KUALA LUMPUR: The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has banned the online sale of optical devices and contact lenses on e-commerce platforms to protect the health and safety of users' vision.
PETALING JAYA: Easing taxpayer instalment applications online may cause a temporary dip in government revenue but could lead to better tax compliance in the long run, say experts.
TOKYO: Junior and senior high school students who became acquainted through online games have been committing crimes using their own advanced computer programme that they created with generative AI.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two former Meta artificial intelligence executives have raised $15 million for Yutori, a startup that will develop AI personal assistants, the company said on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has banned the online sale of optical devices and contact lenses on e-commerce platforms to protect the health and safety of users' vision, says its chief executive Dr P. Muralitharan.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam (MPABD) launched the Maritime Single Window (MSW) on Wednesday (March 26), a digital platform designed to streamline and expedite the submission and approval process of port clearance documentation.
Brunei has launched the Bruhaj online haj registration system, marking a transition from manual processing to a more systematic and technology-driven approach.
KUALA LUMPUR: Several prompt measures must be taken, including strengthening enforcement and legislation, as well as leveraging technology to curb online scams, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
Spain's leftist government unveiled a draft bill Tuesday that would criminalise the use of artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit video images of a person's face or body without their consent.
Pacific nation Papua New Guinea lost access to Facebook during a police test of "innovative technology" to regulate online content, officials say.
STARTING April 1, hiking enthusiasts can apply for permits to enter Selangor's permanent forest reserves online.
BANGKOK: The Cabinet on Tuesday (March 18) approved stricter laws to combat online child exploitation, imposing a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment and a fine of up to 200,000 baht (US$5,917).
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (March 26, 2025)
KOTA KINABALU: The Election Commission should allow postal voting for voters living outside Sabah during the coming state election, says Datuk Seri Mustapha Sakmud.
The anti-ballistic missile system can intercept threats beyond the atmosphere and is seen as a more competent rival to the US Army's THAAD
COLOMBO, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Department of Immigration and Emigration was setting up an online appointment system for passport applications, according to an announcement by the Government Information Department on Friday.
Manus' user experience is 'what so many promised … but this time, it just works', Hugging Face product head Victor Mustar says
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff called on Monday for a new international security system to preclude future instances of armed aggression, as he addressed an online conference on securing peace following Russia's invasion.
Online scams are a huge business and have become a full international industry with sophisticated operations.
PUTRAJAYA: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has launched two innovative online systems, Modul Daftar Kertas Siasatan (e-Daftar) and Modul e-Representasi (e-Rep), as part of the government's digital transformation initiative.