KOTA BHARU: Kelantan police have opened 25 investigation papers involving bullying offences that occurred in schools in the state for the first nine months of this year. Its police chief, Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat, said that of this number, six cases were reported in Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas (five), Machang and Bachok (four each), Tumpat (three),...
MELAKA: A misunderstanding that escalated into a brawl between a businessman and a security guard at Masjid Selat Melaka here on Tuesday (Oct 21) stemmed from the vendor's wife's choice of head covering. The incident at around 3.20pm went viral on social media after footage of their fight in the mosque compound was uploaded and shared...
PUTRAJAYA: Several measures were proposed during a Cabinet meeting discussing the increase in violence at national schools, among them banning the use of smartphones for those under 16 years old, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We find that the influence of social media, and also online games, leads to worrying behaviours,” said the Prime...
PETALING JAYA: Heartbroken mother Wong Lee Ping says, “My daughter was stabbed 200 times,” as she recounted the horrifying details of her 16-year-old daughter’s death at SMK Bandar Utama 4 on Tuesday (Oct 14). Fighting back tears, Wong, 44, said inaccurate reports had circulated online about the number of stab wounds her daughter, Yap Shing Xuen,...
SIPITANG: Malaysia will soon require all social media platforms to implement “electronic Know Your Customer” (eKYC) identity verification to ensure users under 13 do not own accounts. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the move aims to protect children online and ensure that community guidelines set by the platforms are properly enforced. "When I met representatives from...
SHAH ALAM: The police have confirmed the discovery of a handwritten note believed to be a message left by the teenage suspect involved in the recent student stabbing incident. The note, which has been circulating on social media, allegedly contained various writings, including one that reads "This world is fake. I have already won." Selangor police chief...
KOTA TINGGI: A farmer lost over RM110,000 after being duped into buying a non-existent car through social media here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report about the online scam from the 55-year-old victim on Thursday (Sept 25). “The case began in early September when the victim came across an advertisement for a...
SEPANG: A retail assistant has been fined RM14,000 here for producing and sharing videos with offensive content on her Twitter account three years ago. Sessions judge Ahmad Fuad Othman handed down the sentence on Siti Amiza Baharuddin, 28, on Monday (Aug 25) after she admitted to two charges. The court fined her RM7,000 in default six months'...
KOTA KINABALU: There is no fundraising initiative by the family of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir to pay for legal fees, say lawyers representing the family on a pro bono basis. Hamid Ismail said the lawyers had learned that their clients' bank account details are being circulated on social media platforms, purportedly for donations to cover...
KUALA LUMPUR: The man who claimed to be a pathologist who was involved in the post-mortem examination of Zara Qairina Mahathir has a history of conducting scams, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications Minister said there some people blindly believe whatever they see on social media. "Some fall victim to deepfake scams, some believe there is...
