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Covid-19’s impact on mental health

KUCHING: In order to reach out to, and engage with, communities around the region, a Sarawak-based NGO, Organisation for Addiction Prevention Treatment and Rehabilitation, also known as Oaptar, organised a webinar. The webinar on “Covid-19 and Beyond: Impact on Mental Health” was broadcast live last Saturday (June 20) at 2pm on the gotowebinar platform. Four […]

Salesman loses RM16,970 in internet scam

SIBU: A salesman lost RM16,970 after borrowing money from a non-existing money lender. The Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the 25-year old victim was surfing the Facebook when he found out about the ‘Maybank Personal Loan’. Collin said the victim wanted to borrow RM15,000 because he wanted to do online business. So, […]

Facebook rejects call to share revenue with Australian media

SYDNEY: Facebook on Monday rejected calls from the Australian government and news companies that it shares advertising revenue with the media, suggesting it would rather cut news content from its platform. The US tech giant said in a submission to Australia’s competition watchdog that news represents a “very small fraction” of the content in an […]

DJ Patrick Teoh charged with insulting crown prince

JOHOR BAHRU: Popular deejay Patrick Teoh pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of making an offensive statement against the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, last month. Teoh, whose actual name is Teoh Kang Yong, 73, claimed trial after the charge was read out to him before […]

Ustaz to hold community talk at Pustaka Sibu

KUCHING: Sarawak State Library (Pustaka) in Sibu and Kuiscell Sdn Bhd will collaborate to hold a community talk entitled ‘Covid-19: Muhasabah Diri’ at 10.30am on June 12. It will be held live via Sarawak State Library official Facebook page. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, Pustaka Sibu said the Covid-19 pandemic hadforced people to […]

Ramadan virtual talk on May 22

MIRI: Pustaka Miri is organising a Ramadan virtual talk to be held on May 22. The talk will be given by Imam Mohamed Magid, executive director of All Dulles Area Muslim Society and former president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Schools and higher education institutions have been forced by the Covid-19 pandemic […]

Woman claims to be victim of online cake ordering fraud

KUCHING: A woman from Sarawak, who was stranded in Sungai Petani, Kedah due to the movement control order (MCO), has claimed to be the victim of an online cake (kek lapis) ordering fraud. Zaliha Hassan, a Mirian, has been stranded in Sungai Petani, Kedah since the implementation of the MCO when she went there to […]

Malaysian newspapers want Google and Facebook to share ad revenue

KUALA KUMPUR: Malaysian newspaper publishers are coming together to initiate a move to force international technology companies Google and Facebook to share advertising revenue they have accumulated largely at the expense of the traditional media. The move, undertaken through the Malaysian Newspaper Publishers Association (MNPA), follows a recent landmark decision by the Australian government to force Google […]

Ramadan food delicacies galore on Facebook

By Suziela Che Mat KUALA LUMPUR: Ramadan this year will not be the same for Malaysians with the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) entering the fourth phase,  a different experience of celebrating the holy month is felt, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As is often the case, a few days prior to Ramadan, […]

Disabled woman now a successful bakery owner

KANGAR: In 2007, Nor Hidayah Radzli, 35, was involved in a road accident while on her way to work at a prominent hotel in Langkawi. That accident resulted in permanent injuries to her right foot, leaving her dependent on her parents to move around. She had to use a urinary catheter, and was wheelchair-bound before being able to walk […]