‘Allah’ socks issue: Sabahan sentenced to six months of jail for insulting Islam on Facebook

‘Allah’ socks issue: Sabahan sentenced to six months of jail for insulting Islam on Facebook

KOTA KINABALU, March 21 — A Sabahan Muslim convert was sentenced to six months in jail for insulting Islam on a Facebook page today. The 33-year-old property negotiator, Ricky Shane Cagampang, pleaded guilty to posting offensive remarks on Facebook over the issue of the word “Allah” on socks and was sentenced to six months imprisonment … Read more

Elon Musk trolls Meta on X after Facebook, Instagram and Threads suffer global outage

Elon Musk trolls Meta on X after Facebook, Instagram and Threads suffer global outage

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Elon Musk poked fun at Meta after its social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — suffered a global outage last (March 5) night. “If you’re reading this post, it’s because our servers are working,” Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter), which he acquired in 2022. Musk also posted … Read more

Facebook, Instagram tidak boleh log masuk, alami gangguan besar-besaran di beberapa negara

Facebook, Instagram tidak boleh log masuk, alami gangguan besar-besaran di beberapa negara

NEW YORK: Aplikasi Facebook dan Instagram iaitu platform syarikat induk Meta dilaporkan mengalami gangguan besar-besaran di beberapa buah negara termasuk Malaysia. Pemegang akaun bagi kedua-dua aplikasi berkenaan yang cuba log masuk ke tapak web dan apl akan menemui mesej ralat dan tidak dapat mengakses akaun seperti biasa. Penjejakan tapak web Downdetector menunjukkan ratusan ribu gangguan… … Read more

Bukit Aman: Company director loses a record RM11m to crypto-investment scam called ‘CCERX’ on Facebook

Bukit Aman: Company director loses a record RM11m to crypto-investment scam called ‘CCERX’ on Facebook

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — A company director lost RM11,130,123 in a cryptocurrency investment scheme called “CCERX” advertised on Facebook last September. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) deputy director (Investigation) Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said the loss was the single largest case of crypto-investment fraud. “The 60-year-old man lodged a police report on … Read more

Pengguna mengeluh tak sempat simpan air, ‘serang’ Facebook PBAPP

Pengguna mengeluh tak sempat simpan air, ‘serang’ Facebook PBAPP

GEORGE TOWN: Pengguna di negeri ini menjadikan laman sosial Facebook (FB) Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) sebagai medium ‘serangan’ yang bertali arus ekoran gangguan bekalan air buat kali ketiga akibat paip pecah di dasar Sungai Perai, petang ini. Tinjauan di FB PBAPP mendapati, ribuan pengguna meletakkan tanda marah dan sedih disebabkan kejadian yang berulang … Read more

Woman in JB loses over RM500,000 to non-existent investment scheme advertised on Facebook

Woman in JB loses over RM500,000 to non-existent investment scheme advertised on Facebook

JOHOR BARU, Jan 14 — A local woman lost more than half a million ringgit after allegedly falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme advertised on Facebook. Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Ismail Dollah said the 54-year-old woman claimed to have communicated with a woman from China via WhatsApp after clicking on a Facebook … Read more

Defamatory Facebook post: PM’s senior pol-sec sends letter of demand to Chegubard, seeks RM5m compensation

Defamatory Facebook post: PM’s senior pol-sec sends letter of demand to Chegubard, seeks RM5m compensation

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Senior Political Secretary to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has served a letter of demand to Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, to issue an unconditional apology over a defamatory Facebook post accusing him (Shamsul Iskandar) of embezzling public funds. Messrs SN Nair & Partners … Read more

Perak Islamic enforcers say Teluk Intan restaurant not certified halal after status questioned by Facebook users

Perak Islamic enforcers say Teluk Intan restaurant not certified halal after status questioned by Facebook users

IPOH, Dec 21 — The Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk) has confirmed that Restoran Hawayi in Teluk Intan does not have a halal certificate. JAIPk director Harith Fadzilah Abdul Halim said a search by JAIPk Halal Management Division found the restaurant involved is not a holder of a valid Malaysia Halal Verification Certificate (SPHM). He … Read more