KUALA LUMPUR: Dang Wangi Police Chief ACP Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman sustained a head injury on Thursday (Sept 11), believed to be due to a rock thrown by an unidentified individual during a tense enforcement operation in Kampung Sungai Baru here. The incident occurred as authorities carried out a court-ordered operation to cut off the electricity supply...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for several states and territories, with warnings in effect until 3pm on Thursday (Sept 11). In Perlis, residents are on alert for severe weather, while in Kedah, areas such as Langkawi, Kubang Pasu and Kota Setar are expected to experience thunderstorms, heavy rain and...
SEGAMAT: Five individuals, including three civil servants, have been remanded for six days until Sept 15 for an investigation over false claims of about RM400,000 involving cattle. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Rahimah Abd Majid after an application from the Johor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Segamat Sessions Court on Wednesday (Sept 10)...
KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, an unusually youthful elected official in Nepali politics dominated by seasoned legislators, has emerged as a favourite among young people to represent them in an interim government. The capital's 35-year-old mayor, a former rapper who often appears on Instagram and in public wearing a dark blazer and sunglasses, is in the...
MELAKA: Asean today marked a significant milestone as secretary-general and ministers gathered for the 19th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) here. In a statement on Wednesday (September 10), the Home Ministry said the meeting reached a consensus to further strengthen regional security cooperation, reflecting a shared determination to confront emerging cross-border threats. Chaired by Malaysia,...
KOTA KINABALU: Zara Qairina Mahathir was believed to have been last seen in front of her hostel washroom on the third floor prior to her fall on July 16, the Coroner’s Court was told. There were also footprints found on the ground floor where she was found unconscious, prompting investigators to use these clues in their...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman will enhance its forensic technology capabilities, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), to better address increasingly complex criminal activities, says Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police said it is crucial for the police force to keep pace with current developments and strengthen its existing technological assets. "We...
SEREMBAN: An unemployed man has claimed trial in the Magistrate's Court here to a charge of reckless driving that caused the death of an 18-year-old motorcyclist. R. Puvarasan, 28, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him before Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli. He is charged with dangerous and reckless driving resulting in the death of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are currently tracking the owner of a phone number that sent security threats to all Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities in Bintulu, Sarawak, says Comm Datuk M. Kumar (pic). The Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director told Malay language daily Sinar Harian that they are in the process of identifying the individual...
IPOH: The 41-year-old woman who tried to hug Perak's Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah during the state-level Independence Day celebration here has been charged with assault. Nurhaswani Afni Mohamad Zorki, from Kampung Manjoi, was charged under Section 352 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan on Monday (Sept 8). No plea was recorded. Nurhaswani Afni was...
