![Refrain from circulating clips of Navy helicopters' crash, Fahmi advises Refrain from circulating clips of Navy helicopters' crash, Fahmi advises](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-04/61712140043_FahmiFadzilMenter.jpg)
Refrain from circulating clips of Navy helicopters' crash, Fahmi advises
Fahmi Fadzil advises media practitioners and the public against circulating video clips of the two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters' crash.
Tue Apr 23 2024
![Police detect fake ‘arrest warrant’ messages circulating on WhatsApp, Telegram Police detect fake ‘arrest warrant’ messages circulating on WhatsApp, Telegram](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-01/51706696906_TBLOGOPDRM.jpg)
Police detect fake ‘arrest warrant’ messages circulating on WhatsApp, Telegram
Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said the police had never received such an 'arrest warrant' and that it was a fraud.
Wed Jan 31 2024
![Factbox - What are the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 coronavirus variants, and why it matters Factbox - What are the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 coronavirus variants, and why it matters](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-11/41667703463_vial.jpg)
Factbox - What are the new BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 coronavirus variants, and why it matters
BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are among the more than 300 sublineages of the Omicron variant circulating globally.
Sun Nov 06 2022
![Rumours that many Bangladeshis given MyKad untrue - NRD Rumours that many Bangladeshis given MyKad untrue - NRD](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/61666699279_JabatanPendaftaran.jpg)
Rumours that many Bangladeshis given MyKad untrue - NRD
The NRD has dismissed rumours circulating on social media that many Bangladeshis have been issued identity cards (MyKad) ahead of the GE15.
Tue Oct 25 2022
![Hollywood's Anna May Wong to become first Asian American on US currency Hollywood's Anna May Wong to become first Asian American on US currency](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/81666241604_AnnaMayWong.jpg)
Hollywood's Anna May Wong to become first Asian American on US currency
A quarter-dollar coin featuring a profile of Wong with her signature bangs and long fingernails will begin circulating.
Thu Oct 20 2022
![New UK coins featuring image of King Charles revealed New UK coins featuring image of King Charles revealed](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/41664506439_charles.jpg)
New UK coins featuring image of King Charles revealed
The new image will appear on 50 pence coins, which will begin circulating in the coming months.
Fri Sep 30 2022
#KiniNews: Bukit Aman probing 'V2K'; Highest new Covid-19 cases recorded
The police have taken the initiative to investigate messaging app Telegram group chats which are purportedly circulating women’s photos without their consent.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry today reported a record high number of daily new Covid-19 cases.
There were 287 new cases, most of them in Kedah (129 cases), Sabah (113) and Selangor (31).
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry today reported a record high number of daily new Covid-19 cases.
There were 287 new cases, most of them in Kedah (129 cases), Sabah (113) and Selangor (31).
Sun Mar 20 2022
![Omicron now the dominant circulating COVID-19 variant in Sarawak Omicron now the dominant circulating COVID-19 variant in Sarawak](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/51638340744_varianOmicroncovi.jpg)
Omicron now the dominant circulating COVID-19 variant in Sarawak
The 78 pct detection rate suggests that Omicron has replaced Delta as the dominant circulating variant in Sarawak, Dr David said.
Sun Feb 06 2022
![Over 170 million dangerous small fragments of space debris circulating around Earth - Scientists Over 170 million dangerous small fragments of space debris circulating around Earth - Scientists](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-01/81641626753_SpaceDebris.jpg)
Over 170 million dangerous small fragments of space debris circulating around Earth - Scientists
A collision with even a very small fragment of space debris poses a threat to spacecraft, according to scientists.
Sat Jan 08 2022
![COVID: Don't let your guard down during holidays season - Health DG COVID: Don't let your guard down during holidays season - Health DG](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-12/81640698976_DrNoorHishamAbdul.jpg)
COVID: Don't let your guard down during holidays season - Health DG
Dr Noor Hisham today reminded Malaysians not to let their guard down during this holidays season as COVID-19 and its variant are already circulating in the community.
Tue Dec 28 2021
![Distribution of food packages, RM50 cash nothing to do with vote-fishing Distribution of food packages, RM50 cash nothing to do with vote-fishing](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-11/61636105652_Nasibungkusselit.jpg)
Distribution of food packages, RM50 cash nothing to do with vote-fishing
The distribution of food packages together with RM50 cash, of which photos have been circulating on social media, had nothing to do with vote-fishing in conjunction with the Melaka state election.
Fri Nov 05 2021
![Beware of unofficial vaccination registration forms - JKJAV Beware of unofficial vaccination registration forms - JKJAV](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-06/41623632438_VaksinSukarelawan.jpg)
Beware of unofficial vaccination registration forms - JKJAV
Members of the public have been advised to be wary of fake news circulating about COVID-19 vaccination registration forms.
Sat Jun 26 2021
![China warns companies against politicising actions regarding Xinjiang China warns companies against politicising actions regarding Xinjiang](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-03/41617002668_Beijing.jpg)
China warns companies against politicising actions regarding Xinjiang
Chinese social media users last week began circulating a 2020 statement by H&M announcing it would no longer source cotton from Xinjiang.
Mon Mar 29 2021
![Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian diplomat's T-shirt logo angers China Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian diplomat's T-shirt logo angers China](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-02/81612243561_CHINA.jpg)
Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian diplomat's T-shirt logo angers China
Reports of the T-shirt order circulating on China's Twitter-like Weibo described it as depicting a bat, without mentioning Wu-Tang Clan.
Tue Feb 02 2021
![COVID-19: Singapore reports two preliminarily positive cases for B117 strain COVID-19: Singapore reports two preliminarily positive cases for B117 strain](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-08/81597573019_singaporecovid.jpg)
COVID-19: Singapore reports two preliminarily positive cases for B117 strain
Singapore reported two preliminarily positive cases for the B117 strain, a potentially more contagious strain of the COVID-19 virus that is circulating in the UK.
Thu Dec 31 2020