In a statement today (Aug 18), MCMC said any form of content sharing involving the victims or related parties may face legal action under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. — MCMC

Elmina plane crash: Spreading photos and videos of victims is punishable under law, says MCMC

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission cautioned that sharing photos or videos of victims of the Elmina plane tragedy may be subject to legal action. It elaborated that those sharing any form of content involving the victims or related parties may face legal action under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. Section 233 is...

Elmina plane crash: Cops want to take statements from owners of dashcam footage

SHAH ALAM: Motorists who recorded the plane crash with their vehicle dashcams at the Elmina Township here have been urged to come forward. "These recordings will help in the probe into the incident. "We want to take statements from the owners of the dashcam footage that has been circulated on social media," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri...

Elmina place crash: Cleaning-up work starts

SHAH ALAM: Fire and Rescue Department personnel have started cleaning Persiaran Elmina where an aircraft crashed here on Thursday (Aug 17), killing 10 people. Several personnel were sighted connecting hoses to a Fire and Rescue Department water tanker before they began spraying water on the road at around 12.45pm on Friday (Aug 18). Earlier police, Fire and...

Elmina plane crash: Identities of victims revealed

SHAH ALAM: Authorities have revealed the identities of the people who were onboard the plane which crashed near the Elmina Township based on the flight manifest. However, the identity of the motorist who also succumbed in the accident could not be identified. According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke, the six passengers were Pelangai assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari...

Rekindle the patriotic spirit, fly the Jalur Gemilang, says Fahmi

SEREMBAN: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil called on all parties to rekindle the spirit of patriotism by flying the Jalur Gemilang. "With the conclusion of the six-state elections last Saturday and the time for politics is over," he said, calling on all parties to get back together to move forward as a nation. He said the...

Zahid’s daughter decries his detractors as ‘rude’ with ‘no manners’

PETALING JAYA: Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid has come to her father Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s defence in the face of a barrage of criticism levelled at the Umno and Barisan Nasional chief. “Leaders come and go. What is certain is that Umno will be inherited by those who are rude and have no manners,” she...

Plane crashes in Sungai Buloh, several feared dead

PETALING JAYA: A light aircraft has crashed near the Elmina township in Sungai Buloh. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim when contacted confirmed that an incident occurred. "I am on the way to the scene now. I will update further on the incident once I have all the details," he said. Several pictures and videos have...

Elon Musk accused of cozying up to Trump by denying DOJ his tweets

The room was locked when prosecutors from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office and lawyers from the company then known as Twitter Inc appeared Feb 9 before a federal judge in Washington. The secrecy was needed to prevent word from reaching the subject of the court fight: Donald Trump. US District Judge Beryl Howell was concerned that the...

Health Ministry not solely reliant on Pharmaniaga for medicine supplies, says Dr Zaliha

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is not solely dependent on Pharmaniaga Bhd to ensure an uninterrupted supply of medicine to health facilities in the country, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She said that there was no disruption in medicine supplies at the moment, and said Pharmaniaga was only involved in logistics. “In terms of pharmaceutical services, we...

Court releases Rosmah’s passport

PUTRAJAYA: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has succeeded in getting the temporary release of her passport to visit her pregnant daughter in Singapore. A three-judge bench of the Court of Appeal chaired by Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail allowed Rosmah's application here on Thursday (Aug 17). The court was earlier informed by Rosmah's lawyer Datuk Jagjit Singh that the...