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Malaysia bans social media accounts for children under 16 but questions remain

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 1, 2026 (AP) — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Not all families approved, and critics raised concerns about data protection and potential surveillance. Social media platforms with at least 8 million users in Malaysia, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, must implement age-verification systems and block users under 16 from creating accounts. Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Commission said age verification for existing users will be rolled out over the next six months. Users identified

Gold declines Rs 2,500 to Rs 1.6 lakh/10g amid fresh US-Iran tensions

New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Gold prices retreated by Rs 2,500 to Rs 1.60 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, tracking losses in global markets as renewed military exchanges between the US and Iran spiked crude oil rates. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity depreciated by Rs 2,500, 1.53 per cent, to Rs 1,60,400 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) from Friday’s closing level of Rs 1,62,900 per 10 grams. Silver prices also weakened sharply, falling Rs 5,000, or nearly 2 per cent, to Rs 2,69,700

Govt raises onion buffer stock procurement price 24 pc to Rs 15.80/kg

New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) The government has raised the procurement price for onions under its buffer stock programme by 24.4 per cent to Rs 15.80 per kg from Rs 12.70 per kg, citing market dynamics and the need to protect farmers. “We increased the procurement price of onion to Rs 15.80 per kg from Rs 12.70 per kg,” said Anupam Mishra, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, at an inter-ministerial briefing on Monday. Onion procurement for the current season commenced on May 15, with the revised price notified on May 22. The buffer stocks are maintained annually

Founder of Cockroach Janta Party plans street protest against Education Minister

NEW DELHI, June 1 (Reuters) – The founder of ​an online Indian youth group that has amassed millions of followers in days said on Monday he plans ‌to take his movement on to the streets with a protest against the education minister and in a show of dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into the concerns of the under-30s, who are estimated to make up more than half of India’s ​1.42 billion population, over politics, unemployment and inflation. Founder Abhijeet Dipke, who is based in the U.S., has ​focused in particular on recent leaks

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