Day: October 6, 2024

KANGAR, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has urged the public to always be vigilant with the content they encounter on social media to avoid falling victim to scams or malicious intent. Fahmi said social media users must confirm whether the account truly belongs to the person it claims to represent and ensure the accuracy of the shared content. ‘We’ve seen the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create deepfakes, making it appear as if Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, or other prominent figures such as Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, are speaking. ‘So, we must

BAGAN DATUK, The Cabinet has agreed to restructure the Malaysian Cocoa Board to include coconuts, said Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Ahmad Zahid, also the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, said the restructuring would not require additional expenses or new positions. “This (restructuring) is an approach where we aim to avoid waste, utilising existing resources to harness the benefits of coconuts not only in Bagan Datuk but also across the country, including the west and east coasts as well as Sabah and Sarawak. “Insya-Allah, we will realise the cooperation of all parties. We should not work

MELAKA, A provision shop run by a foreigner was found to have committed various offences, including storing vegetables for sale in the premises’ toilet. Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Melaka director Norena Jaafar said the offences were detected during Op Samar at the Tanjung Minyak Industrial Park, near here on Sept 30. She said a preliminary investigation found that a Bangladeshi man in his 40s, married to a local woman, had been running the business for over two years. “The raid involved four KPDN enforcement officers. They began with the test purchase method to detect any

SUNGAI SIPUT, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government has agreed to expand opportunities for Chinese and Tamil language training at teacher training institutes, in addition to the national language. He said this would allow more teachers in these subjects to be trained by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and deployed to Tamil and Chinese national-type schools. Anwar said this when opening Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Heawood here today. Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, Nine contestants will present their recitations on the second day of the 64th International Quran Recitation and Memorisation Assembly (MTHQA) tonight at the World Trade Centre, here. Egyptian qari (male reciter) Mohamad Abdel Karim Kamel Attia leads the list of contestants, followed by Cambodian qari Kriya Lim, qariah (female reciter) from Kyrgyzstan Mariam Abdiraimova, qari from China Ma Fengying and Fillipino qari Saidi Datala Saiduna. Qari Flamur Kasami (Kosovo), qari Riyadh Ahmed Abed (Iraq), qariah Dr Siti Wardah Abdul Rahman (Brunei), and qari Ammar Efendic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) will also present their recitations. Meanwhile, this morning, 10 participants