Coach’s ‘sextortion’ scheme unravels when student figures out who he is, US feds say

After prosecutors say a New Mexico high school coach manipulated a student into sending him nude photos, she isolated herself from friends and family, spent most days in her room and stopped participating in class, court documents show. At first, she didn’t know that two people she had been communicating with over Snapchat when she was...

Fahmi: Cheaper Internet packages by September

PUTRAJAYA: Internet prices are expected to drop by this September when the Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP) is adopted, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Speaking at the monthly assembly of the Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) here today, he said the use of MSAP would lead to a reduction in Internet wholesale prices and...

Maxis customers could be getting 5G access as early as next month

PETALING JAYA: The 5G dual network task force has successfully reached an agreement with telcos on the equity participation in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and the 5G access agreement. The telcos include CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile, and YTL Communications, which will be finalising their shareholding in DNB. Participating telcos will also be supporting the development of...

Malaysia issues licence to Elon Musk’s Starlink to bring Internet services to remote areas

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has issued a licence to Starlink, the satellite communications service started by Elon Musk, to provide Internet services in the country, particularly in remote areas, its communications minister said on July 20. Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in a Facebook post that Starlink, which is operated by Musk's SpaceX, would begin by providing its services...

Chinese crackdown on online fraud forces citizens to leave Myanmar’s ‘Little China’

At a hotel in Wa State, near the Myanmar-China border, Chinese national Li Jiajie is growing increasingly desperate by the day. The 24-year-old has been surviving on his savings since last month when he quit his job as an assistant chef after Chinese security officials instructed all citizens to leave northeast Myanmar . But Li is uncertain...