Sabah police rescue eight teenage girls in anti-human trafficking raid

KOTA KINABALU: Eight teenage girls - some as young as 14 - were rescued from a factory where they were made to work as forced labour in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district. The factory was also found employing foreigners without valid travel passes or working permits during the raid by the Sabah Criminal Investigation Department’s...

Man who allegedly hit daughter also accused of rape, say Negri cops

REMBAU: A 47-year-old man who was caught on video allegedly hitting his 17-year-old daughter with chairs and an ironing board is also being investigated for raping the teenager. Rembau OCPD Deputy Supt Hazri Mohamad said the girl, who required 12 stitches for her injuries, reported this to a doctor while receiving treatment at the Tunku Ampuan...

The people come first, says King

PUTRAJAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has sent a letter to the Cabinet, reminding them that their duty first and foremost is to serve the nation and her people. Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah penned the advice to the ministers, stating they should not think of positions, personal interests or possessions while in power, says government...

Malaysians spotted as mercenaries in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been spotted as mercenaries operating in the occupied Donetsk region, says the Ukraine National Resistance Centre. The Centre - which is run by the Ukraine government's Special Operations Forces - said that these mercenaries were accompanied by a translator and a former member of the Wagner Group at a training ground in...

Floods: Devotees trapped at temple while doing pre-Thaipusam prep rescued

JOHOR BARU: Some 17 devotees preparing for Thaipusam were trapped in a temple here following a flash flood on Wednesday (Jan 24) night. Tebrau Fire and Rescue station chief Shamsul Khomari Bakar said that eight firemen were deployed to the scene upon receiving a call about the flood involving a temple in Kampung Kangkar Tebrau Kiri...

Malaysian actor Jack Lim helps to catch man who took upskirt videos of local celebs

https://owhyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GBI7FhkbjU7Uo-sEAIS4eX-VV0JmbmdjAAAF.mp4 Malaysian actor and radio announcer Jack Lim struck a man for taking upskirt videos of various female celebrities at Pavilion Bukit Jalil. Among the victims include local influencers Han Xiao Ai and Nicole Low as well as television host Joey Kong. In a recent interview with Shin Min Daily News, Lim said he was promoting a new film...

KL cops confirm receiving report against Chegu Bard

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid has confirmed receiving a police report on Chegu Bard's allegation that three Perikatan Nasional representatives were summoned for an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Tuesday (Jan 23). He said this case would be investigated by the Bukit Aman Classified Crime Investigation Unit. Allaudeen said...

MCA will continue standing up for Malaysians, says Dr Wee

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA's priority is to stand up for the people and solve their problems, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said the party would also play a check and balance role while continuing to speak up for the Chinese community. "We hope leaders and members from Chinese guilds and associations will continue...

Sepang cops nab three squatters who made vacant house their home

SEPANG: Three people have been arrested for squatting in an empty house. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police arrested three Bangladeshi men at a vacant house on Monday (Jan 22) night following a report lodged in Terengganu. He said the trio, aged between 21 and 30, confessed that they had been staying...

Dr M: I am being treated like a criminal for speaking my mind

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has complained that he is being treated like a common criminal for voicing his own opinion. The former prime minister said he was a law abiding citizen who merely spoke his mind. "Over the last few years, I have had my statements recorded by police at least ten times. "Once you become a...