SUNGAI BULOH: About 100 family members of 69 detainees of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) have staged a hunger strike opposite the Sungai Buloh Prison here calling for the release of the inmates. It is learnt that 34 of the Sosma detainees are being held at the Sungai Buloh Prison while the rest...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has obtained an interim injunction from the Alor Setar High Court to prevent Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from issuing, repeating and publishing defamatory statements against him on social media, websites and any other platforms. Lawyer Datuk SN Nair, representing the Prime Minister, said Judge Mahazan...
JOHOR BARU: Police have seized five luxury sports cars and opened an investigation paper to look into claims that the drivers had driven dangerously on the Senai Desaru Expressway (SDE). Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said following the incident last Saturday (July 29), all five male drivers, aged 45 years and above, went...
KOTA KINABALU: A man was killed while his two passengers were hurt when their car rammed into the back of a parked lorry in Sabah’s interior Keningau district early Monday (July 31). Gerit Polong, 35, who was driving, died on the scene while his companions aged 19 and 25 were rushed to hospital following the 1am...
Analysts: Election frequency one of the causes of voter fatigue PETALING JAYA: While winning the Malay votes is given top priority by both the ruling and opposition coalitions in the state elections, the parties cannot ignore the non-Malay voters in Selangor and Penang, two of the most developed states among the six states, say analysts and...
KUALA PILAH: Barisan Nasional’s Jeram Pasang candidate Datuk Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir has been involved in a traffic accident. Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, in a Facebook post, said the accident happened at around 3.25am along the Jalan Pasir Besar- Palong stretch. “His driver is in critical condition. We pray that both of them will...
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman has been detained for lodging a false police report to avoid being fined for losing her MyKad identification card. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the 24-year-old woman lodged a police report on Friday (July 28) claiming that she had been a victim of a snatch theft at about...
IPOH: A 70-year-old government retiree in Hutan Melintang has lost RM542,171 in a cryptocurrency investment scam. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the victim lodged a police report on the matter at 4.34pm on July 30. Comm Mohd Yusri said the incident happened on Jan 8, when the victim was at his...
IPOH: Police here have identified the suspects involved in a fight along a road near Tanjung Rambutan. When contacted, Ipoh OCPD ACP Yahaya Hasan advised the suspects to come forward to the nearest police station. “It is believed that the suspects are in their 20s. We have yet to make any arrests but are actively looking for...
MELAKA: Efforts should be placed to extract historical facts about legendary Malay legend Hang Tuah from archives in Okinawa in Japan and Tamil Nadu, India says a local activist from the Portuguese community. Save the Portuguese Action Committee chairman Martin Theseira said the facts about Hang Tuah were hidden in Japan and India. "I believe there is...
