By Suhaila Shahrul Annuar SHAH ALAM, Dec 3 — Social media is an advantageous opportunity for its users to highlight their talents, share information and opinions and promote their products, and should accordingly be utilised to the fullest, said Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. He...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) committed to escalating the review of the online content management framework to address content provoking racism and disharmony amongst the people in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — All parties have been urged to respect the democratic process in this country that involves the transition of government leadership, without creating public disharmony.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Police have warned the public not to create tension or any provocation on social media that could threaten public safety and order.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The official campaigning for the 15th general election (GE15) will only kick off on Nov 5 but political parties are already making their presence felt on social media, aiming their pitches at netizens who have yet to decide which “camp” to support.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is reminding the public to be wary of self-proclaimed investment gurus who offer questionable advice or use social media to spread false or misleading information.

By Sulyn Chong SHAH ALAM, Oct 12 — Selangor state agencies have already implemented and adopted social media as official communication channels for citizens to contact them, in the event of a a state-wide or national crisis, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shahri. He said the times...

KUALA LUMPUR Sept 29 — A letter which went viral on social media, entitled ‘abduction risk alert’ from a school in Batu Caves here, was merely the school’s circular reminding parents to exercise caution.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — The government and religious institutions will continue efforts to curb any elements or scenes deemed to be promoting inappropriate cultures such as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) in films or social media like TikTok.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Social media platforms today were flooded with complaints from the public regarding a major power outage in the peninsula that affected parts of the Klang Valley but also in areas in other states.

Social media provides many advantages and opportunities to generate profit, especially for the business field

JAKARTA, July 19 — The Indonesian authorities are set to block social media applications and online sites including Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp in several days if they fail to register with the country's Ministry of Communications and Informatics, reported Xinhua.

SHAH ALAM, July 18 — The posting pictures and videos of irresponsible individuals dumping garbage illegally in the Klang district will be implemented as both a reminder and a lesson to the public.

SEPANG, June 15 — A man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of improper use of the network facilities by selling pornographic pictures on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that it has not received any notification regarding a monkeypox infection or of a child said to be infected with the virus here as claimed on social media.

KOTA BHARU, May 8 — A recent viral post of a former trainee doctor or houseman on social media who claimed to be a victim of emotional bullying at a government hospital in Kelantan that resulted in a suicide attempt is an old case, said state Health Department director (JKNK) Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Although making announcements of missing children through social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp can help the authorities to locate them, it must be done carefully to protect the safety of the children and their respective families.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Bukit Aman has set up a special unit, to constantly monitor social media platforms in an effort to prevent the young generation from getting caught up with extremist groups that could threaten national security.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The ubiquitous social media, while being necessary and beneficial in the world that we live in today, has its dark side too.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 23 — Members of the public have been advised against sharing any videos of wild animal sightings on social media to avoid threats from poachers.