Category: General

KUALA LUMPUR, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has proposed that a new law placing responsibility for misuse of social media, including cyberbullying, on social media platform owners, be introduced. He said that he, together with Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said brought up the cyberbullying issue, including the recent death of TikTok influencer A Rajeswari, who was known as Esha, during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting. ‘I also suggested that a new law be considered to place the responsibility on platform owners to ensure misuse does not occur

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Sports Institute (ISN) will enlist heart specialist Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Jeswant Dillon to monitor national track cycling champion, Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, at Paris 2024 Olympics. Its chief executive officer, Ahmad Faedzal Md Ramli, said that the measure is taken as a precautionary step in case of unforeseen circumstances affecting the 36-year-old athlete or any other national athletes competing in the games. “This step is crucial to monitor Azizulhasni’s heart condition in case of any unexpected incidents. It demonstrates our commitment to ensure Azizulhasni, and all athletes, are well cared for throughout the Olympic Games,”

SHAH ALAM, A total of 73 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers from Kota Damansara area today received the 2023 SPM Incentive Award totaling over RM70,000. Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R Ramanan said the recipients were part of 159 students from the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency who demonstrated exceptional performance in the examination. “This initiative, a collaboration between the Sungai Buloh Parliamentary Service Centre and Bank Rakyat Foundation (YBR), involves an allocation of RM72,350 to recognise the outstanding achievements of students who have just obtained their SPM results. “Of the 73 recipients, 25 achieved 7As, each receiving

KUALA PERLIS, The deaths of two young boys after eating poisoned snacks in Kulim, Kedah serves as a wake-up call for the Health Ministry (MOH) to tighten standard operating procedures (SOP) on the use and sales of such poisons. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the incident serves as a reminder for the ministry, especially the enforcement to pay attention to the dangers of poisons to humans due to its high toxicity that can lead to death. “…with such an incident, it reminds us, especially enforcement of the regulations in terms of SOP… a wake-up call that reminds

IPOH, The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) will file a report with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) regarding a TikTok video, calling the public to pray for misfortune to befall leaders, including the Prime Minister. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said Jakim will leave it to the MCMC to investigate and take action against the account. ‘We will ask the MCMC to review the content, and it will be up to the authorities to take any further action,’ he told a press conference after officiating the north zone-level ‘Jelajah Madani