10 people held after tense standoff between residents, police at Kampung Jalan Papan

PETALING JAYA: A total of ten people were arrested amid tense scenes as the demolition of homes at Kampung Jalan Papan, Pandamaran, Klang entered its fourth day. Parti Sosialis Malaysia, in a statement on Thursday (Nov 13), said that several of its activists along with residents, were arrested as of 4pm while trying to defend the...

Sibu cops nab suspect in human trafficking job scam probe

SIBU: A 31-year-old local man has been detained to assist in investigations into the case of a victim who says he was cheated and forced to work as a scammer in Cambodia recently. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the case is being investigated under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of...

Three foreign men arrested over mother, daughter murder in Juru

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police have arrested three foreign men to assist in investigations into the double murder of a woman and her daughter at a house in Kampung Sekolah Juru here last Saturday (Oct 18). Penang police chief told Bernama that the three were arrested separately on Friday (Oct 24), two men in Kulim, Kedah and the...

Seremban school guard, boyfriend arrested to assist in probe into sexual assault on pupil

SEREMBAN: A security guard at a primary school here and her boyfriend have been detained by police to help in investigations into the alleged molest of a nine-year-old female pupil. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the 22-year-old woman and her 25-year-old lover were detained following a report lodged by the alleged victim's...

MACC nabs five over illegal durian cultivation, money laundering

PETALING JAYA: Five suspects have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) after they allegedly profited from the illegal cultivation of durian orchards and money laundering. Sources said that the five, who are settlers, had also profited from their durian plantation activities on forest reserves and government land within Pahang. The settlers were arrested on Monday...

Sarawak cops nab two, seize RM1.2mil in drugs and assets

KUCHING: Sarawak police have arrested two men and seized 20.6kg of methamphetamine worth RM783,218 in two raids in Serian and Kuching. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said in the first raid at about 2.45pm on Thursday (Sept 24), an 18-year-old suspect was arrested by the roadside at KM1 ICQS, Jalan Tebedu-Serian, along with the drugs. Comm Zainal...

Two tourists arrested over bomb threat in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: Two Chinese tourists were arrested for allegedly sending a bomb threat email to an airline company after not being able to change their flight seats. It is understood that the man, 29, and woman, 28, had contacted their travel agent to change their flight seats but received no response. Furious, they sent an email to...

Man, wife held for using hacked contactless payment cards, 304 cards and RM400,000 seized

SEREMBAN: An operations director of a transport company with a fleet of 160 trucks has been arrested by police for allegedly using hacked Touch n Go cards. Negri Sembilan police chief Dep Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the suspect’s wife, who is a foreigner, was also detained in an operation. "We seized 304 Touch n Go cards...

Verbal spat between business owners leads to saloon owner’s arrest

KUALA LUMPUR: A war of words with foul language led to the arrest of a business owner after a heated argument with another tenant on the same floor. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said that the victim, a 58-year-old saloon owner, filed a police report on the incident on Aug 26 after the...

Kluang cops nab man for trespassing on banana farm, attempting to steal six bunches

KLUANG: A local man was arrested for trespassing and attempting to steal six bunches of bananas from a banana farm at Kampung Sungai Besoi, Layang-Layang near here. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrain Mohd Noh said the banana theft happened on Thursday (Aug 14) at 11.20pm. He said a team of policemen from the Layang-Layang police station was...