KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here acquitted and discharged a businessman for dishonest misappropriation of RM10,000 belonging to an oil and gas company by allegedly using the funds for his personal use. Judge Datin Sabariah Othman ordered Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin, 50, to be freed on Wednesday (Aug 2) after finding that the prosecution had failed...
SIBU: A man was shot to death at his family's fruit orchard near here early Tuesday (Aug 1) morning. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkifli Suhaili told a press conference that the police received a call from a member of the public at about 1.23am Tuesday over a shooting incident at KM3 Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. He added...
Police at the site of the bombing that killed at least 54 people, including 23 children. – AFP photo KHAR, Pakistan (Aug 1): The Islamic State group claimed responsibility yesterday for a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed at least 54 people, including 23 children, at a political party gathering ahead of elections due later this...
KEPALA BATAS: Take a look at my track record and don't just judge me by my looks, says Perikatan Nasional's Bertam candidate Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (pic) over a viral video. Khaliq Mehtab, who is Penang Perikatan election director, said he was shocked that his video during the nomination at Dewan Millenium nomination centre had gone...
SERDANG: A police sergeant was detained for allegedly breaking into the Sepang police headquarters' exhibit storage on Saturday (July 29). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect in his 40s was detained on Monday (July 31) and he will be remanded. "Exhibits from cases that have been completed and slotted to be disposed...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 15 victims suffered some RM30mil in losses after they were allegedly duped by a goldsmith. The victims, who were gold suppliers, were not paid by the suspect after they had supplied millions of ringgit worth of gold. One of the victims, gold supplier Allan Tang said he had been dealing with the suspect...
Cheung and Seow being led from the court after sentencing. SIBU (July 31): A couple from the Klang Valley was sentenced to death by the High Court here today for the murder of a 38-year-old woman in 2020, whose body was found in a suitcase dumped by the roadside. Judge Datuk Christopher Chin pronounced the sentence against...
NEW DELHI: Customs officials at Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) airport in southern India seized 47 pythons from an Indian national arriving from Kuala Lumpur. The pythons and two lizards were concealed in the passenger's baggage. The reptiles were seized under India's customs and wildlife protection laws and will be sent back to Malaysia, local media reported on Monday. The male...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will take a "tax when only necessary" approach when it comes to policies and reforms, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that while the government needs taxes to ensure the development of the nation, it must not become a burden to the rakyat or companies. "For our country, the policy...
PETALING JAYA: PAS has denied a statement allegedly issued by the Saudi Arabian government imposing an entry ban on its party president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang. The statement, which was circulated online on Monday (July 31), stated that Abdul Hadi was banned from entering the kingdom due to his involvement with the International Union of...
