Coach’s ‘sextortion’ scheme unravels when student figures out who he is, US feds say

After prosecutors say a New Mexico high school coach manipulated a student into sending him nude photos, she isolated herself from friends and family, spent most days in her room and stopped participating in class, court documents show. At first, she didn’t know that two people she had been communicating with over Snapchat when she was...

Fahmi: Cheaper Internet packages by September

PUTRAJAYA: Internet prices are expected to drop by this September when the Mandatory Standard on Access Pricing (MSAP) is adopted, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Speaking at the monthly assembly of the Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) here today, he said the use of MSAP would lead to a reduction in Internet wholesale prices and...

Family members of Sosma detainees stage hunger strike outside Sungai Buloh prison

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...

Anwar gets interim injunction against Sanusi

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...

Cops seize five supercars, open probe into dangerous driving claims

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...

Motorist killed, passengers hurt after car hits parked lorry in Keningau

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...

Political flags along Jalan Gombak during campaign for state election in Selangor. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

‘Take care of non-Malay votes too’

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...

State polls: Barisan’s Jeram Padang candidate gets into accident, driver in critical condition

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...

Woman nabbed for lodging false police report to escape fine for lost MyKad

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...

Govt retiree loses nearly RM550,000 to crypto investment scam

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...