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In case you missed it, the big news over the weekend is the rise of sugar babies and sugar daddies:
This issue is not a new thing, but this time, it turned out to be something of a big deal.
Not so sweet ending
Over the years, dating website (if you could even call it that) Sugarbook has been in the limelight for all the reasons.
From putting up suggestive billboards to throwing lavish speed dating events with beauty queens, Sugarbook has always managed to skirt around the authorities.
But, as they say, clever clever squirrel jump, Sugarbook has fallen to the ground.
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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has urged the police to investigate dating site Sugarbook, which claims many Malaysian women, especially university students, have offered themselves as ‘sugar babies’ on the app. – Screenshot, February 15, 2021.
THE Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today advised Malaysians to be careful with their personal information on social media and apps, especially dating platforms.
It said the internet has opened up opportunities for wider communication, including for “immoral activities” such as wild parties, illicit relationships and prostitution services.
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Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 02:42 PM MYT
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission chairman Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek speaks to reporters in Putrajaya October 12, 2020. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will respond by sending its officers to areas facing broadband connectivity problems within 24 hours upon receiving the complaints.
MCMC chairman Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek said by doing so, MCMC could check and really look into the problems in the areas and also contact the complainants for further input.
He said the complaints mostly came via MCMC’s website and complaint channels, apart from the team’s daily monitoring of user complaints on social media and media reports.
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