Boy, 4, survives attack by pack of stray dogs in Pitas
KOTA KINABALU: A four-year-old boy survived an attack by a pack of stray dogs after a couple came to his rescue in Sabah’s northern Pitas district. Read full story
Aug 21 decision on Azeez’s appeal in suit against Guan Eng
THE Court of Appeal has fixed August 21 to deliver its verdict in the appeal by former Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim over his defamation lawsuit against Lim Guan Eng. The decision date was fixed following the case management held before Court of Appeal deputy registrar Norkamilah Aziz today.
More than 300,000 girls yet to receive HPV jab, says Zaliha
TO DATE, a total of 336,592 Form 1 female students from the 2020 to 2022 cohort have not received a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine shot, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said.
WhatsApp debuts one-to-many broadcasting ‘Channels’
WHATSAPP today began letting select organisations try a new feature called “Channels” that lets them broadcast to followers on the popular, Meta-owned messaging service. The debut comes as an array of agencies and organisations grow disenchanted with Elon Musk-owned Twitter in the face of fees, performance problems and dramatically scaled-back content moderation.
Indonesia, Malaysia to fight EU palm oil ‘discrimination’
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo today called for stronger collaboration with Malaysia to protect palm oil products threatened by a European Union trade law he termed “discrimination”. The European Parliament adopted the new legislation in April that will ban imports deemed to be driving deforestation, throwing the bloc’s trade muscle behind a global fight against climate […]
Instagram ‘most important platform’ for child sex abuse networks
INSTAGRAM is the main platform used by paedophile networks to promote and sell content showing child sexual abuse, according to a report by Stanford University and the Wall Street Journal. “Large networks of accounts that appear to be operated by minors are openly advertising self-generated child sexual abuse material for sale,” said researchers at the […]
MACC will watch RM320mil allocation for Sabah water projects like a ‘hawk’, says Azam Baki
KOTA KINABALU: Graft busters will be watching like a “hawk” the RM320.25mil funds allocated by Putrajaya to the Sabah government to alleviate the state’s critical water issue, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. Read full story
Jocelyn Chia's controversial video removed from TikTok as well
PETALING JAYA: Controversial comedian Jocelyn Chia’s viral video insulting Malaysia has been removed by TikTok as it falls under the hate speech category, Sinar Daily reports. Read full story
AGC had to review 'unfavourable clauses' found in Pfizer vaccine deal
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) had to propose amendments to Malaysia’s vaccine procurement agreement with Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, after finding clauses which favoured the supplier. Read full story
Sec-gens from four ministries to explain irregularities in AG’s report, says PAC
KUALA LUMPUR: Secretaries-general from four ministries will be called in to explain irregularities highlighted in the Auditor-General’s Report 2021 Series 2, says the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Read full story