Compiled by C. ARUNO, FAZLEENA AZIZ and R. ARAVINTHAN
AN Indonesian factory worker named Kris Dayanti was fined RM80 at a Magistrate’s Court in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, for failing to give a reason for the RM50 that was deposited into her bank account last July after there was an investigation into a sexual blackmail case involving a teenager, K! Online reported.
Magistrate Mohd Shazmeer Zamhari imposed the fine after Kris, 22, pleaded guilty.
She faces 10 years’ imprisonment if she fails to pay the fine.
According to the police, they received a report from a 16-year-old, who claimed to have been threatened and forced to pay a sum of money if he did not want his naked video to be shared by a woman he got to know via MiChat.
The victim got in touch with the woman on July 27 last year before they interacted through a WhatsApp video chat.
The teenager was then threatened and told to transfer RM50 on the same day before he was asked to bank in a further RM500.
> Ameera Khan, the younger sister of Malaysian actress-entrepreneur Neelofa, was slammed by Malaysian Film Producers Association president Panchacharam Nalliah after she recorded an excerpt from the movie House of Gucci at the cinema and uploaded it to her Instagram story.
He said even though it was not a local movie, her actions brought shame to the country, which could affect the creative arts industry.
“We have to respect and take care of our nation’s good name. When such an incident occurs, the film distributors would be informed and this would be indirectly linked to Malaysia.
“When such an irresponsible act involves a celebrity, the issue becomes bigger,” he told BH Online.
Pansha said he hoped that celebrities and social media influencers would think about the consequences of their actions.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.