantum computing technology, which is expected to mature in the next five years, will require the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) to prepare to face such a challenge, MAF Cyber and Electromagnetic Defence director-general, Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Fadzli Kamal Mohd Mohaldin said. He added that quantum technology had its own pros and cons. ‘The good is that this technology will speed up computing but the same technology

SEREMBAN, A goatherd pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to two charges of capturing and caging a panther last March. The accused, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Lani, 40, entered his plea after the charges were read to him before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. According to the first charge, he was found keeping a panther (Panthera pardus) in a small cage, causing the animal to suffer, at a rubber plantation in Batu Kikir, Kuala Pilah, around 4 pm on March 27. He was charged under Section 86(1)(c) of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716), which carries a fine of

ROMPIN, A trailer driver who crashed into a house, resulting in the deaths of two siblings at Kilometre 5, Jalan Pekan-Rompin near Kampung Ketapang Hilir last Saturday, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates’ Court today. Muhammad Fadzil Zakaria, 40, from Taman Bukit Indah, Johor, appeared in court wearing a face mask and entered the plea after two charges were read before Magistrate Melody Woon Sze Mun. For the first charge, the father of one is accused of using methamphetamine in the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division room at the Pekan District Police Headquarters at 4.10 pm on Aug 3. He is

KUALA LUMPUR, The resilience and perseverance shown by Malaysian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics has served as an inspiration for the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) to boost the status of export at the global stage. Matrade chairman Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said he would like to see the same fighting spirit, resilience and perseverance shown by athletes being adopted in Matrade, especially in achieving the mandate of the targetted export value of RM1.73 trillion products and services by 2025. Reezal Merican said to achieve the target, everyone in Matrade, at all 49 offices throughout the

PUTRAJAYA, The government has not yet received exact information from Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) regarding the removal of some content from the Facebook (FB) and Instagram accounts of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said that Meta, however, had expressed its commitment to continue discussions and accept feedback and input from the government. ‘As of Monday, we have not been able to obtain precise information on what led to the content being removed from the PM’s Facebook and Instagram accounts,’ he said at a press conference here today. Yesterday, Anwar was reported to have