KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on Tuesday after the release of the United States (US) ISM manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) which came in lower than expected at 46.0 points in June, said an economist. At 9 am, the local unit rose marginally to
JERUSALEM: Israeli researchers and their partners have engineered a new material that could replace silicon, the Israel Institute of Technology said in a statement on Monday, reported Xinhua. The material can be used to create a new type of transistors for manufacturing chips, replacing the silicon ones, whose functions are
RAMALLAH: Palestine on Monday decided to stop all contacts, meetings and security coordination with the Israeli government in protest against the latter’s brutal raids in the West Bank that had killed eight Palestinians and wounded 80 others, Xinhua quoted local media reports. The decision was made during an emergency meeting
WASHINGTON: Four people were killed in a shooting in the US city of Philadelphia, reported Sputnik, quoting the local branch of the ABC broadcaster. According to the report, four others were injured after the Monday night shooting that occurred in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia. One of those killed is
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of seven out of 10 Malaysian consumers are now actively using contactless card payments system as part of the effort towards becoming a cashless society, said global leader in digital payment, Visa Inc. According to the 2022 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes (CPA) Study, more than 90
RAMALLAH/GAZA: Huge explosions are heard from time to time in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, with clouds of black smoke rising in different areas, as an intense exchange of fire is going on between Palestinian fighters and the Israeli soldiers. The Israeli army launched a large-scale
KUALA LUMPUR: Startups and spinoffs will be able to raise investments through digital fundraising and investment hub pitchIN’s platform while receiving support and guidance from Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation (MRANTI) throughout their fundraising journey. This follows the strategic partnership announced by the two organisations today that positions
MELAKA: The bill on anti-party hopping will be tabled at the Melaka State Assembly sitting slated at the end of this month, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said. He said the bill aimed at preventing state assemblymen from party-hopping. “This is in line with the law passed at
SAN FRANCISCO: Two people died and three others were injured on Sunday afternoon in a plane crash on Kodiak Island in Alaska, Xinhua quoted officials on Monday. The Piper PA-32-300 plane took off from Old Harbor and was headed to its operation base in Kodiak when it crashed in shallow,
NILAI: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) has been listed in the overall ranking of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2024 at the 1,201-1,400 spots for the first time. USIM vice-chancellor Datuk Prof Ts Dr Sharifudin Md Shaarani said the rating proved that USIM is one of the best