PUTRAJAYA, Oct 16 — The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has never issued any statement or text message using the name of its chief executive officer (CEO) as circulated through the WhatsApp application.

By Selangor Journal Team SUBANG JAYA, Aug 20 — The Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) has become the first local authority in Selangor to offer a WhatsApp-based communication service for its residents.  The MBSJ WhatsApp Department, which went live yesterday, is an effort to improve the quality...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Operators of Telegram and WhatsApp need to be more responsible in ensuring that no criminal misconduct is committed on the platforms, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Telegram and WhatsApp operators must be more responsible in ensuring no criminal misconduct is committed on their platforms, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

JOHOR BAHRU, June 17 — An elderly accountant lost more than RM2.27 million after being deceived by an investment syndicate promoting the purchase of shares through the WhatsApp app.

SAO PAULO, June 7 — Meta launched its first AI-driven ad targeting program for businesses on WhatsApp, as it tries to wring revenue out of the popular chat service, the company announced yesterday at a conference in Brazil.

KOTA KINABALU, May 17 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil believes there is an organised movement by certain parties to disseminate false information on social media platforms, especially on Facebook, to create unrest among the public.

HULU SELANGOR, May 9 — The Communications Ministry, in collaboration with Meta Platforms Inc (Meta), is developing a WhatsApp chatbot set to be launched by the end of this month.

SAN JOSE (California), April 19 — The Chinese government has ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store, the US tech giant said, reported German news agency (dpa).

LONDON, April 12 — Social media giant Meta has been urged to reverse the lowering of the minimum age to use WhatsApp.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The police have detected fraudulent activities involving the distribution of fake 'arrest warrant' messages through WhatsApp and Telegram.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 —Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he will hold a meeting with platform provider Meta next week regarding the issue of scammers taking over WhatsApp accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — CyberSecurity Malaysia has issued a warning regarding scammers exploiting the WhatsApp app for impersonation activities and deceiving victims into transferring money.

ALOR SETAR, April 16 — A part-time employee at a government agency pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court, here today, to a charge of sending obscene communications with the intention of annoying others, through the WhatsApp application, about two years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd today denied issuing any communication related to investment on the WhatsApp application and urged the public to be wary and alert of investment scams.

MELAKA, March 9 — The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) received 1,742 complaints related to various consumer issues through the Aduan Suri QR code since the initiative was launched on January 11 until March 7.

BENGALURU, Oct 25 — Popular messaging app WhatsApp has stopped working for many users across the world, with users across India, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Asia reporting issues with sending and receiving texts and videos.

GUA MUSANG, Sept 23 — The police are still investigating claims of attempted kidnapping involving two students at SK Sri Wangi here, on September 19 and 20.

KOTA TINGGI, Sept 2 — Two men and a woman who were believed to have lost their way while trekking down Gunung Panti here yesterday, were found safe last night, thanks to the location shared by one of them through the WhatsApp application.

PUTRAJAYA, June 28 — Telephone numbers are personal data that have become the most valuable item now and are at risk of being used by irresponsible parties either to make a profit or use it to harm someone, says Personal Data Protection Commissioner Mazmalek Mohamad.