Ex-Health DG Dr Noor Hisham says taking legal action against impersonation scammers Posted on January 15, 2025 By serv KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Former Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today warned members of the public not to believe sponsored posts on social media claiming he was proponent of health fads or medications, saying these were scams. Dr Noor Hisham urged the public to be wary of such claims, which seek to take advantage of his reputation as a former public health official. “A gentle reminder to all netizens, please be aware of these fake statements using my name and photos going viral again,” he said on his Facebook page. “I am going to take legal action and hope this will be a lesson to all. Please be careful and not to believe in such irresponsible claims from desperate scammers.” Dr Noor Hisham appended screen captures of one such scam, which claimed he was a proponent of some form of medical quackery to prevent stroke. Public personalities such as Dr Noor Hisham have increasingly become vehicles of scammers who are taking advantage of artificial intelligence and sponsored social media posts to ensnare victims. A screen capture shows a scam article purporting to be of an interview with Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. News
No clashes in Sabah as police separate rival protest groups at Menara Kinabalu Posted on January 1, 2025 KOTA KINABALU, Dec 31 — Sabah police successfully prevented any potential clashes between two protest groups at the Menara Kinabalu state administrative capital today. The two groups — Suara Mahasiswa, a student-led movement protesting corruption in the state, and Pertubuhan Lima Generasi Sabah, which supports Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji… Read More
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