ALOR GAJAH: A scammer going by the name of "Sarjan Tan" has started conning again, this time scamming RM922,300 from a 50-year-old grocery store owner here. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said the fraudster told the victim that his bank account was hacked and misused. "The victim received the call on last Dec 20 from one...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today announced the disbursement of a RM708mil Government Additional Contribution incentive to its 1.4 million members aged between 40 and under 55. The incentive was allocated to individuals with EPF savings of RM10,000 and below in their Account 1 as of Feb 24, 2023, it said in a statement. "The...
GEORGE TOWN: Work conducted at the Sungai Dua water treatment plant is ahead of schedule. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said work related to the replacement of two units of 1.2m control valves at the water treatment plant, as well as 19 of the 22 other preventive maintenance projects, have been completed. He said what was estimated...
PUTRAJAYA: Graft investigators are expected to call up a Mentri Besar over alleged corruption amounting to RM6mil involving a football association. It is learnt that a probe into this claim came after a report was lodged by several contractors who alleged they were promised projects in the state if funds were channelled to the accounts of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) today announced the disbursement of a RM708mil Government Additional Contribution incentive to its 1.4 million members aged between 40 and under 55. The incentive was allocated to individuals with EPF savings of RM10,000 and below in their Account 1 as of Feb 24, 2023, it said in a statement. "The...
ALOR SETAR: A boy was killed while his uncle sustained severe injuries after their motorcycle was involved in a crash with a tipper lorry on Jalan Chandek Kura in Langkawi on Tuesday (Jan 9). The lorry driver also tested positive for ganja, police said. Langkawi OCPD Asst Comm Shariman Ashari said they were alerted to the incident...
BATU PAHAT: The police have also initiated their clean-up in the wake of a urine-tampering controversy in the state, says the Johor police chief. Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said disciplinary investigation papers have also been opened on those implicated. "Those involved were being transferred to different departments and stations until the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) completed...
SHAH ALAM: Seventy-five police reports have been lodged over the "Dubai Move" to date. Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said 31 reports were lodged by politicians and the remainder by the public. "We are investigating the case under Section 124C of the Penal Code for attempting to commit activity detrimental to...
TELUK INTAN: A total of 59 illegal immigrants were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with entering the country without valid documents and overstaying. The 40 men and 19 women, comprising Indonesian and Nepali nationals, pleaded guilty to the charge before Sessions Court Judge Intan Nurul Farena Zainal Abidin. Thirty of the immigrants were charged with...
KOTA KINABALU: A gold jewellery shop manager’s quick thinking and brave actions have managed to stop a robbery attempt at the premise in Lahad Datu on Monday (Jan 8) morning. A suspect, believed to be carrying out the deed with a fake pistol, made the attempt at 8.39am at the shop located at Dataran Palma there,...
