DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng trained his guns at former education minister Maszlee Malik, Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Salleh and Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor for patronizing and preaching to non Muslim parents on how to parent their children without understanding the underlying issue of alcoholic beverage companies sponsoring…
Following the exposé on TikTok IDs allegedly involved in cyberbullying and gangsterism on Saturday that culminated in the death of TikTok influencer A Rajeswary, otherwise known as Esha, the alleged individuals have decided to lay low. Some of those named were on a TikTok live session that very evening, using new fake TikTok accounts. Their…
Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan threatened to use the military to invade Israel as tensions flare up between the Jewish state and Libyan based Hezbollah. Erdogan did not rule out the possibility of Turkey entering Israel as it had done so in Libya. “We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these ridiculous…
The licensing requirement for social media platforms and instant messaging platforms that would be introduced on Aug 1 and implemented on Jan 1, 2025 is meant to impose obligations not for end users, but for the platforms. The licensing requirement had always been there but it was exempted for the past 23 years. Firstly, the…
Kota Melaka MP Khoo Poay Tiong described the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) push for major social media platforms to obtain government licences are both timely and necessary steps. “These platforms have failed to effectively address the escalating issues of scams, online gambling, and cyberbullying. “The alarming rise in these online threats has created…
The Democratic Action Party (DAP) Wanita chief Teo Nie Ching said DAP has the highest proportion of female representatives in Pakatan Harapan (PH). “DAP now has the highest proportion of female representatives among the parties in Pakatan Harapan (PH), with 10 out of 40 Members of Parliament being women, making up 25% of the total,”…
Gerakan deputy president Oh Tong Keong said that if a political alliance requires all member parties to accept extremely conservative and unreasonable demands from one party, Gerakan will not hesitate to withdraw from the Perikatan Nasional (PN). “If the Gerakan is willing to leave Barisan Nasional (BN) to oppose corrupt alliance partners, the party wouldn’t…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that Malaysia has submitted an application to join the BRICS to Russia, the current BRICS chairman. “Malaysia has sent an application letter to Russia, the BRICS chair, expressing its openness to joining the organisation as a member state or strategic partner,” he said, reported FMT. The Prime Minister’s…
A scandal erupted in Taiwan when an employee at Godiva in Xinyi District, Taipei posted derogatory comments about customers, frustrated by having to work while many stores were temporarily shut down due to Typhoon Gaemi. In the post, the employee harshly criticised customers redeeming chocolate at the store, saying: “Four greedy scoundrels—why weren’t you blown…
Associate Professor Dr Selvakumar Manickam of Universiti Sains Malaysia said that the new regulatory framework would probably lead to more rigorous content moderation and heightened measures against cybercrime, online fraud, cyberbullying, and child sexual abuse. He stressed the importance of frequently reviewing and updating the framework to ensure it remains both comprehensive and effective, given…
