This is because it is a virtual reality-enhanced water slide which is said to be the first such implementation in Malaysia. Called Atlantis VR, we have noted in our previous report that Gamuda did not reveal many details about the upcoming slide aside from describing it as a 250-meter virtual journey through the lost city of Atlantis. The location of Atlantis VR within the water park according to the artist’s rendition....

Thanks to it’s long running status as one of the biggest and most prestigious events in Asia, SEAM will also be serving as a stop on 3 major fighting game esports circuits: the Capcom Pro Tour (Street Fighter V), Soul Calibur Asia League (Soul Calibur VI), and the Dragonball FighterZ World Tour (Dragonball FighterZ), meaning that the stakes for these tournaments will be particularly high as their premier status puts more prize money and global ranking points on offer....

According to the concert listing for 2019 season that MPO released earlier this month, the Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy show will be taking place on 12 and 13 April at the Dewan Philharmonik Petronas in Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC. A local choir group, Dithyrambic Singers will also be accompanying MPO at the concert which will be under the direction of Arnie Roth, the very conductor that is part of Distant Worlds’ global symphony concert tour....

While this sounds rather ironic, you can view the collection of the complaints when you search for “Maxis Twitter” through Twitter itself: Some users pointed out that changing to an alternative DNS address would solve their issue. For some, they managed to connect back to Twitter by restarting their router but there were also other users who still not able to access the social media network after trying these methods and was forced to either utilize VPN or connect to mobile providers to get back on Twitter....

As explained by Maxis, Hotlink prepaid users will be able to access the feature via its Hotlink RED app (which is downloadable via Google Play Store and the Apple Apps Store). Once downloaded, users only need to log into the app. Both to claim their daily reward points and see what their mystery gift is. Regarding its reward points system; all users begin at the Silver level of the service....

Today, as we begin MCO Phase 4 which will last until 12 May, the rule has been changed once again. Starting from today onwards, you are now allowed to bring another family member to go grocery shopping with you. The amendment to this rule was made official through the Federal Government Gazette [pdf] that was published yesterday. However, the amendment also stated that the accompanying family member must stayed in the same house and the 10km radius restriction remained....

The report, quoting an inside source by the Edge Financial Daily claims that “the whole Media Prima group’s computer systems have been breached and infected with a ransomware over the last four days.” The report did not state the type of ransomware involved. The report further states that the attackers have demanded 1,000 bitcoins (equivalent to around RM27.04 million or US$6.45 million) to release the affected systems. Media Prima has reportedly said that they will not pay the ransom, claiming that ‘only’ their email systems were affected, and they have already since migrated to Google’s GSuite mail which runs independent of their local machines....

The Dimensity 9000+ is, as you’d expect, nearly identical to the original chipset that was released in December last year, save for the small performance boost, higher refresh rate screens, and an increase in GPU performance. Technically speaking, the new SoC could rival the Snapdragon 8 Gen1, as the company claimed, given that it is also built on a similar 4nm process, as well as being one of the first chipsets on the market to employ the ARM Cortex-X2 core, at clockspeeds of 3....

The Melaka state government will enforce the wearing of face masks again by 17 January if it sees an uptick in infections. According to the state health and anti-drug committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh, making face masks mandatory in public areas would be a pre-emptive measure in line with increasing global COVID-19 cases. “We are monitoring the situation and we will not hesitate to make face masks compulsory in public and other premises if the need arises, based on our two-week evaluation of the number of cases reported,” said the chairman....

Just like the current model, the new Surface Laptop 4 still can be obtained with either a 13.5 or 15-inch PixelSense touch display that also supports Surface Pen. For the 13.5-inch variant, it can be obtained with Intel Core i5-1135G7, Core i7-1185G7, or AMD Ryzen 5 4680U while on the larger 15-inch model, there is also the Ryzen 7 4980U option alongside the Core i7-1185G7. Memory-wise, customers can get their hands on Surface Laptop 4 with either 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of RAM although this depends on the respective processors....

The Star reports that up to 80% of streetlamps is Malaysia currently use other forms of lighting. Switching them all to LEDs will lead to savings of “about 50% from current energy expenses,” according to Zuraida. In addition to LED streetlamps, the ministry is also looking to have signages on shops and buildings changed to LEDs as well. Beyond LED lighting, Zuraida also said that the ministry is looking into installing CCTV cameras at selected points in the country....

Via Esports Integrated, the ministry has an online survey that is open to all Malaysians who are either interested in esports, or have participated in one. This survey aims to gather information on demographics and psychographics of Malaysian esports enthusiasts, and its financial impact on them. Whatever the ministry may have planned for the industry, this survey will help ensure that decisions made are backed by data. The questionnaire in this survey is worded weirdly in some places, but for the most part the questions get their message across....

The modder, who goes by the handle PotatoOfDoom1337, posted their FSR 2.0 mod for the game on the NexusMods forums, along with files and instructions on how to use it. As with all mods, PotatoOfDoom1337 also warns that the mod is still a “proof of concept” and that anyone who chooses to test it out should, and will, expect bugs. In any case, PotatoOfDoom1337 shared some screenshots showing the differences, and they are stark....

Noor Azmi said that the entire cost of vaccination will depend entirely on the private clinics and hospitals that offer the services, including the consultancy charges, consumables, and vaccine price. However, he noted that the price of the vaccine itself must follow the set ceiling price. While the price for the Sinovac vaccine in the private market was capped at RM150 per dose last year, the government amended the ceiling retail price in January to RM77 per dose which has also been applied to the Sinopharm vaccine....

IPT students are required to apply for the request by filling in the application form on the system, known as Sistem Maklumat Pergerakan Pulang Pelajar Pendidikan Tinggi (aka IPT Pulang). Aside from providing their personal information, they are also required to submit their current location and home address. However, students are only allowed to return to areas declared by authorities as green zones. Those whose homes are located in red zones will only be given permission to return once the location is declared green in the near future....

Owned by Polytron, a gadget and electrical company which itself is a subsidiary of Djarum Group, Mola was originally launched in 2019. At the moment, we do not know the amount of content that is available through the service but we have learned that Mola currently holds the streaming rights to several major sports competitions in its home market including the English Premier League (EPL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), National Football League (NFL), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)....

The exact wording of the statement is a little strange. For one, it says that the company has “found we are unable to implement it this time”, after “looking into it throughout the development process”. This is especially because, in a survey to players late last month, the publisher asked if players would be interested in the two features once the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise comes about. This also dashes any hopes of cross save or cross play for this generation of Monster Hunter since the statement says that the two features won’t be implemented “this time” rather than “at this time”....

A Motorola spokesperson said that the SquareTrade FoldBot is not designed to properly test the Razr. The machine did not fold the Razr completely, and as such puts undue stress on the folding mechanism. It’s also not representative of real-world use of the device. The folding test with the SquareTrade FoldBot saw the Motorola Razr going through 27218 folds before its hinge broke.That said, its display was still working. In comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Fold went through 120000 folds before it failed....

By contrast, the GE66 Raider seems to be given a heaping serving of RGB LEDs, is slightly chunky, and a fairly aggressive yet appealing design overall. Specifications The GE66 Raider comes in three variants, and the model I have in my lab is the middle child of the three. Mind you, it is only this SKU and the one after it that is fitted with a 10th generation Intel Core i9-10980HK, while the base model sports a Core i7-10875H....

[ORIGINAL STORY – 5:22 PM]: Microsoft 365 services including Teams and Outlook are experiencing a global blackout at this very moment. Thousands of users began reporting issues connecting to the online services earlier today, with users around Europe and Asia unable to access or experiencing timeouts when they tried to utilize these services. Aside from Teams and Outlook, other Microsoft 365 services that have been reportedly affected by the downtime include:...