Health Ministry to engage food content creators to promote healthy eating, says Dzulkefly

KUALA LUMPUR: Food influencers on social media should help promote healthy eating and dining among Malaysians, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said that key opinion leaders could influence the public in both positive and negative ways. “We want our influencers to uphold the most important agenda, which is to promote healthy dining and...

MCMC probes viral video of ‘influencers’ giving scraps to homeless man

CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has launched an investigation following public complaints over a viral video showing a group of individuals, believed to be influencers, giving food scraps to a homeless person. In a statement Tuesday (Aug 5), MCMC said it took seriously the act of creating and disseminating content that exploited marginalised...

Visit Malaysia 2026: Fam trip brings journalists, influencers to see less-explored sides of Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: A familiarisation trip filled with cultural discoveries, coupled with immersive nature experiences, was part of a tourism campaign to uncover more of Sabah’s hidden gems. Themed “Mansau-Ansau North Borneo Trail: Culture, Adventure & Nature”, this five-day tour from last Friday (July 4) to Tuesday, saw nine media personnel and social influencers from Peninsula Malaysia,...

Malaysian influencers apologise, admit ‘disappearance’ was only an act

BANDUNG: Malaysian influencers Ammar Mohd Nazhan and Aras came forward on Friday (Feb 7) to apologise over the production of social media content claiming a friend had "disappeared" in a forest in Kota Bandung, Indonesia, recently, Sinar Harian reports. The Malay language daily said that in a statement reported by Indonesian news outlet KumparanNews, the influencers...

Report: Crypto influencer recommendations lead to losses

Recommendations from crypto influencers lead to losses, scientists from three universities said. According to Chinese journalist Colin Wu, the average accumulated return on positions opened based on signals from crypto influencers in X after 10 and 30 days decreased by 2.24% and 6.53%, respectively. Representatives of Indiana University, Harvard Business School, and Texas A&M University cite these...

M’sian Influencers Diorlynn Ong & Wilbur Ng Tie The Knot After 6 Years!

Life had to be halted for a while as we were dealing with the pandemic. Usual events like celebrations and weddings had to be put on hold. For those who did hold them during the pandemic, it was either a quiet event or a virtual one. Now that things are heading back to some semblance of...