Beauty queens call for an end to child marriage
KUCHING: Every child deserves to live a worry-free life and to be given the chance to grow at their own pace. They should not be forced to embrace unwanted obligations of being a wife and a mother. Larissa Ping, 2018 Miss World Malaysia, said child marriage was such a flawed tradition that should be banned […]
WeChat, TikTok ban — test for open internet, free expression
WASHINGTON: The US ban on Chinese-owned apps WeChat and TikTok sets up a pivotal legal challenge on digital free expression with important ramifications for the global internet ecosystem. President Donald Trump’s administration cited national security concerns, claiming the popular applications could be “subject to mandatory cooperation with the intelligence services” of Beijing. Critics said that […]
Ban PAS MP from Sarawak
KUCHING: The state government has been urged to ban Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Nik Salleh from entering the state. Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) political affairs director Raymond Thong said the insensitive remarks by the MP pertaining to the Christian religion is unacceptable and could create ill feelings and hostilities […]
TikTok gave rural Indian women fame, fun and more
NEW DELHI: When India banned TikTok, it closed a window to the wider world for legions of women outside the big cities that provided fun, fame and even fortune. The government outlawed the video-sharing platform, and 58 other Chinese apps, this month citing data security fears. TikTok is also reportedly under greater scrutiny elsewhere including […]
Travellers from Zhejiang, Jiangsu Provinces blocked
Wuhan Virus KUALA LUMPUR: After barring incoming travellers from coronavirus-hit Wuhan and Hubei province, Malaysia has extended the ban to travellers from the Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces in China with immediate effect. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said this follows China imposing lock-down on five cities in Zhejiang and two in Jiangsu. “In […]
