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What to do with suspicious phone number?

Its a lazy Saturday morning and a call comes in. Looked at the phone and the number that is displayed is surely a land line phone number but its not familiar. There is a brief hesitation, its ringing and ringing. There are many news of International phone numbers being used for scams, and this is a local number. Without much further thought, the phone is answered. A short chat and its confirmed the call is from telemarketing business. How did they get my number? A short call to the telco and it looks like I have to pay to enable some sort of process to stop that particular call or I can use the mobile phone's blacklist feature to drop calls from that number. If its registered as a private phone number, nothing much can be done. On most Android mobile phone's its just a matter of selecting that number, long press till the menu is displayed to blacklist the number. Select it and your are done. Is there something more that can be done? Considering crime index places Malaysia

Pressure on Kassim Ahmad, 84

The justice system works but when local religious authorities are vexed, there will be no love or compassion. The Malaymail Online reported on 10 Oct 2017, on the death of Kassim Ahmad. A citizen blog, question if the local religious department have labeled him as undeserving to receive grace from their god. https://akarimomar.wordpress.com/2017/10/10/mendiang-atau-allahyarham-kassim-ahmad/ A more detailed article on Pak Kassim is found here . Typically, here is a man willing to discuss his views but none are willing to openly debate. Instead, use on censorship and local religious laws are taken. A long time ago, it would have been understandable, but in this day its a pity to chain great minds. Since there is a grave shortage.