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Dear millennials: We survived playground fights, will our kids survive viral violence? — Julie Jalaluddin

Millennials navigated childhood between dial-up and early social media. Now, we’re raising kids exposed to a digital “performance culture” of bullying and violence, with moral boundaries blurred by virality.

Bandar Utama school stabbing: Police record 59 statements

Selangor police say the investigation covers friends, teachers, and family members of both students as they probe possible social media and gaming influences

Inside the Bandar Utama school tragedy: a timeline of the shocking fatal stabbing

A look at the events surrounding the stabbing of a 16-year-old student, with ongoing investigations into the suspect's motives and the role of online violence

Teen suspect in school stabbing influenced by violent online content, not gaming: cops

Investigations reveal the 14-year-old was shaped by disturbing online videos, not peer pressure or video games, as authorities delve into his psychological state

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Cleared for layoffs? AirAsia to retrench 20% of workforce in major cost-cutting move

This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source

InDrive faces termination for flouting guidelines

It is the second Russian e-hailing app after Maxim to face ban by Land Public Transport Agency

‘Very hurtful’: Chief justice exposes legal failures driven by distorted Islamic views

Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat laments misinterpretations of faith that distort justice in high-profile rulings, cites Indira Gandhi and Nik Elin Zurina cases