Bank manager confirms RM78,800 transfer in Wan Saiful case

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here was told on Tuesday (June 25) about a transaction of RM78,800 from Wan Saiful & Associates Sdn Bhd to an automobile company two years ago. Banking Services Manager Low Mong Tuan, 44, from Public Bank Berhad, Jalan Sultan Sulaiman confirmed the transaction to Tagami Auto Enterprise Sdn Bhd occurred on...

HK actor Ng Siu Hin recalls supernatural encounter at hotel in Malaysia: ‘Felt like someone was looking at my phone with me’

Hong Kong actor Ng Siu Hin recently visited Malaysia to shoot a movie. However, it seems like his stay had been marred by a series of unfortunate events. In a recent update on the social networking service Threads, the 30-year-old revealed that he had changed his hotel room three times over the past week. His first move...

QuickCheck: Is an insurance fraud syndicate linked to a Johor murder probe?

WHEN it comes to crime syndicates, it is not unheard of for insurance fraud to be one of the ways for these groups to make money through illegal means. That said, it is rarer - and consequently more shocking - for such syndicates to kill unwitting people as part of their modus operandi. It was claimed recently...

Highway concessionaire CEO among eight nabbed for bribery involving projects worth RM1.6bil

PUTRAJAYA: Eight people, including a chief executive officer and two senior management of a highway concessionaire, have been remanded, for allegedly accepting bribes involving the construction of two highways in Klang Valley, valued at RM1.6bil. It is learnt that the CEO, who is a Datuk and the two senior management have been remanded for four days...

Selangor to appeal RM100,000 fine for pulling out of Charity Shield match

PETALING JAYA: Selangor will appeal the decision of the Malaysian Football League (MFL) to impose a RM100,000 fine and deduct three points from the team for their refusal to play the May 10 Charity Shield match against Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT). The Red Giants said they take note of the decision and will do the necessary...

Mentally unsound man nabbed for mum’s murder

JEMPOL: A man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his 63-year-old mother. Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said preliminary investigations have revealed that the 33-year-old suspect, who was the victim's oldest child, was mentally unwell. "We received a call around noon today about an argument between a mother and her son which led...

Brave Malaysian amputee finds beauty in a life without limbs

SINGAPORE (South China Morning Post): A Malaysian beautician living in Singapore, who had all four limbs amputated after contracting a serious infection, has bravely decided to live resiliently with her family’s support. Lin Ailing, 37, went to Singapore in 2016 to work as a beauty therapist, a job she thoroughly enjoyed and which afforded her the...

Sg Bakap polls: Candidates bump into each other during walkabout

NIBONG TEBAL: The candidates of the Sungai Bakap by-election bumped into each other during their respective walkabouts at Puteri Gunong Night Market here on Tuesday (June 25). Pakatan Harapan candidate Dr Joohari Ariffin and Perikatan Nasional candidate Abidin Ismail were both at the market courting for votes from locals when they realised each other’s presence at...

National security threatened by sale of MAHB shares, claims Opposition MPs

KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition lawmakers remain adamant that selling Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad’s (MAHB) shares to foreign entities will threaten national security. Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang) claims Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim failed to explain to the Dewan Rakyat that Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) could access the travellers' data once the deals are...

Cops arrest four suspected burglars in Ampang

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested four suspected burglars over a house break-in here. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said that the arrests resulted from investigations into a case reported on May 24 involving a house break-in in Kampung Ampang Indah. "At around 6pm on June 23, the police arrested three foreign men and a...