Day: August 28, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, The Ministry of Communications through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is open to receiving any input from various parties regarding the implementation of social media and internet messaging service licensing by the government. Minister Fahmi Fadzil said engagement sessions will continue with all stakeholders before the implementation of the social media license comes into force on January 1, 2025. “The government maintains the position that social media platforms and internet messaging need to be subject to a regulatory framework to ensure the internet is safer for all Malaysians, especially children and families,” he said. Fahmi said

SUNGAI PETANI, Three men, including two brothers, were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here, today, with the murder of a car wash worker in Bedong on Aug 15. V. Mathavan, 36, his brother V. Navin Kumar, 27, and R. Puvaneswaran, 31, along with two other individuals still at large, are alleged to have caused the death of 28-year-old S. Naarenthiran. The alleged crime occurred in the back lane of a car wash outlet in Taman Bedong Jaya, Bedong, between 2.15 am and 2.30 am on Aug 15. They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, and no plea

PUTRAJAYA, Airlines are required to offer consumers the option of a full refund for flight delays of five hours and more to passengers who do not wish to continue their journey effective Sept. 2 Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that was among the new improvements in the Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016 (MACPC) implemented by the Ministry of Transport through the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) which will be gazetted this September. “For flight disruptions caused by extraordinary circumstances, airlines are required to first offer a refund in the original mode of payment. “Airlines can also offer alternative reimbursement modes

KUALA LUMPUR, The presence of four individuals carrying yellow chrysanthemums drew the attention of those at the scene of the sinkhole incident at Jalan Masjid India, this afternoon. They were seen arriving at the location at about 1.10 pm, before performing religious rites for almost 10 minutes, believed to be an alternative to the ongoing search and rescue (SAR) efforts, to locate the Indian woman who went missing after falling into an eight-metre-deep hole on Friday. When met by reporters, one of them, V.T. Vanija, introduced herself as a representative from Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) – Malaysia Hindu Sanggam and

KUALA LUMPUR, An 85-year-old woman lost over RM1.37 million to a phone scam syndicate, which lured her with a fake investment scheme, supposedly organised by a banking institution. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that his department received a report from the elderly victim yesterday. She claimed that she had been contacted by someone impersonating an official from a local bank. The imposter allegedly offered her a fixed savings investment with a dividend rate of 4.8 per cent per annum and instructed her to transfer all her funds, amounting to RM1,372,886.45, into