PUTRAJAYA: Possible threats against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and the Prime Minister were thwarted after the police arrested eight people for suspected links to extremist ideologies. At a press conference here on Monday (June 24) Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the suspects were arrested in an operation on Saturday and...
KOTA BHARU: A Muay Thai coach was charged in the Sessions Court on Monday (June 24) with three counts of rape and physical sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl, and one count of burglary. Muhammad Haziq Aiman Azhar, 25, pleaded not guilty to all the charges read before Judge Zulkifli Abllah. Muhammad Haziq Aiman was accused of...
JOHOR BARU: A brutal syndicate posing as insurance agents has been uncovered in Kulai, following the murder of a 38-year-old man last month to claim a life insurance payout of RM500,000. Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said that the syndicate had orchestrated the murder to appear as a road accident, enabling them to file an...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong has attended a briefing ahead of the upcoming Parliament meeting. "At the pre-sitting briefing for the second sitting of the third term of the 15th Parliament for Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament and Senators at Kompleks Seri Perdana, Putrajaya today, which was also attended by YAB Prime...
BATU PAHAT: The body of a second fisherman who went missing after a boat capsized off Tanjung Segenting here has been found. Batu Pahat maritime zone maritime commander Mohd Haniff Mohd Yunus said the body of Tan Hai Lian, aged 62, was found along Pantai Koris here at around 11.30am on Sunday (June 23), some 12...
PETALING JAYA: Selangor beat Perak 2-1 in the Super League at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on Sunday (June 23) to continue their winning run in the league. Ronnie Fernandez of Chile was the toast of the team when he scored two goals. He struck first in the 23rd minute when he capitalised on a loose save made...
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Flovia Ng has been toppled as Sabah STAR women's wing (Wiranita) chief at the party elections. The Sabah Community Development People's Well-being Assistant Minister and Tulid assemblyman only managed to muster 81 votes against 167 votes garnered by her rival Kerry Chee Kheng Moi in a shock result late Saturday (June 22). Sabah STAR...
BANDAR PERMAISURI: A 51-year-old single mother, who is a civil servant, has lost RM148,200 after being duped in a love scam. Setiu district police chief Mohd Zain Mat Dris said the victim lodged a report on Saturday (June 22). "The victim claimed that she received a Facebook message in June from someone using a fake profile with...
KOTA BHARU: The Malaysian and Thai police will work together to track down a smuggler who fired three shots at Kelantan Customs Department officers who were on duty in an enforcement operation to combat petrol and diesel smuggling near the Pok Mat illegal base in Kampung Simpangan, Tumpat. Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said...
