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WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Anthropic will spend $20 million to back U.S. political candidates who support regulating the AI industry, according to a company statement released on Thursday. Read full story The Star : Tech Feed
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will not comment on allegations that are defamatory, speculative in nature or involve matters currently before the court (subjudice) or subject to ongoing legal proceedings. In a statement today, MACC said it has taken note of a report published by an international media outlet containing
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has welcomed the unanimous decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to dismiss all appeals by several feedmill companies against MyCC’s December 2023 decision on price-fixing of chicken feed. In a statement today, MyCC said the appeals were filed by Leong Hup Feedmill Malaysia Sdn
AMSTERDAM, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered an investigation into mismanagement at chipmaker Nexperia BV and upheld an October decision to suspend former CEO Zhang Xuezheng, the founder of Nexperia’s Chinese parent Wingtech, saying the company needs stability. Read full story The Star : Tech Feed
A Malaysian woman shares frustrations over being questioned for frequent medical leave, sparking discussions on MC abuse, workplace fairness, and health rights. WHILE taking medical leaves (MC) is a worker’s fundamental right, some cannot seem to help questioning the number of times one calls in sick. A Malaysian woman recently shared her frustrations on Threads
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Gen Z employee tells Malaysian boss punctuality is “not something I can promise,” sparking online debate about discipline and workplace rules. A Malaysian manager’s attempt to address punctuality issues with a younger employee has gone viral online after he shared the encounter on social media. In a Threads post, the manager recounted the incident when
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) are finalising the investigation into the fatal Durian Tunggal shooting and are awaiting technical reports from relevant agencies before taking further action. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said they are currently complying with all specified directives issued by the Attorney-General’s Chambers
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The Madani government remains committed to continuing negotiations on matters arising from the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) submitted by the Sabah and Sarawak state governments, to resolve them in accordance with the Federal Constitution and the existing legal framework. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak) Datuk Mustapha
KUALA LUMPUR: UUE Holdings Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary Konnection Engineering Pte Ltd has won two contracts with a combined value of SGD21.8 million, equivalent to about RM67.5 million, from Wee Guan Construction Pte Ltd. Read full story The Star : Business Feed
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