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Key Highlights

  • Cops probe Malaysiakini

  • PMO scolds Meta

  • Canteen price hikes loom

Cops probe Malaysiakini

Bukit Aman has lodged a police report against Malaysiakini, claiming one of our reports can cause public distress.

This is after we published an article citing police sources alleging that there are plans for a major reshuffle of top cops including Deputy Inspector-General of Police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said the report was "untrue" because it did not cite an "official statement".

Bukit Aman had wanted Malaysiakini to reveal its sources, which we did not comply with.

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PMO scolds Meta

The Prime Minister's Office gave Meta representatives a tongue-lashing over its removal of posts by premier Anwar Ibrahim about Hamas leader, the late Ismail Haniyeh.

Meta later apologised and reinstated the posts - but with a note that it violated community standards.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the Meta representatives could not give satisfactory answers to many of Putrajaya's queries over the post-removals, but that Anwar had accepted their apology.

Fahmi said the government is considering a proposal to develop a social media app specifically for Malaysians.

However, he later clarified that this would not be a government project due to its high costs.

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Canteen price hikes loom

Food prices at more than 10,000 school canteens in the country are expected to go up by 50 percent next year.

The Malaysian School Canteen Operators Association said this is because canteen operators can no longer use subsidised items like packet cooking oil.

The hikes will take place once the tenders for the canteens are renewed.

The association wants the government to either intervene or explain to parents why prices go up when they do.

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