KUALA LUMPUR: This year, the majority of the 4,355 investment scam cases in Malaysia have been linked to schemes advertised on social media sites and chat applications, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) reported that 82%, or 3,574 cases, began with advertisements on social...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The police have arrested a babysitter in connection with the alleged abuse of a two-month-old baby girl. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said the 45-year-old woman was arrested on Oct 6 to assist in the investigation. "We received a report on Oct 5 about a two-month-old baby girl who was found in a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The extreme left lane for heavy vehicles and motorcycle lane at Hutan Kampung Toll Plaza entrance lane (Southbound/Alor Setar) will be closed for three days starting 9 pm on Oct 21 to 6 am, Oct 24. PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) announced the closure in a statement on Friday (Oct 18) to enable road maintenance...
KOTA KINABALU: Lahad Datu is bracing for an extreme high tide phenomenon bound for several areas and villages in the east coast Sabah district from Saturday (Oct 19). The Lahad Datu disaster management committee has activated its district disaster control operation centre (PKOB) to keep people safe and deal with the fallout if the phenomenon lands. District...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have taken down 193 drug syndicates and arrested 612 members between January and September this year under the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that this represents a decrease compared to the same period in 2023 when 245 syndicates were dismantled, and 791 members were arrested. "In terms...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will present Budget 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday (Oct 18) afternoon. It will be the third budget presented under the Madani government led by Anwar and the final one under the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), before transitioning to the 13th Malaysia Plan for the next five...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim left the Finance Ministry building here at 3.15pm to make his way to Parliament to table the much-awaited Budget 2025 on Friday (Oct 18). The Finance Minister was clad in a white Baju Melayu and carried a bag containing the budget speech text. Anwar was accompanied by Finance Minister II...
SINGAPORE: Asian shares were pinned to three-week lows on Thursday, as a housing policy briefing in China underwhelmed investors and property stocks slumped, while the euro touched an 11-week low ahead of an expected rate cut by the European Central Bank. Profit at chipmaking giant TSMC beat market expectations, and it expects revenue to rise sharply...
Gold rose on Thursday to hover below record levels, underpinned by uncertainty surrounding the U.S. election and expectations of more rate cuts by major central banks, while investors looked forward to a slew of U.S. data for further direction. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $2,679.12 per ounce by 0458 GMT. Prices had climbed to a session...
ASK any cop and they will tell you that going on police patrol is anything but routine. They can be unpredictable and intense events, especially when encountering suspicious characters and the men in blue are always prepared for a standoff with the bad guys. Recently, a group of criminals tried to ram into a police patrol car...
