Strict pandemic controls make it tough for esports competition organisers to stage offline events, host audiences and communicate with various clubs. By contrast, esports events in the United States, such as the EVO 2022 Tekken 7 tournament in Las Vegas, have been drawing large audiences. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI see-sawed between gains and losses before closing higher on Tuesday amid mixed trading across regional markets. Read full storyContinue Reading
KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony has been freed of five counts of money-laundering charges at a Special Corruption Court here on Tuesday (Aug 9). Read full storyContinue Reading
The new feature allows speakers of some major Chinese dialects to conduct voice search on the shopping platform, Taobao saysAlibaba is moving its focus away from acquiring new users to deepening relationships with existing users, CEO Daniel Zhang said last week Read full storyContinue Reading
The revolutionary designer died of liver cancer in Tokyo aged 84, his company said in a statement.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Those involved in the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) scandal must be brought to justice immediately, says Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman. Read full storyContinue Reading
Singapore celebrates National Day on Tuesday (Aug 9) with a parade at the Marina Bay floating platform – a roaring return to live performances on a grand scale after two years of pandemic restrictions.Continue Reading
A leaked conversation of a parent trashing a teacher for riding a bike and saying her son will think studying is useless for becoming rich goes viral. Comments by the mother like: ‘my son has had a BMW to sit in since his birth’, criticised as snobbish, rude and out of touch with reality. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as traders eyed the latest progress in last-ditch talks to revive the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran, which would clear the way to boost its crude exports in a tight market. Read full storyContinue Reading
A 28-year-old lost HK$82,000 and a 20-year-old lost HK$57,814 after depositing money into bank accounts held by scammers. So far this year 1,625 cases of online employment scams, resulting in losses of HK$211.6mil, have been reported. Read full storyContinue Reading