Early education on digital literacy important to produce responsible social media users
Dr Rani Ann Balaraman said early education on digital literacy that emphasises conduct and ethics in the use of social media is important.
Sat May 25 2024
Life's a meme: Make your own 'Barbie'-inspired movie poster
Social media users are inspired by posters for the movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling to create their own humorous versions.
Sat Apr 15 2023
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
The trend underscores how fraudsters worldwide profit off disinformation, casting a wide net across social media users.
Mon Feb 13 2023
Beware of misleading ad on driving licence - RTD
Zailani said the advertisement used the photo of a China doll as the profile picture to attract the attention of social media users.
Sun Jan 01 2023
Amanah lodges police report on social media users over racial content
Amanah has urged PDRM to take action against individuals and political parties suspected of posting racist remarks on social media.
Sat Nov 26 2022
GE15: Social media users warned not to threaten public order - IGP
Acryl Sani said PDRM detected social media users uploading content with racial or religious sentiments and insults towards the royal institution.
Tue Nov 22 2022
Be courteous, tolerant when commenting on GE15 - MCMC
The MCMC has reminded social media users to maintain decency and etiquette and to be tolerant when commenting on the GE15.
Thu Oct 20 2022
Malaysia counts 28 million social media users as of January 2021 - KKM Sec-Gen
Mohammad Mentek said the figures showed that Malaysians were among the most active in social media.
Wed Sep 22 2021
China warns companies against politicising actions regarding Xinjiang
Chinese social media users last week began circulating a 2020 statement by H&M announcing it would no longer source cotton from Xinjiang.
Mon Mar 29 2021
Instagram-ready: Vietnamese influencer teaches art of posing
Young Vietnamese social media users are snapping up a popular influencer's course on posing for the perfect photo.
Tue Mar 09 2021
Social media users more likely to believe misinformation: Study
People who used social platforms for news were less informed about major public affairs topics and more susceptible to believing rumours and hoaxes.
Tue Feb 23 2021
E-commerce platform Shopee apologises for 'inappropriate' Indonesian commercial
The commercial was slammed online, with social media users saying it belittled and undermined victims of sexual abuse and harassment.
Fri Feb 05 2021
Myanmar army chief mocked online for short stature in doctored photo
The posts, shared two days after Myanmar's military seized power in a coup, prompted some social media users to mock the army chief's height.
Fri Feb 05 2021
Pandemic led to half a billion new users on social media
In 2020, a year that was mostly spent in lockdown for most parts of the world, social media users increased at the quickest rate in three years to 4.2 billion active users worldwide.
Tue Feb 02 2021
Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store; Apple gives 24-hour warning
Right-leaning social media users in the United States have flocked to Parler, messaging app Telegram and hands-off social site Gab.
Sat Jan 09 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024