PUTRAJAYA, March 29 ― Some 35,490 postings of provocative content were taken down in 2023, while 27,115 pieces of content were removed in the first two months of the year, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). In a statement today, it said that there has been a significant increase in harmful content on … Read more
JOHOR BARU, March 16 — A total of 155 commercial crime cases with losses amounting to RM3.9 million have been recorded in Johor from March 1 until yesterday, stated Johor police chief CP M Kumar. He highlighted that this marks an increase compared to the 137 cases with losses amounting to RM4.3 million recorded during … Read more
KUCHING, March 16 — Sarawak recorded a total of 352,983 visitor arrivals in January this year, marking an increase of 10.63 per cent over the numbers registered in the same period last year, said Datuk Sebastian Ting. The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts said the tourism receipts generated also went up … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 15 — In a Ramadan bazaar in the Presint 14 neighbourhood here which borders Kajang, a queue could be seen forming in front of a humble murtabak stall. Its draw? The stall was selling its chicken murtabak for merely RM5 compared to the average price of RM6 or 7 — as part of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The rise of the Khawarij and Takfiri ideologies in our country has become alarming, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. To address this issue, he said the government is taking measures to curb the spread of these ideologies. “We are actively monitoring Islamic … Read more
KUCHING, March 7 — The federal government’s proposal for the introduction of home detection to reduce overcrowding in prison will give rise to discrimination, says Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan. Voon, a practising lawyer, opined that such move, if implemented, would amount to ‘selective’ imprisonment of convicted offenders. “House arrest is only … Read more
KUCHING, Feb 17 — The number of flood victims in Sarawak continued to increase as at 4pm today from 402 from 106 families in the morning to 418 from 107 families in the afternoon. According to the report from the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN), all evacuees were housed at three temporary relief centres (PPS) … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 ― Rent in the Klang Valley could go up as much as 10 to 20 per cent this year as the effects of Covid-19 movement restrictions dissipate and boost demand for properties, New Straits Times (NST) reported today citing property agents. Current rental rates are already higher than pre-pandemic levels, according … Read more
PARIS, Feb 13 — A growing number of kids between the ages of 10 and 14 are showing a keen interest in beauty products, and their skincare routines are sometimes comparable to those of adults. In the United States, these young girls’ obsession with skincare is such that they’ve been dubbed “Sephora Kids.” This trend … Read more
GULMAARG, Jan 28 — Winter in the Himalayas should mean blanketing snow, and for Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir, one of the highest ski resorts in the world, that usually means thousands of tourists. This year, the deep powder once taken for granted is gone. The slopes are brown and bare, a stark example of the … Read more
