Turkiye restored access to Instagram after more than a week on Saturday, saying its US-based parent company, Meta, accepted Ankara’s terms on content removal, reported German news agency (dpa). “The access ban on Instagram has been lifted,” Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu wrote on social media platform X. Meta agreed to Turkish government…
Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday, as student protests that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee have widened to target more officials appointed during her time in office. Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan resigned, the law ministry’s adviser Asif Nazrul said in a Facebook video post, after students…
Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence. The Republican’s campaign statement came shortly after news website Politico reported it had begun receiving emails in July from an anonymous source offering authentic…
A human rights organisation has called upon Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to voice out against the genocide and atrocities faced by the minority Hindus in Bangladesh because the Anwar’s silence marked a missed opportunity to present the Malaysia Madani vision to the global community. “The lack of condemnation from Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk…
Brewery companies sponsoring charity concerts in vernacular schools isn’t an issue for Malay parents who sent their children to Chinese schools provided it is done so in the best interests of the institutions. “I have no issue (with the concert) as long as the money will be used to improve school facilities, and the donation…
The National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairperson Charles Santiago wants states to accept that prolonged drought spell and water supply disruption to be a common occurrence from now due to the fact that climate change is here to stay. Hence, he needs all state governments, especially those in water critical areas to step up their…
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) finally took Terengganu Mufti Datuk Dr Mohamad Sabri Haron over the latter’s stand that it was okay for Muslims to preach Islam in non-Muslim places of worship. “If the purpose of entry to a place of worship is with a view to fostering…
Automated teller machines (ATM) will be installed in Nenggiri, said the Finance Ministry (MoF). “The ministry had completed discussions with several local banks and received positive feedback regarding the setup of ATM machines in Nenggiri,” MoF said in a statement. This is in response to reports that the residents of Nenggiri are having difficulties accessing…
The new regulatory framework introduced by MCMC aims to protect children from pedophiles. It would do so by preventing children from registering on social media platforms, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. “Currently, the platforms do not seem so serious to prevent them from opening and using accounts. “Through licensing, we hope that we can curb…
Social media unleashed its ugly side to businessman Leong Chan when a photograph of a stray cat tied behind a truck he was driving went viral to an extent his family and friends are now hounded by well meaning netizens on the pretext of animal abuse. The saying that the picture tells a thousand words…
