
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers
Termination emails have been sent in the past 48 hours to workers across the government, mostly recently hired employees still on probation.
Fri Feb 14 2025

White House offers 2 million federal employees financial incentives to quit
Federal employees are instructed to reply to a government email with the word "resign" to join the "deferred resignation program".
Wed Jan 29 2025

UN body to protect 'vulnerable' submarine cables after ruptures
Sub-sea cables carry over 99 pct of international data, meaning people all over the world rely on them for emails and text messages.
Sun Dec 15 2024

ByteDance cuts over 700 jobs in Malaysia in shift towards AI moderation, sources say
Most employees in content moderation were notified of their dismissal via email late Wednesday, according to sources.
Fri Oct 11 2024

Most top Malaysian firms expose customers, staff, and stakeholders to email fraud, attacks - Proofpoint
Only 11 pct of Malaysian companies in the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 have implemented the recommended top-level email authentication.
Thu Aug 29 2024

Schools evacuated in India's Bengaluru after apparent bomb hoax
The schools cancelled classes, evacuating the premises as police and bomb detection squads launched search efforts.
Fri Dec 01 2023

Police receive bomb threats to international schools in Kajang, Penang
Police said the bomb threat email was dated Nov 21 but the school only noticed it early this morning.
Wed Nov 22 2023

Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails - WSJ
China firmly opposes and combats cyber attacks and cyber theft in all forms. This position is consistent and clear, Liu Pengyu said.
Fri Jul 21 2023

Malaysia remains top three phishing targets in Southeast Asia - Kaspersky
Malaysia is among the top three phishing targets in Southeast Asia with a total of 8.27 mln malicious emails blocked by Kaspersky in 2022.
Tue Jul 18 2023

Chinese hackers breached US Commerce chief's emails; Blinken warns Chinese counterpart
The intrusion activity began in May and continued for roughly one month.
Fri Jul 14 2023

Palace email says queen knew Murdoch's UK group spied on her family
Queen Elizabeth knew that Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm had been spying on her family and their friends.
Fri Apr 28 2023

Apex court sets March 31 to give verdict in Najib's review bid in SRC case
Lawyer Farhan Shafee says ex-prime minister Najib's legal team received an email from the Federal Court registry earlier today.
Mon Mar 13 2023

Britain's Prince Harry invited to King Charles's coronation - spokesperson
A spokesperson for the Harry said the couple "recently received email correspondence" regarding King Charles' coronation.
Mon Mar 06 2023

No email, message sent to public to claim cash prize - MCMC
MCMC has never sent any email or message to the public to claim cash prizes under a bonus scheme offered by a telecommunications company.
Sat Jan 07 2023

Emails reveal FTX's Bankman-Fried's courtship of federal regulators
Before his mid-December arrest, cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried repeatedly claimed that he was a responsible business leader who sought more regulation of cryptocurrency.
Tue Dec 27 2022

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands
Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy
Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch
I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians
The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time
The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says
Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew
Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action
A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025