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Electrocuted and beaten: Rescued Malaysians describe job scam nightmare in Myanmar

Electrocuted and beaten: Rescued Malaysians describe job scam nightmare in Myanmar

A Malaysian rescued from the syndicate says each person had different tasks; his was searching for phone numbers listed on social media.
Mon Feb 17 2025
Cyber threat: Don’t talk to strangers, no longer relevant?

Cyber threat: Don’t talk to strangers, no longer relevant?

Today, children in the digital age can interact with anyone online, exposing them to various security risks.
Sat Feb 15 2025
Enhancing cybersecurity to combat online crime, terrorism

Enhancing cybersecurity to combat online crime, terrorism

AI can automatically filter extremist content on social media and detect suspicious communications across various digital platforms.
Sat Feb 08 2025
Royal address, Trump's policy topics of focus at Dewan Rakyat this week

Royal address, Trump's policy topics of focus at Dewan Rakyat this week

Sultan Ibrahim urge the government to firmly curb slander and online incitement on social media to prevent division.
Fri Feb 07 2025
Bangladesh protesters torch ousted PM Hasina's father's home

Bangladesh protesters torch ousted PM Hasina's father's home

Protesters expresses their fury over Hasina's social media speech, which they viewed as a challenge to the newly formed interim government.
Thu Feb 06 2025
AWANI Tonight: What challenges lie ahead for post-Assad Syria?

AWANI Tonight: What challenges lie ahead for post-Assad Syria?

Astro AWANI is the first Malaysian news brand to enter Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Astro AWANI’s Social Media Editor, Hilal Azmi, reports from Damascus on the current situation and the country’s ongoing recovery.
Wed Jan 22 2025
Malaysia adopts more balanced approach, no plan to set age limit for online access - Fahmi

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

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
TikTok's fight against going dark gains support from key US lawmakers

TikTok's fight against going dark gains support from key US lawmakers

The prospect of a TikTok ban has already triggered some users to seek alternatives.
Fri Jan 17 2025
Meta's 'Community Notes' model will not apply to paid ads

Meta's 'Community Notes' model will not apply to paid ads

Community Notes on Meta Platforms will be enabled for organic content, posts that Meta hasn't been paid to promote.
Fri Jan 17 2025
Meta in final process to obtain ASP Class Licence - Fahmi

Meta in final process to obtain ASP Class Licence - Fahmi

The Communications Minister is also in talks with Microsoft as LinkedIn's Malaysian users may surpass 8 mln in the first quarter of 2025.
Fri Jan 17 2025
TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say

TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say

Shutting down TikTok in the US could make it unavailable for users in many other countries, the company said.
Thu Jan 16 2025
Indonesia to push social media protections ahead of age-limit law

Indonesia to push social media protections ahead of age-limit law

The government will carve out a law to set a minimum age for users of the platforms, says a senior communications ministry official.
Wed Jan 15 2025
Over half a million ‘TikTok refugees’ flock to China's RedNote

Over half a million ‘TikTok refugees’ flock to China's RedNote

New users are piling into the Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a proposed US ban on the popular social media app TikTok.
Wed Jan 15 2025
Indonesia plans minimum age for social media use

Indonesia plans minimum age for social media use

The move aims at protecting children, its communications minister says.
Tue Jan 14 2025
Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant

Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today

So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit

Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas

Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say

The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports

The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025
185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco

The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025
IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government

The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025
Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei

This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
[OPINION] For never again the world must know more about the Khojaly genocide

[OPINION] For never again the world must know more about the Khojaly genocide

For Azerbaijanis, the Khojaly genocide is more than a historical event - it is a collective trauma that shapes their identity and worldview.
Fri Feb 21 2025