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Singapore arrests three teens, including a Malaysian, in US$2.89m business e‑mail scam

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- Police in Singapore arrested three teenagers, including a Malaysian, over their suspected involvement in a US$2.89 million (RM11.4 million) business e‑mail compromise scam... Read More


Musk vs OpenAI: Court to examine dispute over nonprofit mission as Musk seeks billions in damages

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 -- Jury selection is to begin Monday in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which he accuses of betraying its ... Read More


Powell's final meeting likely to extend pause, focus shifts to inflation containment

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The US central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week, as energy prices stay high and supply chains snarled due to war in the ... Read More


China promises to support Myanmar's sovereignty and security as Wang Yi meets Min Aung Hlaing

BEIJING, April 25 -- China's top diplomat Wang Yi said Beijing will "firmly support" Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, in a meeting with junta chief-turned-president Min A... Read More


Exposed: RM1,000 per head syndicate at Kedah border, senior immigration officer among 10 arrested 

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- Ten individuals, including a senior Immigration Department officer, were arrested in an operation dubbed Op Toyu at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and ... Read More


Padini says MACC probe targets 'external parties,' not company itself

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- Padini Holdings Berhad has clarified that the recent freezing of its bank accounts by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is related to an investigation involving... Read More


PR dreams, RM21,000 gone: Malaysian chef duped by '95pc success' Singapore scam

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A Malaysian chef who spent two decades working in Singapore has lost S$6,500 (RM21,000) after falling for a sophisticated scam promising to secure him permanent residency in the... Read More


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter's troubling ChatGPT account

TORONTO, April 25 -- OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has apologised to a Canadian town devastated by a February mass shooting, saying he was "deeply sorry" the company did not notify police about the killer's... Read More


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

TORONTO, April 25 -- OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has apologised to a Canadian town devastated by a February mass shooting, saying he was "deeply sorry" the company did not notify police about the killer's... Read More


Wikimedia and Indonesia reach compromise after threat to block Wikipedia

JAKARTA, April 25 -- The Wikimedia Foundation said today it has found a compromise with the Indonesian government, which had threatened to block Wikipedia over domestic registration rules the foundati... Read More