Police record statement of man seen on CCTV footage leaving suitcase with RM500,000 in parking lot

SHAH ALAM: Police have recorded the statement of a man who is believed to have left a suitcase containing RM500,000 in cash in the parking lot of a shopping centre in Damansara on March 19. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the man was identified as the individual who placed the bag there through...

End call to boycott

IPOH: Calls for boycotts as well as criminal acts of attack on KK Super Mart convenience stores should stop. The people should let the law take its rightful course, says the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF). MCPF Kinta district chairman Chung Kok Heung said Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh must end his calls to boycott...

PKR leader offers to be Akmal’s lawyer

JOHOR BARU: A PKR leader has offered to represent Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh, who is being investigated under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim said Dr Akmal should not be investigated under these laws as both are "iron-fisted" in nature and often...

30 school kids among 178 people nabbed in joint enforcement op in Ipoh

IPOH: A total of 30 school students were among the 178 people arrested by police in a joint law enforcement operation held here. The operation at 2.30am on Sunday (April 7) was carried out by personnel from the Ipoh Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division and the Perak National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK). Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal...

IGP looking into claims ‘Allah’ word seen on shoe sole, store denies claim

PETALING JAYA: Police will look into an allegation that the word "Allah" in Arabic script has been found on the sole of a shoe. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, when contacted, said police are looking into the matter. “I’m checking,” he said briefly on Sunday (April 7). Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh had said...

Port Klang coast on alert

Seawater levels expected up to 5.7m during high-tide phenomenon from April 8, folk urged not to go out to sea COASTAL communities living along Port Klang are warned to stay vigilant and brace for high tides as well as potential flooding next week, with sea levels expected to reach up to 5.7m. According to Port Klang Fire...

Unsold food from Ramadan bazaars delivered to those in need

SHAH ALAM: With an ailing husband and a school-going teenager to look after, Shahida Sudar is grateful for any help she gets during the fasting month, especially when it comes to receiving meals. So every time the MySaveFood @ Ramadan Bazaar pick-up truck stops at the Sri Melewar apartment here, the housewife will be among the...

Heavy traffic looms during Hari Raya exodus

GEORGE TOWN: Some 2.4 million vehicles are expected to travel in and out of Penang over the six-day Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period starting Monday. Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said this would be double the 1.3 million cars recorded on the North-South Expressway in Penang over the past six...

Akmal faces sedition probe

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh is being investigated for sedition after two police reports were lodged against him, says the Inspector-General of Police. Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said Dr Muhamad Akmal was detained upon his arrival at Kota Kinabalu International Airport yesterday. “He was detained and taken to Kota Kinabalu police headquarters so...

Selangor Sultan: All should unite if they want a more developed state

PETALING JAYA: All races should unite and work towards a common goal if they wish to see Selangor becoming a stronger state, says Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. The Sultan of Selangor also urged all Malaysians to be more tolerant of one another in order to preserve social harmony in Selangor. “If Selangor, which consists of multiracial and...