Govt asks X to remove post calling minister 'moron'

The government has allegedly written to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to request a post critical of a minister be taken down.

According to the notice sent to the social media user, whose handle is @yindian5, it was a post calling Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil a "bloody moron" and the prime minister's "lackey".

In its notice, the social media platform said it received a request from the Malaysian government, claiming...