Sabah teen being investigated for Google claim


KOTA KINABALU: A 15-year-old boy appears to have pulled off a prank leading his teachers into believing that he won an award from Internet giant Google. 

Yusrim Karim had told his teachers at SMK Merpati in Sandakan about his achievement, which Google Malaysia denied following reports of his “feat”. 

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