KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Seven new directors have been appointed in the Royal Malaysia Police’s (PDRM) latest transfer exercise involving 61 senior officers, effective July 1. Read full story

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Leading thousands of protest marchers through central Sydney and joining a landmark class action lawsuit aren’t the usual activities for most 14-year-olds. Read full story

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A court in El Salvador has ordered the release of a young woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide following the death of her unborn child in 2012, authorities said on Monday. Read full story

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's Congress on Monday will swear in a judge linked to a judicial corruption probe to serve on the country's top court, a few days ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, whose government has urged the country to fight graft. Read full story

Reports state that Facebook is still able to record some data from its users, primarily through their activities. Read full story

(Reuters) - Private-equity firms KKR & Co and Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC are nearing a deal to buy Cloudera Inc and take the software company private, the WSJ reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp said on Tuesday it expects a domestic chip plant that had been damaged in a fire in March to return to full production capacity around mid-June with the instalment of the final replacement equipment. Read full story

A simple birthday party turned into a TikTok event that drew thousands to the beach. When it was over, more than 175 people were arrested. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: As Malaysians head into a lockdown today, some have to cope with genuine concerns while others are preparing to make it a personally productive time. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: A vaccination programme for industries that remain open during the movement control order, including for their foreign workers, will kick off soon, says Khairy Jamaluddin. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Investigation papers may be opened on parents who continually expose their children to the Covid-19 virus, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The Pemerkasa Plus economic stimulus package has been unveiled in a bid to support the healthcare sector, businesses and Malaysians as the country heads into a total lockdown starting today. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: All ministers and deputy ministers will forgo their salaries for three months starting in June to help fund the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: All approvals for businesses and industries to operate during the nationwide lockdown will be issued through a one-stop centre manned by the Inter­national Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti), says the National Security Council (NSC). Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Ten services including ­petrol stations have been listed as essential under the distribution trade sector and will be allowed to operate during the lockdown, says the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Certain sectors are being allowed to operate during the movement control order because the Finance Ministry wants to ensure there is supply chain continuity for essential products and services, as well as for the wellbeing of the public. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Vaccine recipients at the vaccination centre (PPV) at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (Mitec) expressed their satisfaction with the smooth process. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: All transport and logistics sub-sectors are allowed to operate at optimum levels for the next fortnight with strict compliance to Covid-19 standard operating procedures throughout the lockdown, says the Transport Ministry. Read full story

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state Victoria on Tuesday reported nine new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as authorities grapple with an outbreak in state capital Melbourne with several thousands close contacts and more than 300 virus hotspots. Read full story

If you started using your PC with Windows 8 or Windows 10, the startup process was completely silent — we now know why this is the case, thanks to a former Microsoft employee. Read full story

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian and North American units of the world's largest meat works were hit over the weekend by an organised cyber attack on its information systems, Brazil's JBS SA said in a statement. Read full story

To better prevent extremist violence, the companies should start by building software to look for certain kinds of shifts in responses to the posts of powerful figures around the world. Read full story

HAVANA (Reuters) - Leading Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara was discharged from hospital on Monday, four weeks after authorities ended his hunger and thirst strike and admitted the "artivist." Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Lung consultant Prof Dr Mohammed Fauzi Abdul Rani said smoking increases the chances of being infected by the Covid-19 virus through the mouth while smoking cigarettes or using other tobacco products. Read full story

KUCHING: Sarawakians are reminded to celebrate Gawai safely by complying with Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). Read full story

DAKAR (Reuters) - Chad's defence ministry on Sunday said troops of neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) had attacked a Chadian military post, killed one soldier, and kidnapped and executed five others - actions it said amounted to a war crime. Read full story

It was a boozy joyride captured for TikTok with a soundtrack provided by Justin Bieber and with a Tesla serving as the “Designated Driver” for the night. Read full story

The idea is simple: a transport service that’s so good, you’ll never need a car again. Read full story

It was a boozy joyride captured for TikTok with a soundtrack provided by Justin Bieber and with a Tesla serving as the “Designated Driver” for the night. Read full story

Education startups IPO plans were damped as China announced more regulation on the industry, which it saw as putting too much pressure on school children. Read full story

Just over four in 10 owners of Sony’s two most recent PlayStation games consoles are women. Back in the days of the original PlayStation, just 18% of PS1 owners were women. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The two-week lockdown from June 1-14 is necessary to ensure that the country’s medical facilities will not end up paralysed if Covid-19 cases continue to rise, says Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia can flatten the Covid-19 curve in three to four months but this will require a combination of public health measures and also an accelerated vaccination drive. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: An estimated 200,000 people managed to bypass police roadblocks although interstate travel restrictions were put in place for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Read full story

IPOH: Many pet shop owners were happy to learn their businesses are allowed to operate during the total lockdown. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Construction will not be allowed, with a few exceptions, when the total lockdown starts tomorrow, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Mamak, eateries and coffee shop groups have welcomed the full lockdown but are pleading for various assistance from the government to help them survive the current circumstances. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: All work permission letters for interstate and inter-district travel from the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) are only valid until today. Read full story

SERDANG: In between buildings at the Malaysian Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) Covid-19 Quaran­tine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre (PKRC) Integrated 2.0 area, sits a negative pressure air bubble tent with its equipment akin to a hospital intensive care unit (ICU). Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will fully implement the work from home (WFH) policy for all civil servants following the announcement of the implementation of the first phase of a full lockdown nationwide, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. Read full story

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were evacuated overnight and many more face the risk of abandoning their homes in New Zealand's Canterbury region as heavy rains raised water levels and caused widespread flooding. Read full story

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state media on Monday criticised the recent termination of a pact between the United States and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea's ballistic missiles, calling it a sign of Washington's "shameful double-dealing." Read full story

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to Danish state broadcaster DR. Read full story

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece reacted angrily on Sunday to a statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that described members of a Muslim minority in northern Greece as Turkish and that said they were not accorded full civic rights. Read full story

The European Commission said on May 28 it has given the Chinese-owned video app TikTok one month to answer complaints from a European consumer group over its commercial practices. Read full story

The pandemic is prompting more people who have had to work from home to turn to solar power to lower cost and their carbon footprint. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: With a total lockdown being imposed on the country from June 1-14, Malaysians are hoping that the government will prepare an inclusive aid package that will be channelled to students, workers, as well as low- and middle-income groups. Read full story

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Police in the Peel region near Toronto said on Saturday one person was killed and four were transported to hospitals in the Toronto area "in various conditions" after a shooting. Read full story

TikTok released an apology last June to members of the Black creator community who felt "unsafe, unsupported, or suppressed" by the app, and vowed to take steps to improve Black creators' experience on the app. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): "Today (Saturday, May 29) marks a dark moment when the country recorded its highest daily Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began, ” says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Read full story

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus elects a new parliament on Sunday in a process likely to show a decline in support for major parties and a sizeable abstention rate among voters angered by corruption scandals. Read full story

Younger consumers are more likely to be victims of cryptocurrency scams because they're eager to make money and they're frequently on social media where some scams are pitched. Read full story

What's stopping your Mac from sending an email with attachments? Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Sabahans have been advised to celebrate Kaamatan this year by fully adhering to the standard operating procedure (SOP) put in place to contain the Covid-19 outbreak. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: Some 800 roadblocks will be mounted when the full lockdown kicks in on Tuesday with spot checks also increased to ensure strict compliance of the standard operating procedure (SOP), the Home Minister announced. Read full story

GEORGE TOWN: Fearing they may sport the Chewbacca 2.0 look again, many people are rushing to have their hair cut before the start of the full lockdown. Read full story

MELAKA: All 3,934 locals who failed to turn up for their vaccine jabs should do so the soonest as Covid-19 cases are rapidly increasing, says Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Selangor Mentri Besar Amiruddin Shari will meet the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) chief over the controversy involving the AstraZeneca online appointments. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of individuals who have completed two Covid-19 vaccine doses in the country has surpassed the one-million mark, with 1,014,342 people vaccinated, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Long lines of shoppers at supermarkets have become a common sight whenever new movement restrictions are announced. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia hits international headlines for Covid-19 cases, Malaysia’s prominent infectious diseases expert Datuk Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (pic) continues to bring good news as she has been picked to co-chair an international HIV conference. Read full story

(Reuters) - Breathless, fevered and without the extra oxygen that could help keep them alive, the new coronavirus patients at a hospital near Myanmar's border with India highlight the threat to a health system near collapse since February's coup. Read full story

SANTA ANA, El Salvador (Reuters) - In his wrinkled hands, Jose de la Cruz held a tangled gold-colored necklace adorned with hearts and a pendant spelling out the word "love." Read full story

Experiencing blurry vision after spending hours looking at the computer screen? Time to start blinking. Read full story

Cybercriminals have a new alternative to the dark web — Telegram. Read full story

KUCHING: The city centre here was quiet and empty on the first day of Sarawak’s state-imposed movement control order. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: A large-scale disinfection exercise is underway at 284 locations nationwide following a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases over the past few days, says Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin. Read full story

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's government has agreed on a health care reform that includes a billion euro annual tax subsidy to increase the pay for nursing staff and reduce the contributions of care home residents, according to a draft bill seen by Reuters. Read full story

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 2,012 new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, and the total number of deaths in the country reached 461,057, according to the Health Ministry. The country has the second largest number of COVID deaths in the world. Read full story

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen on Friday said it intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Iran-aligned group towards khamis Mushait, Saudi state TV al-Ekhbariya reported. Read full story

BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's constitutional court on Friday declared Assimi Goita, the colonel who led a military coup this week while serving as vice president, to be the new interim president. Read full story

QUITO (Reuters) - Newly-installed Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso's pick to be the oil-producing country's next energy and mines minister withdrew from consideration on Friday, a week after resigning from the board of directors of a mining company. Read full story

MADRID (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta are investigating accusations that Spanish soldiers broke the law by deporting children who had crossed the border from Morocco during a surge in attempted migration last week. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday it was urging U.S. passenger airlines to exercise extreme caution while flying over Belarus. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposed budget includes $750 million for the government agencies hit by the SolarWinds hack to pay for cybersecurity improvements to prevent another attack. Read full story

(Reuters) - Electric-truck startup Rivian Automotive Inc could target a valuation of about $70 billion in its potential public listing later this year, Bloomberg news reported on Friday. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Businesses under the essential economic and service sectors allowed to operate in Sabah under the national lockdown from June 1 to 14 will be announced soon, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will follow the two-week national lockdown from June 1 to 14 as announced by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) denies that it has issued a list of sectors allowed to operate during the coming nationwide lockdown from June 1 to 14. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysians on social media welcome the government's announcement on Friday (May 28) of a nationwide full lockdown, similar to the first movement control order in March of last year. Read full story

PUTRAJAYA: Preliminary investigations into complaints over AstraZeneca vaccine appointment slots show that a large number came from the same IP addresses, including the Selangor government's Selangkah effort. Read full story

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is clamping down on public movement ahead of Pesta Kaamatan due to the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the state. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: A nationwide full lockdown will take place from June 1 to 14 and all sectors will not be allowed to operate during this period except the essential economic and service sectors. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 45 employers have so far been prosecuted in court and fined a total of RM332,000 for violating the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 (Act 446), says the Labour Department. Read full story

JEMPOL: Three surau here have been ordered to close for a week for breaching Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP). Read full story

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities have recovered the bodies of more than 70 people after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern state of Kebbi on Wednesday, a state spokesman said. Read full story

(Corrects majority in para 3 to 95.1%, not 91.1%) Read full story

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - More than 96,000 hectares (237,221 acres) of agricultural land has been inundated in parts of an eastern Indian state hit by a powerful storm this week, officials said on Friday, a year after the coastal region was ravaged by a super cyclone. Read full story

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters marched in cities across Colombia on Friday to mark a month of widespread demonstrations, while talks have stalled between the government and the national strike committee. Read full story

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France would invest in boosting the production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, to help close a gap in the availability of the shots between African and Western nations. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers have opened an investigation into financial technology companies Kabbage Inc and BlueVine and their partner banks for their roles in distributing billions of dollars in pandemic aid to small businesses, according to letters seen by Reuters. Read full story

A Nigeria-based bank is looking to help finance solar projects, a promising market for the country which suffers from power shortages and frequent blackouts. Read full story

SEREMBAN: The government should immediately acquire more World Health Organisation-approved Covid-19 vaccines if it wants to effectively fight the virus, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. Read full story

KLANG: A five-year-old girl suffered severe injuries when a four-wheel drive accidentally hit her on Wednesday (May 26). Read full story

IPOH: Police have busted a narcotics syndicate with the seizure of drugs worth about RM2mil and the arrest of six suspects comprising two siblings and two married couples. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Wira Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff has been appointed as an adjunct professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Read full story

TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Just beyond the towering pyramids of what was once the largest city of the Americas, an illegal building project threatens irreparable harm to the remains of temples and some two dozen other ancient structures in the path of the bulldozers. Read full story

(Reuters) - A Dominican court has restrained local authorities from removing fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi from the country, throwing up another hurdle to India's attempts to have him brought home and tried in India's largest bank fraud case. Read full story

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nine Southeast Asian countries have urged the United Nations not to endorse a freeze on arms sales to Myanmar, according to a report from Benar News. Read full story

SEOUL (Reuters) -This month three South Korean companies and the Seoul police have had to pull ads and other content after men's rights groups claimed that "small penis" symbols were used, insulting men. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese coast guard ships and aircraft were searching on Friday for three missing crew of a cargo ship that capsized and sank after a collision with a Marshall Islands-registered tanker in the Seto Inland Sea, authorities said. Read full story

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are considering making changes to their foundation in light of their recently announced divorce. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is looking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas by about three weeks to June 20, a cabinet minister said on Friday, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of easing less than two months before the Summer Olympics open. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors are investigating whether current and former Ukrainian officials unlawfully interfered in the U.S. presidential election, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is outraged that peaceful Iraqi demonstrators demanding reform were met with threats and "brutal violence," State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement on Thursday. Read full story

Bytedance founder Zhang Yiming, the brains behind TikTok, said he preferred “daydreaming” as he stepped down as head of his own firm last week. But his departure comes as several of China’s once-lauded tech entrepreneurs step aside under increasing scrutiny from a government concerned about their growing power and influence. Read full story

Celcom will be conducting scheduled network maintenance from 12.15am-4am on May 29, which may affect its network service for customers in the Klang Valley and Pahang. Read full story

(Reuters) - U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month's attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S. fuel supply, but they can expect to pay more as cyber insurers plan to hike rates following a slew of ransomware attacks. Read full story

Tech giants are looking to Singapore's carbon offset trading platform to achieve their ambitions of being carbon neutral. Read full story

Police reports of crime related to cryptocurrency investments have soared since 2018. Read full story

(Reuters) - The group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack identified late last year is now targeting government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations, Microsoft Corp said late on Thursday. Read full story

The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on US and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing account of the US Agency for International Development, Microsoft said. Read full story

Twitter on May 26 said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to respect freedom of expression, days after Indian police visited its office in New Delhi over its labeling of a tweet by a governing party spokesman as “manipulated media”. Read full story

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are considering making changes to their foundation in light of their recently announced divorce. Read full story

Alphabet Inc’s Google failed to persuade a US judge to block class-action status for a gender-pay disparity lawsuit brought on behalf of almost 11,000 women. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Relieved, happy, frustrated, and angry, are some of the words used by Malaysians aged below 60 to describe their experience when trying to get a slot for the second round of the AstraZeneca vaccine opt-in registration. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: Within an hour, nearly one million of the AstraZeneca vaccination slots were taken up in the second round of registration. Read full story

PETALING JAYA: The felling of a majestic cengal tree in Terengganu has riled conservationists who want more to be done to protect the nation’s natural heritage. Read full story