TELCOS MUST EXPLAIN ALLEGED MASS REGISTRATION OF PHONE LINES BY TODAY, SAYS FAHMI - THE EDGE - 20/08/2026

 

PETALING JAYA (Aug 20): Telecommunications companies (telcos) must provide an immediate explanation over claims that a large number of telephone lines have been registered under individual identities and could be misused for online scams, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said. 

He said his ministry would summon the telcos concerned and wanted their chief executive officers to provide a full explanation on the matter by the end of Thursday.

“If this is true, then the telcos concerned will have some explaining to do. I will call them in and ask them to meet me and provide a full explanation.

“I want the CEOs of the telcos concerned to provide an explanation by the end of today,” he said when launching the 2026 National Anti-Scam Awareness Programme here on Thursday, which was also attended by Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) chief activist Datuk Nadzim Johan.

Fahmi said the government had introduced several measures, including requiring MyDigital ID verification for the registration of prepaid lines.

He said the measure was important following cases in which telephone numbers had been registered and subsequently misused for illicit purposes.

Earlier, Nadzim claimed that some telcos allowed between 20 and 50 telephone lines to be registered under a single name, raising concerns that the lines could be misused, including for online scams.

He said the companies concerned must be held accountable for the misuse of registered lines, which could result in consumers falling victim to scams.

Nadzim said his organisation had received a case involving a 70-year-old man who had only one telephone line but discovered that 18 lines had been registered under his name, as well as another case in which as many as 400 lines were allegedly registered using a single identity.

“If a telco allows 20 or 50 lines to be registered under one name without any problem, this cannot be allowed to continue because ultimately, it is the consumers who bear the consequences,” he said.

He said his organisation therefore hoped the government would summon the CEOs of the telcos to explain the mechanisms and safeguards governing the number of lines that can be registered under a single identity, as well as ensure that those responsible are held accountable.

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5732) MAECC CALLS FOR IVERMECTIN APPROVAL, CLAIMS POWERFUL BENEFITS IN COVID TREATMENT - THE EDGE - 21/06/2021

 

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): A group of six medical and consumer-related non-governmental organisations has urged the government to immediately approve the use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 patients in Malaysia.

The group, known as Malaysian Alliance for Effective Covid-19 Control (MAECC) claimed Ivermectin is a very safe drug that has recently been noted to have very useful and powerful benefits in the treatment of Covid-19.

The group is of the view that treatment using Ivermectin is among the alternatives to treat the virus, especially patients in the early stages

“We urge the government to position this drug and repurpose it as first-line therapy for outpatients.

“We plead with the government to exercise its emergency powers to fast track the use of Ivermectin and the appropriate supplements for immune enhancement for all individuals currently in quarantine stations and those in home quarantine too,” said Dr Vijaendreh Subramaniam, the president of Malaysian Association for the Advancement of Functional and Interdisciplinary Medicine (MAAFIM), said during an online media conference today.

The conference also attended by Society for the Advancement of Hormones and Healthy Aging Medicine (SAHAMM) president Datuk Dr Selvam Rengasamy, Dr Abd Wahab Khalid Osman (MAAFIM) and Prof Dr Mustafa Ali (MAAFIM).

Also present were Malaysia Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) president Datuk Nadzim Johan, Dr Amir Farid Isahak as an independent supporter and representatives from Society of Natural Health Malaysia (SNH), Naturopathic Medical Association Malaysia (NMAM) and Malaysian Society of Complementary Medicine (MSCM).

Meanwhile, Dr Mustafa who is also medical director of MAHSA University, said Ivermectin has been used for the last four decades and more than 3.7 billion doses have been prescribed. He claimed it is one of the safest drugs in the pharmacopoeia. 

He pointed out that the MAECC is very confident that the Covid-19 pandemic could be overcome sooner rather than later.

“Our country may reopen its economy, commerce rebooted, and our people may get their lives back on track in a matter of weeks.

“It will be unethical if Covid-19 patients are not allowed the right to be treated with Ivermectin, particularly so if they meet an untimely end,” he said.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had previously said that the Health Ministry and the Institute for Clinical Research (ICR) have started clinical trials to study the use and efficacy of Ivermectin for high-risk Covid-19 patients at 12 of the ministry's hospitals.

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