42 reports lodged, two IPs opened over socks issue, says CID chief

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 42 police reports have been lodged in connection with the sale of socks with the word "Allah" printed on them, says CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. He said two investigation papers (IPs) have been opened in connection with the case. "Officers from the department's Special Investigation Unit and...

Hot spell expected to last until April, says MetMalaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The current hot weather is expected to persist until mid-April following the lack of rain-bearing clouds and the equinox phenomenon that is expected to occur this Wednesday in a changing of the season. The Malaysian Meteorological Department’s (MetMalaysia) deputy director-general (Strategic and Technical) Ambun Dindang said that during the (spring) equinox, there will be...

Three motorists fined, banned from driving for a year for providing illegal vehicle pooling services in Singapore

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Three men were each fined $1,800 and banned from driving for a year for providing illegal car and motorcycle pooling services, following enforcement operations by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). They were all caught on May 3, 2023, and one of them became the first motorcyclist here to be convicted for conveying...

Missing Thai woman reportedly arrested in Malaysia: local media

BANGKOK: A Thai restaurant owner in Malaysia revealed that a Thai woman, who disappeared on March 8, has been arrested by Malaysian police. She is reportedly safe but will be unable to contact her family until her interrogation is complete. The missing Thai woman, 26 year old Chutimon “Care” Jantawisai, travelled from her home province, Loei,...

China teacher turned influencer famous for cute kindergarten song caught up in US$7,000-for-sex rumours, calls in police

A former preschool teacher who became famous last year when she appeared in a video singing to children, has claimed she has become the target of an online pornography slur. The woman, surnamed Huang, worked as a music teacher at a nursery school in Wuhan, Hubei province in central China. She shot to fame in April 2023...

Five million checked in to Padu

PETALING JAYA: As of Friday, 5.02 million Malaysians have registered with the Central Database Hub and more counters are being opened in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur ahead of the March 31 deadline. “As of March 15, at 11.59pm, the total number of individuals who updated their records was 5.02 million,” the post on Padu’s Facebook page...

More beggars plying KL streets

Victim: They never ask for food or other items, just money KUALA LUMPUR: The lively and vibrant streets of Kuala Lumpur are unfortunately marred by the presence of beggars guilt-tripping passers-by to part with their money. Checks by The Star in Pasar Seni, Masjid Jamek and Chow Kit found that there were more beggars in the Pasar...

MACC seizes eight luxury cars worth RM6mil from smugglers

PUTRAJAYA: Eight luxury cars valued at about RM6mil has been seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in their probe into a syndicate believed to have smuggled tobacco, cigarettes and liquor into the country. It is learnt that the cars belong to several individuals who own companies involved or acted as middlemen who bribed officers of...

Missing girl Siti Dhia Batrisyia found safe, says mother

KUALA LUMPUR: Twelve-year-old Siti Dhia Batrisyia Mohd Chairil Anuar, who was reported missing since Tuesday (March 12), has been found safe while walking alone near a shop lot area in Sri Rampai, here, at 2.28am Sunday (March 17) morning. Her mother Syarifah Rosfazila Syed Muhammad Fazili, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the matter. She said that Siti...