PHEB will stand against anti-Hindu activities in the state
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PHEB will stand against anti-Hindu activities in the state

A Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) member has given his assurance that the body would not shy away from putting a full stop to anti-Hindu activities conducted in the state by Dravidian groups. “As a PHEB commissioner, I would be opposite of them. I don’t see them doing anything (negative) in Penang although there was…

Cyberbullying: Shalini in denial that she was detained
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Cyberbullying: Shalini in denial that she was detained

Shalini Periasamy who was recently implicated in the cyberbullying case of Hema Subramaniam denied that she was detained by the police. She also did not mention that she was released on police bail. In a TikTok video posted on Nov 23 at 3 am, she claimed that reports of her detention were rumours. “There are…

Shalini under probe, out on police bail for cyberbullying
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Shalini under probe, out on police bail for cyberbullying

Shalini Periasamy, who had received a slap on the wrist for cyber bullying the late Rajeswari Appahu, was detained by the police on Nov 17 for cyberbullying Hema Subramaniam before being released on police bail. This was confirmed by Cheras police chief ACP Aidil Bolhassan. The probe on Shalini is ongoing and he declined to…

New FOI appeals board chairman appointment ends controversy
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New FOI appeals board chairman appointment ends controversy

The controversy over the appointment of a new appeals board chairman under Penang’s Freedom of Information Enactment 2010 is now resolved with the appointment of Datuk K Kumaraendran. Some quarters had levelled allegation of nepotism over the appointment of Baldev Gurchan Singh who also happens to be Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo’s father…

Elon Musk condemns Australia’s proposed law on social media ban
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Elon Musk condemns Australia’s proposed law on social media ban

U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, has criticised Australia’s proposed law to ban social media for children under 16 and fine social media platforms of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for companies for systemic breaches. Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced the bill in parliament. It plans to try an…

No laws criminalises Islamising minors but Federal Court ruled it illegal
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No laws criminalises Islamising minors but Federal Court ruled it illegal

While there are no laws that criminalises the act of Islamising minors within what is permitted in the Federal Constitution, the Federal Court decisions in the case of Indira Gandhi and Loh Siew Hong ruled that converting an under aged minor without the permission of their parents are illegal. “There are no legal provisions for…

What grade does Perikatan Nasional deserve?
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What grade does Perikatan Nasional deserve?

Umno supreme council member Datuk Dr Puad Zarkashi questioned what grade does the federal opposition bloc, Perikatan Nasional deserve following electoral reform watch dog Bersih’s D for the unity government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “It is the grading season but these are all political grades. Bersih is a partisan NGO that…

Force Google to sell Chrome, US DOJ says
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Force Google to sell Chrome, US DOJ says

The US department of justice (US DOJ) will ask a judge to force Alphabet’s Google to sell off its Chrome internet browser, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the plans. The DOJ will also ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search market, to require measures related…