Israel’s threat against WHO neither acceptable nor defensible, says Wisma Putra

PUTRAJAYA: Israel’s recent order for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to remove its supplies from a medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours as the regime continues its offensive ground operations is blatantly inhumane and violates international law, says Wisma Putra. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Wednesday (Dec 6), said threatening a United Nations...

Body of missing autistic boy sent to UMMC for post-mortem, says PJ OCPD

PETALING JAYA: The body of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was transported by the police forensic team from the location where he was discovered at about 11.50pm on Wednesday (Dec 6). The body was discovered at a river some 200m from his home at about 10pm. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said...

Man says instinct led to finding body of Zayn Rayyan

PETALING JAYA: Despite the K9 unit sweeping the area previously, Faizol Najib Abdul Naim says his instincts made him want to search near the river. The 45-year-old Idaman Apartment resident recalled the discovery of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s body at a river some 200m from the place where he was last seen. ALSO READ: Tragic end to search...

Retired teacher in Seremban cheated out of RM480,000 in phone scam

SEREMBAN: A retired teacher has been cheated out of RM480,000 in a phone scam here. Seremban police chief Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said the 56-year-old victim had received a call from an individual claiming to be from a courier company on Nov 15. The caller had told the teacher that she had a parcel containing a cheque...

Five men nabbed over fight involving firearm in Penang

GEORGE TOWN: Five men have been remanded to assist with investigations over a fight involving a pistol at a people's housing project here. George Town acting Deputy OCPD Supt V. Saravanan said the first suspect was arrested at the flat in Jalan Sungai while the other four suspects were arrested while fleeing in a car. He said...

Man arrested over statement supporting diplomatic ties between Malaysia, Israel

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a man over his statements supporting diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Israel. Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the individual who was known as Victor Yong, 36, was arrested following the statements he made. “The statements were made in an interview with an Israeli social media influencer...

Pahang govt to contact ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ creators to promote tourism in Kuantan

PETALING JAYA: The Pahang State Legislative Assembly said it wants to call the creators of the hit anime series "Jujutsu Kaisen" after Kuantan was recently mentioned in one of the anime’s episodes. Pahang exco member and its unity, tourism and culture committee chairman Leong Yu Man said the Pahang government was trying to get hold of...

Police deny claims that Papagomo was arrested

KUALA LUMPUR: Police denied claims that blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, also known as Papagomo, was detained as claimed by some. Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain refuted allegations that Wan Muhammad Azri was detained while he was live streaming on social media. "We did not arrest Papagomo, yesterday," he told Bernama when contacted...

Video of individual proposing Malaysia-Israel ties is old, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: Checks show that the video of an individual proposing the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Israel was originally from December 2021, says Fahmi Fadzil "The video is from a YouTube video titled 'Malaysia And Israel - From Enemies To Allies?'. The video was created on Dec 17, 2021, not 2023. That was two...

Tawau woman slapped with RM10,400 fine for drink-driving, no driving licence

KOTA KINABALU: For driving without a licence and being drunk, a woman was fined a total of RM10,400 by the Tawau Magistrate’s Court after she pleaded guilty to the offences on Wednesday (Dec 6). Magistrate Dayang Aidaku Amira Aminuddin handed a RM10,000 fine to Yapp Siao Fong and four days in jail for drink-driving, and banned...