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PUTRAJAYA, Dec 18 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today published a report on the Public Consultation on the Draft Code of Conduct (Best Practices) for Internet Messaging Service Providers and Social Media Service Providers. In a statement, MCMC said the public consultation session which ended on November…

KOTA BARU, Dec 18 — Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat has announced the expansion of the restricted area surrounding the collapsing Sungai Kelantan riverbank, located near a condominium and hotel on Jalan Post Office Lama. This move is a precautionary measure aimed at preventing further erosion and its…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL Comms), a subsidiary of conglomerate YTL Corporation Berhad, today announced that it has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into the 1Bestarinet Project. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia this evening, the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the proposed National Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategic Plan was agreed upon at the National SDG Council Meeting 2024 today. He said the plan was formulated in the government’s efforts to bring Malaysian business entities in phases…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Malaysia Rail Link (MRL) and China Communications Construction ECRL (CCCECRL) have signed a joint-venture agreement to oversee the operations of the 665km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which will connect Kota Baru, Kelantan on the east coast of the peninsula to Port Klang, Selangor on…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Police are tracking seven individuals, including an Indonesian national believed to be the mastermind behind the Gigamax investment scam which has caused losses exceeding RM7 million. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the Indonesian, known as Awaludin,…

ALOR SETAR, Dec 17 — A cleaner was fined RM80,000 by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to four charges related to the distribution and sale of pornographic videos depicting group sex (swinger) activities between January and February this year. Kamarulnazri Desa @ Yahaya, 45, made the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The police have successfully busted 40 online scam syndicates in a 12-day special operation from Nov 25 to Dec 6, with 63 raids conducted on criminal call centres across the country. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said…

SEREMBAN, Dec 17 — Celebrity preacher Azman Syah Alias, better known as PU Azman, was sentenced to seven years in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court, here today. Judge Datin Surita Budin handed down the sentence after he pleaded guilty to four amended charges of…

JERTIH, Dec 17 — A woman accountant found herself RM90,000 poorer after falling victim to a non-existent investment scam via WhatsApp. Besut District acting police chief DSP Md Sani Md Saleh said the 33-year-old, who works in a private company, was contacted by an unknown individual via WhatsApp on September…