Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has confirmed that the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission is mulling over legal action against X for its failure in ensuring user safety in Malaysia. “The government is weighing legal action against X for failing to guarantee the safety of users in Malaysia and other countries,” he said. Fahmi added…
Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin has called for close ties between the federal and state governments in jointly developing the agriculture industry in Malaysia. “Joint development in the agriculture industry begins with close ties between the federal and state governments that is supported by strong relations between the leadership and…
UK’s media regulator launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X on Monday over concerns its Grok AI chatbot was creating sexually intimate deepfake images in violation of its duty to protect people in the UK from illegal content. The British government said a new law making it an offence to create sexual deepfakes would come…
Erich von Daeniken, the Swiss author famed for his controversial ancient – alien theories, has passed away at the age of 90. Von Daeniken rose to global prominence with his 1968 publication, ‘Chariots of the Gods?’, which claimed that extraterrestrials had a profound impact on early human civilizations. The book posited that advanced aliens visited…
The move by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to temporarily restrict access for Grok is due to monetisation of AI abuse, said Deputy Communication Minister Teo Nie Ching. She pointed out that AI driven nudification is also a violation of human rights. A paywall is not a safeguard; it is a confession that…
MIC would decide its destiny – to remain in or to depart from BN in February, post – Thaipusam. Thaipusam falls on Feb 1. “We will decide after Thaipusam, maybe early or mid – February. The Umno general assembly is in January… let’s settle that first,” said MIC’s deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan, Berita…
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday witnessed the signing of seven agreements to strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries across various fields of priority. The Prime Minister’s Office in a statement said that the signing of the documents was in conjunction with Anwar’s three-day official visit to Turkey at…
Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng depicted Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s claim over Penang as mere distraction from the latter’s failed governance, mismanagement “All talk no action. He should not tarry but practice what he preach by going straight to the Federal Court as permitted by Article 128 of…
An academic, Professor James Chin, sarcastically made a plea to Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh against quitting his position in the party. “Please do not step down. The Malay nationalists want you to stay and take over UMNO and bring UMNO into MN,” he said on Facebook. “Then you will implement your vision of…
Selangor exco for human resource, poverty eradication, minorities and Orang Asli affairs, Papparaidu Veraman was furious over the controversy surrounding a Hindu temple that was built on a private land in Taman Topaz, Dengkil, Selangor. “Why are they building Hindu temples on someone’s land? This sets a very bad precedent. Shame on us as Hindus….
