Day: July 21, 2024

SANDAKAN, None of the component parties of Barisan Nasional (BN) and Friends of BN were marginalised, in fact all were treated well, said BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said all BN component parties and Friends of BN are always engaged to discuss various issues. In fact, he said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong who is also the BN vice chairman was given the honour of speaking and opening the Sabah BN Assembly and the Sabah BN Convention today proving that component parties are important for BN. “In the past by-elections

CYBERJAYA, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Cabinet on Wednesday will determine measures taken by Malaysia in condemning Israel, in line with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recent ruling. He said the ICJ has ruled that Israel’s settlement activities in Palestinian territories violate international laws. ‘Malaysia fully supports the ICJ’s decision, which is based on clear evidence of Israel’s ongoing aggression and brutality. ‘We will therefore review the proposals and implications stemming from the ICJ’s ruling,’ he told reporters after officiating the launch of the National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2024 campaign here today. On

KUALA LUMPUR, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) has issued an alert to users and organisations to be cautious of possible phishing attacks by cybercriminals following the CrowdStrike global disruption. CSM posted on Facebook today advising all parties to be cautious of calls from unknown parties, data phishing emails, phishing websites or messages containing software updates or remote access requests to restore computers following the global disruption. ‘Users and system administrators are also advised to take precautionary measures such as blocking dangerous domains with proxies, filtering spam and security mechanisms to prevent phishing and threats, and to continuously monitor to immediately detect and

CYBERJAYA, The Ministry of Communications will take action against several social media platforms over past incidents of cyberbullying, Minister Fahmi Fadzil said. Fahmi expressed his dissatisfaction with how these platforms have addressed the issue. “I don’t think they particularly care…so, I have had enough. We will send a loud and clear message to these platforms. Stay tuned,” he told the media at the National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2024 launch ceremony here today. Fahmi said the decision to take action comes after discussions with three other ministries, namely, the Digital Ministry, the Home Ministry and the Prime Minister’s

IPOH, The Legal Aid Department will expand the Justice on Wheels (JoW) programme to Peninsular Malaysia to provide understanding and assistance to the B40 group in resolving legal issues. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran said the first JoW programme in Peninsular Malaysia will be implemented in Negeri Sembilan at the end of this month and will move to other suitable locations based on public demand. ‘We actually started in Sabah and Sarawak in early January. Based on the high demand, we decided to expand this programme to Peninsular Malaysia, starting in Negeri