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Suicides: 356 cases recorded from 2014 till June 2019
KUALA LUMPUR: From 2014 till June this year, there were 356 suicide cases on record in the country. Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said that 69 of the cases involved non-citizens. “To face this problem, KKM (the Health
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Elizabeth Warren rips into Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter
United States presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren is going after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter, saying the company’s apps should be split up so they ‘outdo each other to protect your privacy’ On Tuesday, The Verge’s Casey Newton published a
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Thunberg returns fire after Trump’s Twitter taunt
UNITED NATIONS: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg yesterday shot back at US President Donald Trump’s attempt to mock her on Twitter by changing her profile on the social media site to reflect Trump’s taunting remark. Late on Monday Trump
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Tony Fernandes resigns from all posts, except AirAsia Group and AirAsia X
PUCHONG: AirAsia Group Bhd chief executive Tan Sri Tony Fernandes announced that he will relinquish all board positions from his companies, except AirAsia Group and AirAsia X Berhad. Announcing his decision via Twitter, Fernandes said that he plans to allow
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Permaisuri Agong irate over police crackdown on her critics
Upset over apparent police crackdown against her critics, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah urged the authorities to stop it immediately. This comes after police arrested several individuals for allegedly making critical comments against the Permaisuri in recent
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Man who accused Orang Asli for Nora Anne’s death charged
KUALA LUMPUR: A man who posted a tweet alleging that French-Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin was raped by Orang Asli was charged at the Magistrate’s Court today. Muhammad Zikri Ibrahim, 29, was accused of committing intentional insult with intent to
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Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake IDs to subvert Hong Kong protests
Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said yesterday they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong. Twitter said it suspended 936 accounts and the operations appeared to be a
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Man wears 15 shirts to not pay excess baggage fine on the flight
When John and his family arrived at the Nice airport in France they were told that their luggage was heavy. After which John started wearing clothes from the bag to reduce the baggage weight. Remember the Manchester woman, 30-year-old, Natalie Wynn,
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What is Bottle Cap Challenge?
The Bottle Cap Challenge reportedly originated on June 25 and was started by Taekwondo instructor and fighter Farabi Davletchin. Several celebrities are signing up for it. Have you been scrolling through social media of late? If yes, we’re sure you
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Pakistan PM trolled for attributing quote to wrong writer
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan became the latest target of trolls after he posted a quote by Rabindranath Tagore on his Twitter account, but wrongly attributed it to another writer. Imran took to his account yesterday to post an inspirational
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