AWANI Tonight: AIFA: Govt launches AI chatbot to combat fake news
The government has launched an AI chatbot called the Artificial Intelligence Fact-Check Assistant (AIFA) to combat fake news and help users verify information online.
Tue Jan 28 2025
Cybercriminals exploit CNY surge with AI-powered scams, warns Fortinet
Peerapong Jongvibool says cybercriminals are quick to capitalise on increased online activity during the holiday shopping season.
Tue Jan 28 2025
Thailand and China to set up coordination centre to combat scam call networks
Thai police to set up a coordination centre in Bangkok, while China plans another in Mae Sot to strengthen joint efforts.
Sat Jan 25 2025
Malaysia adopts more balanced approach, no plan to set age limit for online access - Fahmi
Cybersecurity and online safety are inseparable as criminals shift to social media, says Fahmi Fadzil.
Wed Jan 22 2025
Facebook, TikTok, WhatsApp, Telegram are online platforms preferred by scammers - Fahmi
Fahmi Fadzil says the losses from scams and fraud committed on these platforms easily reached hundreds of millions of ringgit.
Mon Jan 20 2025
Meta drops fact checkers in US, what does this mean for the world?
Fact-checking organisations said the move could encourage hate speech online and fuel violence offline.
Sun Jan 19 2025
Hong Kong, Thai officials in talks to combat Southeast Asian scam centres
The United Nations says border towns in Thailand, Laos and Myanmar have become regional hubs for telecom and other online fraud.
Wed Jan 15 2025
Govt to implement more effective measures to address online scams - Teo
Teo Nie Ching says the government will also continue to take decisive action to combat scam crimes.
Wed Jan 08 2025
Social media platform providers licensing milestone for Msia's online regulations - MCMC
MCMC commissioner describes the licensing requirement as a major achievement in enhancing online safety and regulation approaches.
Wed Jan 08 2025
Online scams can derail Malaysia’s reputation as safe business jurisdiction
Online scams silently erode economies, harming individuals and causing ripple effects that weaken nations globally.
Wed Jan 08 2025
Delivery man loses RM63,826 in love scam after 20 days of online relationship
The man claims to have met the woman known as Leong, through the Wechat application but she is believed to have used a fake identity.
Tue Jan 07 2025
Licensing of social media service providers to enhance platform accountability - Experts
The licensing requirement for social media and Internet messaging services with at least eight million registered users in Malaysia, is deemed capable of enhancing platform accountability
Thu Jan 02 2025
Licensing law to make online spaces safer from January 2025, say lawyer, social media influencer
Malaysia's new licensing requirement for social media platforms is set to take effect tomorrow.
Tue Dec 31 2024
Immediate reform needed in social media regulations to protect children - Syerleena
The government's move to licence social media services to overcome various problems on the Internet, including digital predation on children is apt, said Bukit Bendera MP
Thu Dec 26 2024
AWANI Tonight: Police arrests 13 men over child sexual abuse material
Thirteen men has been arrested for allegedly committing online sexual offenses involving child sexual abuse material through Op Pedo.
Tue Dec 24 2024
UK backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport is operating at 99% capacity and risks being overtaken in Europe.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Sarawak floods: Number of victims almost doubles to 5,385
Based on the latest report from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, Bintulu has the highest number of flood victims.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 20 oil workers
The small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on takeoff from its oilfield airport.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Miri landslide: Residents urged to evacuate if ordered
Sarawak Transport Minister says this is to prevent a recurrence of the recent tragedy in Kampung Lereng Bukit, which claimed five lives.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Families reunite in north Gaza as huge crowds return to smashed homes
Thousands of displaced people returning from south are going back looking for surviving family members and whatever remains of their homes.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Syria's Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power
Sharaa was also empowered to form a temporary legislative council for a transitional period and the Syrian constitution was suspended.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Atomic scientists adjust 'Doomsday Clock' closer than ever to midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 89 seconds before midnight - the theoretical point of annihilation.
Thu Jan 30 2025
Alibaba releases AI model it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3
Alibaba's cloud unit says, Qwen 2.5-Max outperforms almost across the board GPT-4o, DeepSeek-V3 and Llama-3.1-405B.
Thu Jan 30 2025
India sends navigation satellite into orbit on ISRO rocket in landmark launch
India successfully launched into orbit a new navigation satellite aboard a home-grown rocket.
Thu Jan 30 2025
RON95, RON97 prices unchanged, diesel up by five cents in Peninsular M'sia
MOF announces that the retail prices of RON95 and RON97 petrol will remain unchanged at RM2.05 per litre and RM3.43 per litre, respectively.
Wed Jan 29 2025