Muar police hunting suspects in home break-in

Muar police hunting suspects in home break-in

MUAR: Several videos from a closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) recording showing two armed robbers breaking into a house at Taman Sri Treh here have gone viral. In the first video, a suspect holding a sharp weapon was seen hiding behind a gate while a Perodua Myvi believed to be driven by an accomplice entered the … Read more

Tow-truck driver killed in shootout with cops in Kelantan

Tow-truck driver killed in shootout with cops in Kelantan

PETALING JAYA: A tow-truck driver, wanted by police was shot dead in a hail of gunfire at Jalan Kubang Pasu, Kota Bharu. According to Sinar Harian, Kelantan police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said that the 31-year-old had a police record with 24 prior offences relating to various crimes including drugs. “My men had … Read more

Traffic cop tells court she deleted video of collision that claimed students life

Traffic cop tells court she deleted video of collision that claimed students life

IPOH: A traffic investigation officer informed the High Court here on Tuesday (Dec 10) that she deleted two video recordings related to a fatal collision involving a Form Five student who died at the scene. Insp Jong Pit Chao, 37, testified that she did not retain the two video recordings as she was no longer … Read more

FashionValet founders put faith in judicial system, hope to clear their names

FashionValet founders put faith in judicial system, hope to clear their names

PETALING JAYA: FashionValet Sdn Bhd co-founder Datin Vivy Yusof broke her silence on Saturday (Dec 7) via a post on Instagram. In the post, she expressed gratitude to all who have supported her and her husband, Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar throughout the probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Vivy said they had to take … Read more

Putatan flasher jailed six months for exposing himself to woman

Putatan flasher jailed six months for exposing himself to woman

KOTA KINABALU: A 20-year-old undocumented man will spend the next six months behind bars for exposing himself to a woman in Putatan about two weeks back. Md Rosdaniel Abdullah, an unemployed individual, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali to insulting the modesty of a 25-year-old woman on Nov 17 at 9am on … Read more

Police nab 174 in major vice ops in Johor

Police nab 174 in major vice ops in Johor

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested 174 individuals following a week-long operation targeting vice activities across various locations in the state. Johor Police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar stated that the raids, conducted between Nov 16 and 25, were carried out by the Johor Criminal Investigation Department in districts including Johor Baru South, Johor Baru North, … Read more

Air Itam stabbings: Factory worker charged with murder

Air Itam stabbings: Factory worker charged with murder

GEORGE TOWN: A 32-year-old factory worker has been charged with murdering a father and daughter here. Muhammad Farhan Izzuddin Rosman, currently being treated at the Penang Hospital for self-inflicted wounds, said he understood the charge when it was read to him in the ward before Magistrate Nadratun Naim Mohd Saidi on Wednesday (Nov 13). For … Read more

Lorry driver gets 14 years, caning for raping underage girlfriend

Lorry driver gets 14 years, caning for raping underage girlfriend

KOTA KINABALU: A lorry driver was sentenced by the Sandakan Sessions Court on Tuesday (Nov 12) to a total of 14 years in jail and two strokes of the cane for raping his underage girlfriend. Judge Zaini Fishir @ Fisal meted the sentence to Mohd Zaman Kamrud Zaman, 20, after he pleaded guilty to two … Read more

Theft of dead tiger’s body parts stems from outdated beliefs, says NGO

Theft of dead tiger’s body parts stems from outdated beliefs, says NGO

PETALING JAYA: The recent terrible theft of body parts of a tiger, killed in a road accident, is compounded by the outdated belief that these parts have medicinal or traditional value despite the lack of any scientific basis for such claims, says WWF-Malaysia. In a statement Sunday (Nov 10), the organisation said the persistent misconceptions … Read more

Thai police deny planning arrests of six Malaysians including dikir barat singer

Thai police deny planning arrests of six Malaysians including dikir barat singer

KUALA LUMPUR: Thai police have maintained that the arrest of six Malaysians – including a popular modern dikir barat singer from Kelantan – on Nov 1 was not pre-planned. Sinar Harian reported that Sungai Golok Police Chief Jedsadavit Ingprapan said the raids and arrests were based on ongoing investigations and intelligence information. “Before making an … Read more