Perak DOE probing appearance of ‘black dust’ on surfaces in Tekkah

TAIPING: Investigations into the appearance of "black dust" on surfaces of items in Tekkah here are being conducted, says Perak Environment Department (DOE) director Datuk Dr Mohammad Ezanni Mat Salleh. Dr Mohammad Ezanni said the DOE has received five reports of the incident last week. He said the incident is believed to have affected about 100 homes...

Decade-old scheme: Company director charged with cheating 3 Singaporeans, Malaysian

JOHOR BAHRU: A Singapore-based company director pleaded not guilty in the Johor Bahru Sessions Court on Tuesday (Aug 12) to four charges of cheating three Singaporeans and a Malaysian of RM155,000 in a company investment scheme a decade ago. Chong Kok Ming, 54, a Singapore permanent resident, is jointly accused with a Singaporean man still at...

Cops nab murder suspect in Senawang

SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old man in Taman Seri Pagi, Senawang, near here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said police also seized a knife believed to have been used in the crime from the 31-year-old male suspect. He said a police team was sent to the...

Perikatan leaders raise concerns over NFA status for several harassment cases

KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional leaders have raised concerns over the "no further action" (NFA) status of several recent harassment cases, despite the presence of compelling evidence. Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, together with Masjid Tanah MP Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin and Mersing MP Muhammad Islahuddin Abas, highlighted a case involving a young girl...

MACC gets three-day remand extension on land broker in RM3.8mil graft probe

SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained a remand extension from the Magistrate's Court here on a broker suspected of using a land title with falsified details to obtain RM3.8mil, the proceeds of a land sale. On Monday (Aug 11), Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli allowed an application from the MACC to remand the suspect, in...

India decries ‘sabre rattling’ after Pakistan army chief’s reported nuclear remarks

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Monday accused its neighbour Pakistan of "sabre rattling" and "irresponsibility" after media reports on remarks about nuclear threats in South Asia made by Pakistan's army chief while on a visit to the United States. Indian media reports, citing sources, quoted Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir as saying: "We are a nuclear...

Johor cops nab duo for petrol theft from motorcycles

GELANG PATAH: A Pakistani man and a local woman have been arrested for their alleged involvement in motorcycle petrol theft at an apartment in Tanjung Kupang. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan reported that the suspects were detained following a report lodged by a 28-year-old local woman. "In her police report, the woman stated that the...

LHDN launches ‘Ops Titan’ to prevent tax non-compliance

KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has launched a 10-day tax compliance operation codenamed "Ops Titan" to strengthen enforcement against tax non-compliance. In a statement on Monday (Aug 11), LHDN said Ops Titan was launched following the emergence of certain parties using aggressive tax planning to evade taxes in terms of transactions between related groups...

Cops wrap up probe into upside-down flag at PD school, IP to be submitted to prosecution this evening

PORT DICKSON: An investigation paper related to an incident where the Jalur Gemilang was hung upside down at a school here has been submitted to the state prosecution department. Deputy district OCPD DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib said the police have been told to have another session to record the statement of one of the witnesses. "Apart...

Snack seller nabbed for allegedly sexually assaulting six-year-old in Jasin

JASIN: A 63-year-old snack seller has been remanded for seven days on suspicion of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. The remand order against the suspect was issued by magistrate Mazana Sinin at the Magistrate's Court here on Monday (August 11) to assist investigations under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. According to a...