State polls: Three seats key to unity pact victory in Kedah, says Mahfuz

ALOR SETAR: The Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional unity pact believes a simple majority to form the new Kedah government is achievable in Saturday's (Aug 12) election, says Datuk Mahfuz Omar. The state Pakatan chairman said this would depend on winning three seats where the margin of victory was still small at the moment. "As of now, God willing,...

State polls: Ampangan incumbent irked at being labelled a traitor

SEREMBAN: Former PKR assemblyman Datuk Dr Mohamad Rafie Ab Malek who will be defending the Ampangan seat as an independent in the state polls has expressed sadness for being labelled a traitor. The former state industrialisation, investment, education and entrepreneurship committee chairman said it was not fair to accuse him of being one as he only...

RM6.6bil CBT case: Najib sends second representation to AGC

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has sent a second representation letter to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to drop the criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges he faces with former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah. Najib and Mohd Irwan were charged in 2018 with six counts of CBT amounting to RM6.6bil in...

State polls: Pig’s head found outside Perikatan’s Juasseh candidate’s office

KUALA PILAH: A pig’s head was found dumped in front of Perikatan Nasional’s Juasseh candidate Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith’s office here on Wednesday (Aug 9) morning. When interviewed, Eddin’s brother, Edden Amru Shith, said the pig's head was discovered at about 7.30am. "The pig's head was placed on top of a Perikatan flag. "Our staff first found the...

Man, 37, to be first person charged under Anti-Stalking Law

PETALING JAYA: A 37-year-old man will be the first ever individual to be charged under the new Section 507A of the Penal Code for stalking. The man allegedly stalked and sexually harassed a popular female photographer for years, sending her lewd photographs of himself and even followed her to the United Kingdom. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm...

Interpol’s help sought in tracing Muhyiddin’s son-in-law

KUALA LUMPUR: Graft busters plan to seek the help of Interpol in tracking down Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's son-in-law Adlan Berhan and another individual, who are abroad. Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the two men are believed to be in a certain country. "However, we cannot disclose which country it is,"...

Cop jailed eight months for accepting bribes

KUALA TERENGGANU: A police sergeant was sentenced to eight months in prison by the Sessions Court here on 34 charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM12,500 between Dec 2019 and March 2022. Mohd Izzham Halim, 36, was stationed at the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department, Kemaman district police headquarters at the time. Izzham pleaded guilty to all the...

Sabah MACC arrests two company owners for fraud in million ringgit project

MACC arrested two company owners believed to have used fake documents for the purpose of cheating to secure maintenance work amounting to over RM1.1 million.— Malay Mail photo TAWAU (Aug 7): Two company owners believed to have used fake documents for the purpose of cheating to secure maintenance work amounting to more than RM1.1 million, were...

State polls: Penang cops detect betting involving election results

GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have detected gambling activities involving bets on the results of the upcoming state polls on Aug 12. State police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said so far no arrests have been made in relation to the case but the police are closely monitoring the activities. "Based on our monitoring, there are traces of...

Cop’s message of unity to pupils gets the thumbs up

PETALING JAYA: A policeman’s act of spreading a message on multiracial unity to primary school pupils has received the thumbs up of Malaysians. Netizens, who saw a viral video of the policeman giving a talk at SK Kangkar Pulai 2 in Johor, were full of praise for his delivery, which was meaningful yet presented in a...