Epidemiologist laments fake news on Covid-19 pandemic
KUCHING: Trust deficit in science has been the cause of why Covid-19 is hard to contain, said Sarawak epidemiologist Professor Datuk Dr Andrew Kiyu Dawie Usop. “There is a high proportion of people who do not believe in science. “Everyone now is well-informed about Covid-19 but yet it is still hard to contain,” he said […]
Fake news causes stir among Mirians
MIRI: Fake news on Covid-19 that has gone viral on Facebook on Tuesday (Nov 17) has caused quite a stir among Mirians. The news was posted on Facebook by someone named ‘Jenifer Lawrence’, which claimed that a tourist bus has been used to transport 46 passengers from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (by land) to Miri recently. […]
Illegal to spread fake news
KUCHING: The public have been reminded not to spread fake Covid-19 news as it is illegal to do so and will only worsen the situation. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, pointed out that several agencies, organisations and companies had taken the initiative to create their own lists of Covid-19 high risk […]
Sarawakians know difference between real and fake news
KAPIT: Sarawakians are smart enough to know what is real or otherwise regarding information disseminated on social media. In stating this, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg noted that there were certain quarters trying to spread lies and inaccurate information in order to discredit the state government. “For example, certain people said Kapit […]
Beware of fake news
TATAU: Beware of fake news circulating on social media, warned Native Laws and Customs Assistant Minister Datuk John Sikie Tayai. He advised the people that there are irresponsible parties who are trying to smear the image of the government and its elected representatives. “Do not believe the slander in social media which was intentionally directed […]
Viral infection among military staff not true
KUCHING: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has denied issuing any statement regarding Covid-19 infection among military personnel during early voting for the Sabah state election (PRN) last Tuesday. In a statement issued today, MAF said a viral statement circulating on social media saying that military personnel were infected after dipping their fingers with ink during […]
Beware of fake stories
BETONG: Members of Village Development and Security Committees (JKKKs) are urged to play a role in resolving social confusion resulting from false stories or fake news. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that ahead of the election season, many issues were deliberately raised. For example, in the past few days, land issue […]
Muhyiddin denies offering DPM post to Shafie Apdal
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has denied that he had offered the post of Deputy Prime Minister to Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, as reported by a news portal recently. “Referring to the statement of Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal in his interview with Malaysiakini on July 14, […]
Stop spreading fake news or else: Uggah
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has warned that authorities will not hesitate to take action against those who spread fake news. “I appeal to the community to stop such irresponsible actions of spreading fake news. Yesterday (Monday), we saw one being viralled which said that a few places in Kuching were […]
Claims of PM breaching quarantine order baseless and malicious
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) today stressed that the news portal Sarawak Report’s claims that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had breached his two-week home quarantine order by going abroad to seek medical treatment for cancer, are completely baseless and indeed malicious. In a statement, the PMO said during the quarantine period, […]
