SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Children can be easily influenced by what they see and hear on the television and internet. Here are the risks posed by five screen types. 1. Television Passively watching TV can lead to a sedentary lifestyle and contribute to health problems such as obesity, which is on the rise in young children, according...
SHANGHAI: A snack shop in southern China has gone viral online because of the number of primary school students who flock to it after school as part of their daily routine. Feijuan Snack in Suixi county, Guangdong province, is always crowded with young customers dressed in school uniforms, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported. Students go there because...
PETALING JAYA: The three children of late business tycoon T. Ananda Krishnan have expressed gratitude for the role that many people have played in their father’s lifelong journey. In a statement emailed to some of Ananda's closest friends and colleagues, Ananda's children said he had spent his final months reflecting on the people he encountered throughout...
How would you react if your kid threw a tantrum in public? “Go home then you’ll find out” was what our mums would tell us. A video of a little girl’s public outburst after coming in second in a karate competition has recently gone viral on TikTok, sparking debate amongst many parents. Captioned “When you don’t want number two and just...
SHAH ALAM: Sabrina Bolivar, the daughter of a former high-ranking official of Al-Arqam, now known as Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB), is urging the public to stop supporting the group. In a series of TikTok videos, she claims that the stories surrounding GISB are the truth and expressed concern over the group's increasing online...
KUALA LUMPUR: One of the detainees linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) has four wives and 34 children – but claims he does not know where 32 of them are, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said the man was among the 156 suspects detained in raids on GISB-owned locations...
KOTA BARU: The chief executive officer of Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings has 26 children but only one is not a follower of the group. The 25 children, from Datuk Nasiruddin Mohd Ali's marriages to four wives, are followers of GISB and work loyally without receiving a salary, even though they travel abroad regularly. However,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former members of GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) have alleged that they were brainwashed to believe that the group leaders were appointed by the Prophet Muhammad, Imam Mahadi and guides from the spiritual realm. One of them, who preferred to be known as Ahmad, 36, revealed that the leaders also claim that they can...
SEREMBAN: Three suspects were brought to the Sessions Court here to separately face sexual assault charges against children. It is understood that the three were employees at a madrasah in Kuala Pilah that is linked to GISB Holdings. A van carrying the three arrived at the Seremban court complex at 9.10am. ALSO READ : GISB probe: Five men detained...
A coalition of 21 human rights organisations and activists – collectively known as the End Child Detention Network (EDN) – raises concern that children at the Baitul Mahabbah immigration detention centre are still being detained a year after its launch, and urges that they are released to community-based alternatives. They say that what was intended as...
