The fund is worth a total of RM4.6 billion with the first phase doling out RM3.1 billion through banking institutions. “BKC will benefit some 10 million recipients, with a focus on targeted groups comprising the hardcore poor, B40, M40, and eligible bachelor groups,” said Ismail. Those categorised in the hardcore poor and B40 categories will start receiving their payments today, while those in the M40 group will have to wait until 9 September....

According to CCID Director Kamarudin Md Din, the app will be able to provide verified information to users regarding their phone calls. Specifically, this strategic partnership will see Whoscall use the PDRM’s Semak Mule CCID System database to flag calls by known scammers. “This allows users who download this application on their mobile phones to decide whether they want to answer the call received or otherwise,” said the director. The police are also attempting to raise awareness about online fraud amongst students with an anti-scam song titled “Be Smart Stay Alert” by local musician Lenny Ooi Teck Wai and yes, they have even made a music video for it....

Collectively known as Program Strategik Memperkasa Rakyat Dan Ekonomi Tambahan or PEMERKASA+, it carries a total value of RM 40 billion according to PM Muhyiddin. The new programme also includes allocations specifically for chartered bus, e-hailing, hired car, taxi, and school bus drivers as well as tour guides. Involving a one-time payment of RM 500 for each of them, PM Muhyiddin pointed out that around 62,000 hired car and e-hailing drivers alongside 40,000 taxi drivers will receive the aid....

The minister clarified that the new tender has been closed and a new vendor has been chosen, although he did not disclose which firm won the contract. According to Annuar, the MoF is expected to either approve or reject the deal next week, as procurements above a certain threshold require the thumbs up from the ministry. Should it receive approval, the tablets are expected to begin distribution to IPTA and IPTS students as early as August....

There’s even a new intro reel for the new PlayStation Studios. It features the main characters of some of its first party games, like Uncharted, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ratchet & Clank, God of War and The Last of Us. Which does give off Marvel Cinematic Universe vibes, say the least. Future games made by Naughty Dog, Insomnia, Guerilla Games and more will be introduced as being made by PlayStation Studios....

According to the mall’s comment on its official Facebook page, Plaza Low Yat will not be opened during RMO period which begins from tomorrow, 18 March until 31 March 2020. At this moment, there is no dedicated closure announcement just yet, but the comment is pretty much as official as it is. As noted above, Plaza Low Yat will begin operating as usual starting from 1 April 2020. The famed IT mall is still opened today and has implemented several preventive measures against COVID-19 including placing hand sanitizers throughout the building as well as disinfecting all surfaces every hour....

Since the enforcement of its policy, PLUS says that it has seen significantly less drivers with an insufficient balance on their Touch n’ Go cards travelling between Seremban and Ipoh South. Statistically, 850000 vehicles pass through the central Toll Plaza exits on average and approximately 5% of those vehicles are the cause of congestions. To put that number into perspective, that’s 42500 vehicles contributing to traffic congestions, all because their Touch n’ Go cards do not have enough credit....

The POCO F4 GT sports a flat 6.67-inch AMOLED display with 20:9 aspect ratio, 2400 x 1080 FHD+ resolution, HDR10+ support, up to 120Hz refresh rate, up to 480Hz touch sampling rate, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. The phone also features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, LiquidCool Technology 3.0 internal cooling, quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, and magnetic pop-up triggers on its right hand side. Under its hood is the aforementioned 5G-enabled Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, paired together with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3....

Rohaimi noted that most of the transactions happened online and the doctor has also engaged with agents who received RM50 to promote the fake certificate service. The doctor operates a private clinic in Marang which has received the approval to administer the COVID-19 vaccine as a paid program since last September. To date, 1,900 vaccine certificates have been issued by the clinic. The police together with the Ministry of Health are now investigating whether the names attached to these certificates have really been vaccinated or otherwise....

The leakster in question is Tom Henderson, who used to go by the Twitter username of “@TomHenderson”. As per Henderson’s account, he says that his Twitter account was reportedly suspended after he tweeted information about Activision’s tentatively named Call of Duty 2021, as well as content relating to Battlefield 6 (BF6). On top of that, he’s also been asked to remove any relevant videos from his YouTube channel. — Tom Henderson (@Tom_Henderson) February 21, 2021 The post has long been taken down, but based on details obtained from a Reddit thread discussing Henderson’s post, the leaked BF6 data pointed to the game seeing a return to a modern setting, as well as being a soft reboot of the series....

At that time, the tech was revealed through a ConceptD prototype laptop. Several months later, the company then unveiled the first actual product to feature the tech in the form of the ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition. Originally, the tech was aimed at content creators, designers, and professionals. Fast forward to earlier this week, Acer then announced that it wanted to bring the stereo 3D technology to gamers as well which led to the creation of the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition gaming laptop....

An industry veteran who has spent some time at various automotive companies including Isuzu HICOM Malaysia, Modenas, and Honda Malaysia, Roslan was appointed as the company’s Deputy CEO back in January. Just before that, he was the VP of Sales and Marketing for Proton as well as the CEO of Proton Edar. Roslan has certain shared plenty of interesting insights during the session. Aside from the 2027 target, he also pointed out that Proton’s EV roadmap has actually started 10 years ago but the company did not pursue it due to several factors including market demand and technology....

And you don’t even have to open the message for it to happen like your conventional email-spread malware. Just getting a notification containing said string of characters is enough to have the entire PS4 system come crashing down. Deleting the message after it’s been received seem to do no good either. The key to avoiding falling victim, though, seems simple enough. All it takes is to keep your messages is to set your messages to private, meaning you can either only receive messages from registered friends or no one at all....

As spelled out by the name, the lineup consists of the grey camo colourway for all three products. SIE says that “the iconic PlayStation Shapes have been subtly incorporated into the pattern”. It’s not too hard to spot the shapes though. They may be tiny, but they are otherwise pretty obviously stuffed into the bits with the lightest shade of grey of the camouflage pattern. The DualSense controllers will presumably retain the PlayStation Shapes textures on the bottom side still....

As the Facebook post reads, the public is advised not to fly drones without approval from the authorities so that the Merdeka Day celebrations can proceed safely. The post also notes that the Royal Malaysian Air Force is conducting low-altitude formation flights in the area. So rather than a discouragement, this should really be a prohibition straight out. The stakes here are clearly higher than during the New Year’s celebrations back in 2020, Back then, Intel filled the skies above Dataran merdeka with about 300 drones for its light show....

Android smartphone makers such as Samsung and Xiaomi have been offering their recent and upcoming flagship handsets with 5G enabled capabilities – often marketed to consumers as a form of preparation for the inevitable change in infrastructure. The inclusion of 5G support is a guarantee for smartphones that are equipped with Qualcomm’s latest top-of-the-line chipset, the Snapdragon 888, due to the fact that it comes with an integrated 5G modem....

Instead of a 10th generation Intel Core i7 CPU, the new Blade Stealth 13 houses an Intel 11th generation Core i7-1165G7 processor, with a base and boost clock of 2.8GHz and 4.7GHz, respectively. It also marks the first Razer laptop to ship out with Intel’s new Tiger Lake CPU lineup. The second major change to the Blade Stealth 13 is its 13.3-inch display. A Full HD OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate is still on the table, but instead of 4K panel as an alternative, Razer is offering a Full HD OLED Touch panel instead....

So what’s special about this Razer Reusable Straw? Well, it depends on if you really want to go into the details. So let’s do that. First is that the stainless steel straw uses a telescopic design. When collapsed, it measures 100mm in length, which extends to 230mm when fully extended. This allows for easy storage when not in use. The Razer Reusable Straw also comes with a distinct neon green silicon tip....

So what do you get with the Realme 3? To start, we have a MediaTek Helio P60 chipset and a pretty hefty 4230mAh battery. There are also two memory and storage configuration options, but we’ll get to that in a bit. For its operating system, it runs the ColorOS 6 UI on top Android 9.0 Pie. All this is packed into a 6.2-inch form factor. With it is a fitting HD+ display with a front-facing 13MP camera tucked into a teardrop notch....

First up, we have the Narzo 50 Pro 5G which is the higher-end model in the lineup. It features a 6.4-inch Full HD AMOLED display that also has a refresh rate of 90Hz and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. At the same time, the phone runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 920 alongside 128GB of internal storage. The new phone is also equipped with 8GB RAM which can be expanded further via virtual RAM expansion of up to 5GB....