Telegram users in Russia report outage as app faces crackdown
he popular messaging service Telegram is facing a blackout in Russia. Users reported that the service's app and web versions were inaccessible on Monday, with rumours having previously circulated of a full ban from April 1.
Major social media, messaging platforms now deemed licensed in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Major internet messaging and social media platforms with at least eight million users in Malaysia are now deemed licensed under the country's communications laws, placing them formally under local regulatory oversight, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
‘Some are just kids’: Victims of alleged S$700,000 Pokemon card scam in Singapore band together for support
SINGAPORE: Kenny Ang thought he was making just another purchase of Pokemon cards from a reseller in January. But his order never arrived.
Eight feared dead after a bus with Chinese tourists sinks into Russia's Lake Baikal
Seven Chinese tourists and a bus driver are feared dead after a tourist bus driving across a frozen stretch of Lake Baikal in Russia's Siberia.
India rejects any allegations of involvement in Pakistan bombing, foreign ministry says
India said it rejected "any and every" allegation of involvement in a bombing at a mosque in Islamabad on Friday, that killed at least 31 people, saying such claims were baseless and pointless.
Kuching woman loses RM91,000 to investment scam
KUCHING: A 35-year-old local woman suffered losses amounting to RM91,000 after falling victim to a fake investment scam.
Jail for woman in Singapore who drove without licence, had more than 90 Kpods in car
SINGAPORE: A car accident in Sentosa led to the discovery of 91 Kpods, or etomidate-laced vapes, in the vehicle, and the drugs were found to be for the driver's own consumption.
Brunei man jailed for extorting two women via TikTok
A 24-year-old local man was sentenced to 26 months' imprisonment by the Bandar Magistrate's Court after pleading guilty to four charges of extortion involving two women through social media.
QuickCheck: Are scammers sending unsolicited parcels to people's homes?
RECEIVING unexpected gifts in the mail might sound like a pleasant surprise, but recent reports suggest these mysterious parcels could be the start of an elaborate scam.
Housewife scammed of RM66,805 in online job fraud
KUALA TERENGGANU: A housewife here lost RM66,805 after falling victim to an online part-time job scam.
