Teacher loses RM123,000 in online toll scam
A TEACHER lost more than RM123,000 after being duped into buying a unit of the toll network automatic payment system, or SmartTAG, for RM80 through social media, police said today. Pahang police chief Ramli Mohamed Yusof said the 54-year-old man claimed he clicked on a link provided by the suspect to make payment.
Ministry blames internet for rising child sexual crime rate
THE Women, Family and Community Development Ministry said it is pushing for access to pornography websites to be blocked in an effort to combat child sexual crimes. Its deputy minister, Aiman Athirah Sabu, said there needs to be heightened attention and awareness on child sexual crimes in the community.
Xi Jinping to visit Russia next week
CHINESE President Xi Jinping will visit Russia next week, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry said today, his first trip to Moscow in nearly four years. “At the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22,” the ministry said in a statement.
Appeals court to hear Pulau Batu Puteh review application
THE Court of Appeal has fixed November 15 to hear an appeal brought by Mohd Hatta Sanuri to reinstate his application for a review of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) decision on Pulau Batu Puteh. On the same day, the court will also hear Hatta’s appeal against a High Court decision on January 30 […]
Australia to get 220 Tomahawk missiles from US
AUSTRALIA said a deal to buy 220 US Tomahawk cruise missiles was essential for keeping “adversaries at bay” today, as Canberra ratchets up defence spending to counter growing Chinese military clout. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said the potent long-range weapons would be deployed first to existing surface ships and later to a new fleet […]
Young entrepreneurs distribute back-to-school items to Melaka schoolkids
MELAKA: Broad smiles were seen on the faces of 500 primary schoolchildren when a few local entrepreneurs distributed RM100,000 worth of back-to-school items to them. Read full story
Stop making statements that offend racial and religious sensitivities, warns IGP
KUALA LUMPUR: Stern action awaits those who issue statements that offend racial and religious sensitivities, say police. Read full story
Cops probing Facebook post linking ministry with Christian evangelists
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed receiving a report and are investigating a Facebook post by Che’Gubard Original which linked the Youth and Sports Ministry with a Christian Evangelist movement. Read full story
PSB loses challenge to Lubok Antu election result
PARTI Sarawak Bersatu’s (PSB) Johnical Rayong Ngipa lost his bid to challenge the general election result for the Lubok Antu parliamentary seat at the High Court in Kuching today. Judge Duncan Sikodol ruled that Rayong had failed to prove his allegations of widespread bribery and voter intimidation on the part of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) […]
Malaysia Madani would benefit from tasamuh concept
THERE is this concept in Islam called tasamuh. It is literally translated as tolerance, but there is more to the term. Tasamuh is derived from the root word samha (s-m-h) that means generosity.