Man charged with intimidation and possession of porn

KUANTAN: A computer shop assistant has been slapped with several charges including criminal intimidation, cheating two women, and possession of pornographic images. Loh Yin Teng, 29, pleaded not guilty to all the charges read before Magistrate Raja Norshuzianna Shakila Raja Mamat and Magistrate Tengku Eliana Tuan Kamaruzaman. On the first charge, he was accused of cheating a...

Copter tragedy: Twin sisters in tears over mother’s death

IPOH: Twins, Nur Qistina Awliyah Mohd Azinor and Nur Qistina Auni Mohd Azinor, could not hold back their tears when they were told about their mother’s death. Petty Officer Noor Rahiza Anuar, a photographer with the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM), was among the 10 crew members who died when two helicopters crashed mid-air in Lumut. ALSO READ: Copter...

Pilot spoke to parents an hour before crash

GEORGE TOWN: The parents of Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Commander Muhammad Firdaus Ramli (pic) had just chatted with him over the phone barely an hour before his tragic death. “This cannot have happened. I can’t believe my brother is gone. Just this morning (yesterday), I heard my parents talking to him over the phone. “About an hour...

Johor Baru housewife loses RM400,000 in phone scam

JOHOR BARU: A housewife lost RM400,000 after falling prey to a phone scam. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the police received a report from the 46-year-old woman on Monday (April 22). "On March 6, the victim received a call from an individual claiming to be an officer from a delivery company, who said...

Copter tragedy: Pahang Sultan orders mosques to perform funeral prayer

KUANTAN: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has ordered all mosques in the state to perform the funeral prayer in absentia following the tragic crash involving two helicopters at the Royal Malaysian Navy Base in Lumut, Perak, on Tuesday (April 23). Comptroller Major General Datuk Mohamed Zahari Datuk Yahya, in a statement,...

Two copters crash during training in Lumut

PETALING JAYA: Two naval helicopters crashed during training at the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) stadium in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday (April 23). A video of the incident showed one of the helicopters clipping the rotor of the other aircraft before the two crashed into the ground. The two helicopters involved were a Eurocopter AS555SN Fennec, and an...

Copter tragedy: 10 dead, no survivors, says Ministry

PETALING JAYA: No survivors were found at the crash site involving two navy helicopters in Lumut, Perak on Tuesday (April 23). All 10 crew members perished after their helicopters collided during training at the TLDM stadium in Lumut, Perak. According to a statement from the navy, an investigation board will be set up to probe the incident. ALSO...

Johor Baru housewife loses RM400,000 in phone scam

JOHOR BARU: A housewife lost RM400,000 after falling prey to a phone scam. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the police received a report from the 46-year-old woman on Monday (April 22). "On March 6, the victim received a call from an individual claiming to be an officer from a delivery company, who said...

Johor police want Bukit Aman to suspend cops accused of extortion at BSI

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor police will recommend that Bukit Aman suspend the two policemen who allegedly extorted money from travellers at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex near the Causeway. State police chief Comm M. Kumar said the matter must be taken seriously as two separate allegations have surfaced against the same policemen. “At...

Malaysia among Asia’s top three in world rankings

Showcasing an improved performance in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2024, Malaysia is now ranked the third highest in Asia and the sixth highest in the world. The country charted a 22% improvement rate in the rankings, which offer independent data on the performance of 240 programmes at 25 Malaysian universities. Among...