Joining Facebook group to refresh kinship
‘In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.’ – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900); a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, and philologist best known for his works on morality, religion, philosophy, and the human condition. Just two days ago I joined the Facebook […]
Twitter competitor threads officially launched by Meta
WASHINGTON: Facebook’s parent company Meta officially launched Threads, its text-based Twitter competitor, on Wednesday. Built by the Instagram team, the new app aims to provide a platform for real-time online conversations and sharing text updates. According to the company, posts can be up to 500 characters in length and can include links, photos and videos […]
Man RM48K poorer after duped into buying SUV
SIBU: An airline company employee lost RM48,340 after he was duped into purchasing a Toyota Fortuner recently. The incident happened on July 26 when the 25-year-old man came across a car on sale advertisement on Facebook and reached out to a woman for the purpose of buying the car. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said […]
Zuckerberg apologises for WhatsApp, Facebook disruption
KUALA LUMPUR: Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to users around the world who faced disruption in accessing Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. In his Facebook post, he said the apps were gradually coming back online. “Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger are coming back online now. “Sorry for the disruption today — I know how much […]
Loan shark goons harass wrong person
PADAWAN: Local police confirmed that a recent viral social media post concerning a car splashed with pink paint at Jalan Sungai Tengah here is related to a case of a RM300 loan that a woman owes a loan shark. In confirming this, District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, said the incident happened around 5.15am on […]
Don’t apply for loans via Facebook
PADAWAN: The public are advised not to apply for any loans via Facebook, but through a licensed money lender instead. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said this in light of a recent viral post where a person’s property was splashed with red paint by a loan shark. “I advise the public not to apply […]
TikTok, Facebook used to channel latest info
PUTRAJAYA: The Elections Academy (APR) is using social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook to channel the latest information to the people on election-related matters, including on the Election Commission (EC) and the implementation of Undi 18. APR head of programmes (training management) Nik Aminudin Nik Shahar Shah said the dissemination of information through […]
Woman loses over RM60,000 over love scam
PADAWAN: A woman in her late 40s lost RM60,140 after she was tricked by an Englishman’s sweet promises. District deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong who confirmed the case, said the victim knew the suspect named Tan Jenny Mon from Manchester, England via Facebook since the end of July this year. After a month […]
Facebook encrypts Messenger calls in privacy move
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Friday began rolling out encryption for voice or video calls made through its Messenger texting app, ratcheting up privacy for users. The move comes as the sanctity of data on smartphones becomes an increasingly sensitive topic. Encrypting text chats on Messenger has been an option since 2016. The number of audio […]
Single mum loses RM494k to African scam
BINTULU: A single mother lost RM494,000 after she fell prey to an ‘African scam’ between March and May last year. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the victim in her 40s, had met a man known as ‘Li Wei’ via Facebook in mid-February last year. The suspect invited her to […]
