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Malay MailFahmi blasts Meta for having ‘no remorse’ as RM432m scammed from Malaysians through Facebook, says platform’s resistance ‘facetious’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has labelled Meta Inc as having “no remorse” or “responsibili...
- AFP
Zelensky did not buy French ski resort property
Ukrain ian President Volodymyr Zelensky has faced scrutiny for his offshore holdings as his country fights off Russia's invasion with Western economic assistance. But social media claims that he bought a luxury resort hotel in the French Alps are false; a Monaco-based company announced in 2023 that it had acquired the property and said the posts are inaccurate .
- Associated Press
Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16. Australia's new law, approved by its Parliament last week, is an attempt to swim against many tides of modern life — formidable forces like technology, marketing, globalization and, of course, the iron will of a teenager.
- Malay Mail
Monkey business at Changi: Airport staff deliver masterclass in customer service to primates (VIDEO)
SINGAPORE, Dec 5 — It was just another Tuesday at Changi Airport — until the real VIPs arrived. A couple of mischievous...
- Malay Mail
Najib: I never made any meals for Jho Low when he visited my house; but here’s why I trusted this ‘slightly pudgy young man’
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said he had never made any food for the “slight...
- Malay Mail
Covid-struck Singapore PM thanks Anwar for care package with fruits and ‘real crab meat’
SINGAPORE, Dec 6 — Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thanked Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for a care package he sent af...
- The Telegraph
Putin’s relative accidentally reveals secret Russian death toll in Ukraine
A relative of Vladimir Putin has accidentally let slip secret Kremlin data that reveals Russia’s losses in its war in Ukraine.
- INSIDER
Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
- Malay Mail
Malaysian psychiatrist with ‘promising career’ convicted of sexually grooming, abusing teen girl with mental health issues in Ireland
DUBLIN, Dec 5 — A 38-year-old Malaysian child psychiatrist was recently sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison af...
- People
Princess Anne Gracefully Saves Near Protocol Mistake with Amir of Qatar at State Banquet
Princess Anne was in command — with a plan! — at the glittering dinner
- Malay Mail
Chinese student in Singapore charged with kidnapping teenage girl in Johor
JOHOR BARU, Dec 5 — A 22-year-old Chinese university student pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to...
- Cinema Online
Aaron Kwok doesn't want to indulge daughters with luxury
The singer wants his two kids to learn that they have to work for what they want
- Cinema Online
Zhao Wei breaks social media silence to mourn mentor Chiung Yao's death
The actress posted on Weibo for the first time in three years to express grief of the loss
- Cinema Online
Dylan Wang ended relationship of six years?
Sources claim the "Love Between Fairy and Devil" star pays hefty breakup fee to girlfriend
- Malay Mail
Tengku Zafrul: As close trade partners, US would harm Malaysia and itself by imposing ‘100 per cent’ import tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Malaysia’s trade is certain to suffer but so would the United States if the one-time superpower we...
- People
Police Find 3 Chilling Words on Bullet Casings Used by Killer of CEO Brian Thompson: Report
Three words were reportedly discovered on the bullet casings found at the crime scene, police sources told ABC News
- Associated Press
Relic of the Buddha loaned by China gets a warm welcome in Thailand
More than 2,000 people took part Wednesday in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha lent by China to a shrine in the Thai capital Bangkok to honor the birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and to celebrate half a century of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China. Loans of the tooth as a show of friendship have been an effective form of soft diplomacy by China, even though competing claims from various countries on possessing the Buddha’s tooth raise questions about its provenance. Representatives of China, including Beijing’s ambassador to Thailand, were also present, according to local media.
- Malay Mail
Declassified Pulau Batu Puteh RCI suggests criminal charges for Dr M, rejects civil suit
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — A police report should be filed against former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for...
- euronews Videos
France’s government has collapsed. What happens next?
This is the first time since 1962 that a French government has fallen after a no-confidence vote
- InStyle
Watch "Clingy" Prince William Strike Again With More Sweet PDA for Princess Kate
A royal simp.