PETALING JAYA: A true Muslim with a strong faith will not take bribes nor turn corruption into a racial issue, says Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police said that despite corruption being widely condemned in the Quran, many of those caught receiving bribes were Muslims and it was turned into a...
KUALA LANGAT: An abduction victim, who was forcibly taken away for failing to pay for the rental of a car, has been rescued by the police. Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said a report was lodged on the abduction on Aug 5, claiming that several unidentified men arrived with weapons and abducted two...
PASIR MAS: The government has approved RM8.2mil for 11 idle land development projects for agricultural purposes in Kelantan this year. Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud said the projects are a collaboration between the state government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. "According to records from the Department of Agriculture from 2006 to 2023,...
IPOH: An 18-year-old youth has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping a 16-year-old pupil at a house in Simpang Pulai here. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the male teenager was arrested on July 31 at about 11.30pm, after a report was lodged by the girl earlier at about 10.25pm. "The victim...
IPOH: A two-year-old girl here has died from suspected abuse and neglect. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the victim passed away at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Wednesday (Aug 6) at about 11.10pm while being treated. "The report was made by a paediatric doctor at the hospital. The girl was admitted to...
ACTS of violence are generally shocking and rare, and as such any videos and news of such misdeeds tends to go viral very rapidly because of this. Recently, a video just over a minute long of a man waving a knife while holding a woman at a headlock at a supermarket went viral along with the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 67-year-old driver of a cement lorry was killed after the vehicle was accidentally smashed against a house's outer wall at Jalan Batai Barat in Bukit Damansara. Operation commander Rosdi Yussof said that the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department received a call on the incident at about 3.25pm on Wednesday (Aug 7) and...
SUNGAI PETANI: All 375 petrol station operators in Kedah have been ordered not to allow repeated sales of diesel and RON95 petrol to both local and foreign registered vehicles on the same day, effective immediately. Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said the petrol station operators in the state...
JOHOR BARU: The main suspect involved in the abduction of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui will face a total of 15 charges, says Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar. He added that the suspect would be brought to the Johor Baru Court Complex and the Kulai Magistrate's Court tomorrow (Aug 8) to be charged. “The police have...
JOHOR BARU: The unpredictable and extreme weather in some parts of the country is not only causing more bush fires, but also drowning. To cool down during the extreme heat, victims go for a dip in rivers and other water bodies but end up drowning instead. Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad says there...
