SHAH ALAM: The Selangor police will refer the investigation papers (IP) involving the suitcase containing over RM500,000 found in the car park of a shopping mall in Damansara to Bukit Aman. Selangor Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar Khan (pic) said the investigation paper would be sent over to Bukit Aman so that their legal division...
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund and public pension provider are considering taking Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. private, according to people familiar with the matter, as trading in the airport operator was suspended Wednesday. Khazanah Nasional Bhd. and the Employees Provident Fund are working with an adviser on a possible deal, the people said, asking not to be named...
KOTA KINABALU: A car was damaged after a large tree fell on top of it in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. The incident took place near Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bahagia on Tuesday (May 14). Tawau Fire and Rescue station chief Jemishin Ujin said they rushed a seven-man team to the scene following a call at 6.37pm. “The tree...
SEREMBAN: A Customs officer claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to 43 charges of allegedly accepting bribes totalling some RM70,000 over a five-year period. Mohammad Zyed Ibrahim, 41 pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi. The interpreter took almost an hour to read the charges to the...
SHAH ALAM: A predator can groom a child for sex in just one hour, says the Bukit Aman CID Sexual, Women and Children Crime Investigation Division (D11). Its principal assistant director, Senior Assistant Commissioner Siti Kamsiah Hassan, said predators use social media to get to know children and groom them. "These victims are easily attracted to sweet...
PETALING JAYA: National kayaker Siti Nurul Masyitah Elias was seriously injured after being hit and dragged when the motorcycle she was riding collided with a car in Johor Baru. She was dragged some 600 metres by the car driven by a man believed to be drunk on the Eastern Dispersal Link on Saturday (May 11). Politeknik Ibrahim...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor has many tourist centres with huge potential which the state can be proud of, says Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi (pic). The Mentri Besar said recently, a video went viral on social media questioning the state's tourism sector and that Johor has no interesting places to visit. “The video highlighted that Johor is boring with...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to provide continuous support to stimulate growth in the real estate sector, including extending full stamp duty exemption for first-time house buyers for houses worth up to RM500,000 until December 2025. Department of Valuation and Property Management (JPPH) director-general, Abdul Razak Yusak said although the real estate market is expected...
PETALING JAYA: A hundred trees must be planted for every one cut in Kuala Lumpur, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday (May 15), he said this order was given to the Kuala Lumpur Mayor. This comes after Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said certified arborists had...
PETALING JAYA: Despite the lockdown and disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, trafficking and illicit trade of protected wildlife species continue to pose a significant threat to biodiversity worldwide. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) third edition of the World Wildlife Crime Report 2024, the pandemic had a mixed impact on...
