Woman loses RM15,000 in love scam
SIBU: A woman who was so excited to marry a man from Korea, ended up losing RM15,000 after she got duped by a Love Scam syndicate. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 38-year-old victim had earlier met the suspect via Facebook, who introduced himself as ‘Lukiet’, a Korean national working in Kuching. […]
Insulting the Agong a crime, can cause public unrest
PUTRAJAYA: The act of insulting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is a crime that can lead to public unrest, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said. He said such an act led to the police detaining an individual with the Facebook account name ‘Iswardy Morni’, who is believed to have made […]
Perlis to hold Pesta Angin Timur 2021 online
KANGAR: The annual Pesta Angin Timur 2021 (Easterly Wind Festival 2021) will be held virtually from June 4 to 5, said Perlis National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN) director Samsuring Meli. He said the event was expected to remain lively even though it would be held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Pesta Angin […]
Facebook unveils big audio push, adds podcasts
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday said it is adding podcasts and “live audio rooms” in a push to get people talking and take on the fast-growing audio-based app Clubhouse. “We think a lot of magic happens at the intersection of audio formats, as well as at the confluence of text, audio and video,” Facebook app […]
Facebook hit by French lawsuit over hate speech
PARIS: Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders announced Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Facebook in France, saying the website breaks its own terms by failing to protect users against hate speech. The Paris-based campaign group, known by its French acronym RSF, said it was taking Facebook to court for “misleading commercial practices”. The […]
Facebook strikes content revenue-sharing deal with Australian News Corp media company
MOSCOW: Facebook has signed a multi-year content deal with one of Australia’s largest media companies, News Corp, to be able to use its materials on its own platforms following the introduction of media bargaining laws in Australia, Sputnik quoted a News Corp press release. “News Corp announced today that it has reached a multi-year agreement […]
Man loses money in investment scam
MIRI: A man here lost more than RM11,000 after being deceived into investing in a non-existent fund. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the man, who lodged a report on Thursday (Nov 26), claimed that he was befriended by a guy named ‘Zi Qing’ on Facebook. This ‘Zi Qing’ had offered him […]
Nurse loses RM51,300 in love scam
MIRI: A female nurse here was scammed into parting with a sum of RM51,300 by a ‘lover’ recently. The woman, whose age was not revealed, became a victim in the love scam by a man she had befriended on Facebook in November 2019. “According to the victim, the suspect claimed that he was from Melbourne, […]
Woman scammed of RM47k
SIBU: A 60-year-old woman lost RM47,500 in a love scam. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that the victim is an administrative staff who ‘fell in love’ with a man named ‘Richie Weng’ on Facebook in July. After four months of courtship, the man told the victim through WhatsApp that he would […]
Foundation organises PUBG e-sports event
KUCHING: Sarawak Malay Cultural Foundation Charitable Trust (AKYBMS) in cooperation with strategic collaborative partnerships Saramedia Global Sdn Bhd (SMG), Sarawak State Youth and Sports Department, and Sarawak All Stars E-Sports (SAS) will be holding a SAMArindok PUBG MOBILE SARAMEDIA-AKYBMS 2020 e-sports event online on Sept 25 to Sept 26 this year. “This match will be […]
