Teacher becomes first person charged with spreading false news through WhatsApp

A TEACHER has become the first person in Malaysia to be charged in court for spreading false information through WhatsApp.

Rafeah Buang, 36, pleaded not guilty before judge Awang Krisnada Awang Mahmud at the Tawau Sessions Court today on a charge of knowingly making and initiating false communications via WhatsApp with the intention of annoying others three years ago.