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Summary

• Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has refuted allegations circulating on social media that link her to gang-related activities and a road accident under police investigation.
• She emphasized that these claims are baseless and arise from newly created social media accounts meant to defame her.
• Teo, also the Johor DAP chairman, highlighted the challenges of combating fake news online and urged the public to verify information before accepting it as truth.
• She has lodged complaints with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and the police in response to the defamatory posts.

First Published: Friday, 28 Aug 2026 8:23 PM MYT

KULAI, Aug 28 — Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching today denied allegations circulating on social media linking her to gang-related activities in the state and a road accident currently under police investigation.

The DAP national vice-chairman said the allegations were false and baseless, stressing that new social media accounts had been created specifically to make accusations against her.

“I have been in politics for 18 years and have served as a MP for 13 years. There may have been occasions when I met someone once or twice, or perhaps had photographs taken with someone in an ordinary social setting.

“However, to claim that I was involved in such activities is a false accusation because they merely showed photographs of me with...

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