PETALING JAYA: Despite the unease among certain party members, Umno veteran Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz is insistent on staying with Muafakat Nasional, saying that the entity is merely an NGO and not a political party. Nazri also thanked Umno supreme council member Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zakarshi for urging him to leave Muafakat. “Thanks for the advice...
KANGAR: MPs have been warned from commenting on issues on social media despite being absent from Dewan Rakyat debates on those issues. Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul said that such behaviour was misleading the public as it gave the impression that these MPs were present during the discussions and debates. "They are under close watch," he...
PENAMPANG: Police here are searching for two boys, aged 15 and 13, who were reported missing on Thursday morning (Aug 8) The Penampang district police headquarters (IPD), in a statement, identified the missing boys as Rezlo Mic Fadden Romineo, 15, and Nicholas Chee Ping, 13. They were reported missing from Kampung Buit Hill, Putatan, near here. Penampang police...
PETALING JAYA: A true Muslim with a strong faith will not take bribes nor turn corruption into a racial issue, says Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police said that despite corruption being widely condemned in the Quran, many of those caught receiving bribes were Muslims and it was turned into a...
KUALA LANGAT: An abduction victim, who was forcibly taken away for failing to pay for the rental of a car, has been rescued by the police. Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said a report was lodged on the abduction on Aug 5, claiming that several unidentified men arrived with weapons and abducted two...
PASIR MAS: The government has approved RM8.2mil for 11 idle land development projects for agricultural purposes in Kelantan this year. Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud said the projects are a collaboration between the state government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. "According to records from the Department of Agriculture from 2006 to 2023,...
IPOH: An 18-year-old youth has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping a 16-year-old pupil at a house in Simpang Pulai here. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the male teenager was arrested on July 31 at about 11.30pm, after a report was lodged by the girl earlier at about 10.25pm. "The victim...
IPOH: A two-year-old girl here has died from suspected abuse and neglect. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the victim passed away at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Wednesday (Aug 6) at about 11.10pm while being treated. "The report was made by a paediatric doctor at the hospital. The girl was admitted to...
MANILA: Three Chinese nationals were arrested on Tuesday (Aug 6) for reportedly abducting a Vietnamese tourist in Paranaque City, according to police. In a report on Wednesday, the Southern Police District (SPD) said the three Chinese suspects, identified as alias Jun, 31, Hao, 27, and Zhang, 26, were arrested during a coordinated operation on Aug 6. The...
ACTS of violence are generally shocking and rare, and as such any videos and news of such misdeeds tends to go viral very rapidly because of this. Recently, a video just over a minute long of a man waving a knife while holding a woman at a headlock at a supermarket went viral along with the...
