Your hub for Malaysian news, trends and culture.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has signalled a sweeping reassessment of government family support policies, promising to address rising child-rearing costs and digital safety concerns in the coming months.
Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil has urged the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to expand digital safety awareness campaigns into rural areas and FELDA settlements, arguing that farming communities need equal access to online safety education and digital economy opportunities.
A Tokyo court has handed down a 16-year prison sentence to a 44-year-old man convicted of fatally stabbing a 22-year-old woman over 55 times during a livestream in March last year, stemming from a financial dispute.
A 22-year-old Singapore man has been sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison with 12 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing two 13-year-old girls. He lied about his age on social media to manipulate the victims.
%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fpattern%3E%3C%2Fdefs%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20height%3D%22100%25%22%20fill%3D%22url(%23phvux8g)%22%2F%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20height%3D%22100%25%22%20fill%3D%22url(%23phvux8p)%22%2F%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20fill%3D%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.95)%22%20font-family%3D%22Georgia%2C%20'Times%20New%20Roman'%2C%20serif%22%20font-weight%3D%22700%22%20font-size%3D%22320%22%20letter-spacing%3D%22-0.02em%22%3EJKM%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
Malaysia's Social Welfare Department has urged the public to stop sharing children's identities on social media, warning of legal penalties up to RM10,000 and five years imprisonment under the Child Act 2001.
Malaysia's Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living has unveiled 'Jom Beli Selamat', a joint campaign with Shopee and Royal Malaysian Police to combat soaring online fraud losses that exceeded RM4.54 billion between 2024 and 2025.