SHAH ALAM: The body of Muhammad Nidza Afham Mokhtar, which was found in Klang River on Wednesday evening (Aug 14) was taken to the Shah Alam Hospital’s forensics unit for autopsy, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said. He added that the body was identified by the victim’s next of kin at the location of...
PUTRAJAYA: Train services and railway coverage in Malaysia are set for a facelift with the leasing of 62 new passenger train sets from China by 2027, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said that the leasing is part of the first phase of a government-to-government (G2G) initiative and added that the estimated RM10.7bil cost will be...
IT'S not every day you hear about a cleaver-wielding man causing chaos at a train station. The usually serene KTMB Square in Ipoh turned into an unexpected stage for a dramatic scene straight out of a thriller movie. As social media users played detective with the viral video, many are left wondering: did this wild incident really...
JOHOR BARU: Police are investigating if there is any connection between the discovery of a headless body on railway tracks near Jalan Suka Ria in Kampung Melayu Majidee and the recent cable theft cases in the area. "We are investigating whether these two cases are related, but as of today (Aug 14), the discovery of the...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 60 Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT) cases involving lawyers have been recorded since 2022, resulting in some RM66mil losses, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said 29 cases were recorded in 2022, resulting in losses of RM13mil. "Last year, the number spiked to...
KOTA KINABALU: AirAsia repaid Sabah Development Bank (SDBank) over half of the load it received four years ago during the Covid-19 lockdown. Tan Sri Tony Fernandes says AirAsia is forever grateful to the Sabah government and the Sabah Development Bank (SDBank) for its RM300mil loan during the 2020 pandemic crisis. The chief executive officer of Capital A...
TVB actor Owen Cheung was recently spotted enjoying a meal of bak kut teh at a restaurant in Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur. Joining him were Hong Kong stars Brian Tse, Penny Chan and Jazz Lam, as well as Taiwanese actor Lee Hsin-chiao, better known as King Kong. On Monday (Aug 12), the restaurant’s owner shared several photos...
KEPALA BATAS: An elderly woman was stabbed in the head with a pair of scissors while trying to break up an argument between a mother and her son at a house in Pekan Darat on Tuesday (Aug 13), at 11 am. The woman, in her 80s, was sent to the Seberang Jaya Hospital (HSJ) for treatment...
KLUANG: A 35-year-old security guard was killed after his car collided with a lorry at KM102 Jalan Batu Pahat-Mersing here. Kluang OCPD ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh said the incident occurred at 4pm on Tuesday (Aug 13) during heavy rain. "Our initial investigation revealed that the victim was driving his car from Kahang towards Mersing. "Upon arriving at the...
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said he is more comfortable to continue leading the administration of the state government, despite speculation about a potential Cabinet reshuffle at the federal level. He said that his commitment, among other things, was to ensure the continuation of the state development plan, particularly focusing on the...
