KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a Bangladeshi company director with a Datuk title on suspicion of submitting documents with false details regarding the application of a foreign worker quota worth RM1.1mil for Human Resources Ministry approval. According to a source within the Selangor MACC, the man, in his 40s, was arrested around...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have detained a 28-year-old delivery rider who allegedly broke into a building at Bukit OUG using a Molotov cocktail. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the incident, which occurred at about 4.10am on Tuesday (Nov 12) caused a loud boom that was heard in the neighbourhood. "The suspect had eight...
KUALA LUMPUR: "It was a long time since I last saw her (the victim), I thought she went back to her kampung or moved to another house and did not live with his son any more." That was what a neighbour said after learning about a body that was found in a freezer at a two-storey...
PETALING JAYA: While whistleblower protection is essential, it should only be granted after an investigation confirms the individual’s integrity, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He emphasised that for protection to be given, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) must first conduct a thorough investigation to determine whether the individual is truly “clean.” Anwar added that those...
IPOH: Around RM200,000 worth of drugs were seized during a drug bust at a house in Jalan St John here. Acting Perak police chief Deputy Comm Zulkafli Sariaat said that along with the seizure, three arrests were also made at separate locations in the state. DCP Zulkafli said the drugs seized included 18,992g worth of heroin, which...
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BATU PAHAT: A high-powered motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a car at Batu 6, Jalan Kangkar Baru Paloh in Yong Peng, at around 10.15am on Sunday (Nov 10). Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the incident occurred while the victim and several other high-powered motorcycle riders, in a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have recorded statements from nine people in the investigation into the latest bullying case at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM). Kuala Lumpur police chief, Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa, said the statements were obtained from the 19-year-old male victim and eight others since a report was lodged on Nov 8. "We will be recording...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (PETRA) has assured that the government will carefully deliberate before making any decisions to embark on nuclear power development, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said. He noted that nuclear power is among the clean energy sources that could meet the expected surge in electricity demand,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds are expected to affect eight states until noon on Monday (Nov 11) according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). In a warning issued at 8.40 am, MetMalaysia said that the areas affected include all of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, as well as several districts in Selangor, namely Kuala...
