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Kita Food Festival to showcase culinary excellence this September

KUCHING: The Kita Food Festival (KFF), an annual food event that brings together leading chefs and culinary minds from around the world, is set to take place here on Sept 27. According to a press release, the festival will feature a line-up of Malaysian, Singaporean, and renowned international chefs participating in a series of fine […]

Interior decorator charged with insulting Agong on Instagram

KUALA LUMPUR: An interior decorator was charged in the Ampang Sessions Court here today with uttering seditious words and making offensive communications against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on his Instagram social media page last year.   William Khor Wai Loon, 36, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before Judge Wan Mohd Norisham Wan […]

Painting of MPs as apes, frogs attracts Selangor Sultan

PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has purchased a painting which depicts MPs in the Dewan Rakyat as apes and frogs, the official Instagram account of the Selangor palace said today. The painting which is said to be currently hanging in his private study, had attracted the sultan’s attention. The account […]

RM109,200 lost to online scam involving purchase of laptops

KUANTAN: A woman has lodged a police report claiming that she was a victim of an online scam involving losses amounting to RM109,200 for purchase of three laptops. Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 32-year-old woman claimed she made the purchase through a man via a given WhatsApp number after […]

Woman duped in love scam to ‘Frenchman’

SIBU: A hostel supervisor, who fell in love with a Frenchman online, lost RM20,000 after she was deceived by the suspect’s sweet promises. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 43-year-old victim knew the suspect named Ahmad Zulhilmi, who is supposedly from France, via Instagram. Since May this year, they have been communicating […]

Woman loses over RM16,000 in business scam

BINTULU: A woman reportedly lost RM16,750 after being deceived by a business scam syndicate using Instagram application. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the 33-year-old woman claimed that she received messages offering job to promote goods and was promised lucrative returns through Instagram. “The victim was attracted to the job offer and purported rewards […]

Instagram user ‘safieyillias94’held over unfitting content

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested the owner of the Instagram account ‘safieyillias94’ on Thursday for allegedly committing obscene communications and sexual grooming involving underage children. Kajang district police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said the police would make the remand application today. “Please give us time to investigate the case,” he told Bernama. It was […]

Teacher loses over RM63,000 in love scam

ALOR SETAR: A female teacher lost over RM63,000 to a love scam syndicate after being duped by a man she got to know through Instagram in April. Kedah Police Contingent Headquarters Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Elias Omar said the 43-year-old victim, who lives in Sik, got to know the suspect, who introduced himself […]

Police record Syed Saddiq’s statement over Instagram post

KUALA LUMPUR: The Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was present at the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters (IPD) yesterday to have his statement recorded over a video he posted on his Instagram account. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (Investigation and Legal) Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri confirmed the matter […]

Teachers using popularity of social media to prop up PdPR

This article is in conjunction with Teachers Day in Malaysia which is celebrated on May 16 annually. By Soon Li Wei KUALA LUMPUR: ‘If you can’t beat them, join them.’ This is exactly what teachers are trying to do in an era where students are smitten with smartphones and social media applications such as TikTok, […]