Nurul Izzah to lodge police report over slanderous social media post

PETALING JAYA: Former Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar will soon lodge a police report over a slanderous posting made against her. In a statement on Facebook, the daughter of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said that her lawyers would lodge a report sometime next week after the Chinese New Year celebration. "Let's not forget the...

A school removed bathroom mirrors to keep students from making TikToks. Will it work?

Administrators at Southern Alamance Middle School in Graham, NC, recently removed bathroom mirrors after discovering students were spending copious amounts of classroom time in front of them creating TikTok videos. Some students were asking to use the bathroom five or more times a day and spending upwards of five minutes out of class during each excused...

Social media influencer Boss Mario reported missing

MELAKA: Police received a missing person report following the disappearance of social media influencer who is also known as Boss Mario, after leaving Pantai Klebang here early on Friday (Feb 2) morning. Melaka Tengah district police chief assistant commissioner Christopher Patit said the disappearance of Yew Boon Xiang, 30, who resides in Semabok, was reported by...

Najib’s daughter posts message for father on social media

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib, shares a message with a photo of her father on her Instagram story. In the short clip, she wrote, "Always waiting for your return, however long it takes", as a dedication to her father, a former prime minister of Malaysia. The post was backed with the...

Warisan will sue those trying to link it to Sabah drug kingpin, says sec-gen

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan has denied allegations on social media that it is linked to an alleged Sabah drug kingpin arrested by police earlier this week. Its secretary-general Datuk Loretto Padua said the "wild" allegations were being played up by political opponents to defame the party. "Warisan regrets that there are still a few irresponsible parties trying...

Covid-19: Health Ministry to review guidelines after users complain hotline is down

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has been tasked to relook at guidelines on what to do when someone tests positive for Covid-19 at home, after social media users complained that the Covid-19 Assessment Centre (CAC) hotline set up during the pandemic is no longer working. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said while he had...

Man turns aggressive at handphone shop

MUAR: Unsatisfied with the service given, a man made a fuss towards a shopkeeper that resulted in them throwing things at each other. A one-minute-and-40-second clip of the incident, taken from the handphone shop's closed circuit television, has gone viral on social media. In the video, the man is heard complaining about a faulty screen protector before...

Police deny claims that Papagomo was arrested

KUALA LUMPUR: Police denied claims that blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, was detained as claimed by some. Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain refuted allegations that Wan Muhammad Azri was detained while he was live streaming on social media. "We did not arrest Papagomo, yesterday," he told Bernama when contacted...

Malaysians outraged by act of boy who attempted robbery on e-hailing driver

PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysians have taken to social media to express their shock and displeasure with the act of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly attempted to rob a e-hailing driver in Taman Keladi, in Kedah on Monday (Nov 27). They said that they were shocked that someone so young had attempted to commit such an act...

Man held for offering RM5mil bounty for PM

KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old man has been detained for threatening the Prime Minister via social media. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the man was detained on Tuesday (Nov 28) for allegedly uploading a video TikTok offering a RM5mil reward to assassinate the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. "He was detained at Jalan Padang Tembak,...