Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in 2 countries
FACEBOOK and Instagram began a week-long roll-out of their first paid verification service today, testing users’ willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. Facing a drop in advertising revenues, parent company Meta is piloting a subscription in Australia and New Zealand before it appears in larger markets. The service […]
Pregnant US inmate seeks release because foetus is innocent
A PREGNANT woman charged with murder and jailed in Florida wants out of prison on the grounds that her unborn baby is innocent and “held unlawfully,” a lawyer said yesterday. “The child didn’t have a seat at the table when the decision to incarcerate the mother was made,” lawyer William Norris told AFP.
No such thing as 'my men' or 'your men', IGP says in reminding cops not to form cliques
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani has reminded all senior police officers to not have cliques within the police force. Read full story
Budget 2023: Johor expecting good news, says MB
JOHOR BARU: Johor is expecting good news from Budget 2023 which will be tabled by the Prime Minister later on Friday (Feb 24), says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Read full story
Labuan waters free from red tide, says Fisheries Dept
LABUAN: The Labuan Fisheries Department on Friday (Feb 24) confirmed that water samples taken from Labuan waters following the red tide phenomenon in Sabah, are free from Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum (dinoflagellates) which is harmful to humans. Read full story
Hussein Omar Khan is Selangor's new top cop
KUALA LUMPUR: Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan has officially taken the helm as Selangor police chief. Read full story
IGP: Police waiting for post-mortem report on sergeant found with gunshot wounds
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are waiting for medical reports including the post-mortem in the case where a police sergeant was found dead with gunshot wounds in Bayan Lepas, Penang. Read full story
Open hearts at open mic nights
LAST weekend, I played two different gigs – one at a venue at which I’ve been regularly plying my trade in Petaling Jaya, and another that I haven’t been to in Kuala Lumpur since they changed management. On Sunday night, I played at the Live Space Jam Open Mic at The Bee in Publika.
MACC probe into judge Nazlan did not follow protocol, Federal Court rules
THE Federal Court ruled today that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) probe into Court of Appeal judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali was done without regard for judicial independence and protocols. A seven-member panel of the court, led by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the manner in which the investigation was conducted, which included publicising it through a press […]
Strategic focuses for Budget 2023
BUDGET 2023 should have three areas of strategic focus as short-term policy priorities to lay the foundation for medium-term objectives that are in line with the “Malaysia Madani” concept. They are to: