KUALA LUMPUR: There has never been evidence that showed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at AmIslamic Bank Bhd to commit the crime he is accused of, the High Court here was told. Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah submitted that the prosecution never showed evidence that the former Pekan MP was...
CYBERJAYA: Thousands of Klang Valley businesses will be inspected for tax compliance by officers from the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) and Royal Malaysian Customs Department as part of Ops Metro 2024, says Datuk Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin. The LHDN chief executive officer said the newly announced joint operation will see over 1,000 officers from both LHDN...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has warned agencies and bodies handling the bumiputra agenda to carry out their duties responsibly to ensure that it will achieve its intended goals. The Prime Minister cautioned against "damaging" and misusing the agencies for personal gain and accumulation of wealth. Anwar also assured that the other races will not...
PETALING JAYA: A woman, in her 20s, has lodged a police report alleging that a former MP sexually harassed her. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said police detected on Sunday (Aug 18) an 18-second TikTok video that went viral, which claimed that a woman was sexually harassed by a man she knew. "We confirm that...
JOHOR BARU: A woman claims that some of her valuables, including a gold necklace, went missing while receiving treatment at a public hospital here. P. Saroja, 63, said she was sent to the hospital's emergency department in an ambulance for high blood pressure around 3.30pm on July 25. She said she was asked to remove all items...
IPOH: A Nepali has been killed in a fight between two groups of foreign workers in Kuala Kurau, Kerian. Kerian OCPD Superintendent Juna Yusoff said the victim, 28, died after he was stabbed during the fight at 12.35am on Sunday (Aug 18). "Police received a call about a fight involving foreigners at a workers' hostel in Kuala...
JOHOR BARU: A man has testified in the High Court that his son's myokymia was a result of the Sungai Kim Kim toxic waste pollution in March 2019, and was not a pre-existing health condition. Idham Wazir A Wahab, 53, said according to the health report, his son, Irfan Wafiy, 17, was diagnosed with asthma at...
PETALING JAYA: Rozaid Abdul Rahman (pic), the media and strategic communications director for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has passed away. He started working with the Prime Minister on May 23, 2023. Rozaid, 59, was suffering from a heart condition and was recuperating at his house in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya until his death at 7pm on Sunday (Aug...
KUALA NERANG: Receding water levels at Pedu Lake have exposed an old cemetery in Kampung Mong Gajah. This has allowed approximately 300 next-of-kin from the village, as well as local residents, to visit the graves and hold prayers for those interred there. According to Ismail Md Daud, 62, his late grandfather is among those buried in the...
SUNGAI SIPUT: The 10-year-old Orang Asli girl who was found dead in a swamp in Kampung Bersah in Pos Kuala Mu on Saturday is believed to have been raped and murdered. Sungai Siput OCPD Supt Mohd Khaizam Ahmad Shahabudin said a post-mortem report revealed that there were bruises on her neck and tears on her private...
