Zahid: Govt to rope in AI in multi-ministry plan to tackle scams and violence

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is taking proactive steps to curb the escalating trend of violent crimes, scams and other social issues that are plaguing communities across the nation, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said with the rapid rise of digital and communication technology, including artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years,...

China newlywed woman blinded by husband after refusing to top up his online gaming account

BEIJING (SCMP): A Chinese woman was brutally beaten and blinded by her husband two months after they married because she refused to fund his gaming habit. The woman, known as Lao Chunxue, 28, from Inner Mongolia in northern China, met her husband, surnamed Xie, who is two years older than her, through an introduction by a...

QuickCheck: Was a woman held at knifepoint in Penang as seen in a viral video?

ACTS of violence are generally shocking and rare, and as such any videos and news of such misdeeds tends to go viral very rapidly because of this. Recently, a video just over a minute long of a man waving a knife while holding a woman at a headlock at a supermarket went viral along with the...

Selangor state assembly condemns violence against athletes

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state legislative assembly on Friday (July 5) unanimously approved an emergency motion condemning acts of extreme violence that endanger the lives and careers of athletes, particularly in football. The motion, tabled by Seri Serdang state assemblyman Abbas Salimmi Che Adzmi during the RS-1 Half Term Review (KSP RS-1) debate session, called for...

Show Luo’s Latest Music Video Deemed ‘Too Violent’; Weapons, Even Scissors, Blurred Out

Taiwanese singer Show Luo’s music video for his latest single ‘Dancing Champion’ is quite the martial arts spectacle. But it seems some scenes have been deemed too brutal. Just a day after its release on Jun 25, Show said he had received a notice from his agency that the music video is "too violent". The 44-year-old shared that after...

Navy man beaten up during football match in Lumut base

IPOH: A navy personnel claimed he was beaten up by a group of supporters during a football match inside the navy base in Lumut. Manjung OCPD Asst Comm Mohamed Nordin Abdullah said the 26-year-man lodged a report on May 28 at 12.53pm. ACP Nordin said the man claimed that around 7.15pm on May 27, when he was...

Husband flees after woman dies with bruises, injuries

KAJANG: A 38-year-old woman, believed to have been beaten, died with bruises all over her body at a private hospital here. Her 32-year-old husband, who sent her to the hospital, could not be located shortly after she was pronounced dead. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said the hospital's nurse alerted police that the woman had...