Cops arrest Vietnamese woman to assist in arson case probe in Sitiawan

IPOH: A 38-year-old Vietnamese woman has been arrested to assist in the investigation of a fire involving three houses and four vehicles in Taman Singa, Sitiawan. Manjung OCPD assistant commissioner Hasbullah Abd Rahman said police initially received a call from a 42-year-old house owner at Taman Singa in Sitiawan at around 2.50am on Friday (Nov 8),...

Father, daughter stabbed to death in Air Itam, suspect turns knife on self

GEORGE TOWN: A man killed a woman and her father before attempting to take his own life in what is believed to be a tragic case of unrequited love. The man, 32, was rushed to the hospital after he was found with multiple stab and cut wounds on his body at the ground floor of an...

Selangor cops bust motorcycle theft ring, four nabbed

PETALING JAYA: A five-day operation led to the arrest of three suspects linked to numerous stolen motorcycle cases in and out of the district. Selangor deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Sasikala Devi Subramaniam said that 10 separate raids within Jeram were conducted from October 21 to October 25. A total of four people were arrested aged...

Cops nab man who beat dog to death in Keningau

KOTA KINABALU: A man who beat a dog to death in the Keningau district has been arrested. It is learnt that the suspect had killed the dog to cook and eat it the same day. Keningau OCPD Supt Yampil Garai said the suspect, a 39-year-old Indonesian mechanic, will be remanded for three days from Nov 7 to...

Son-in-law of former Myanmar junta chief arrested over Facebook posts

YANGON: Myanmar authorities have arrested an ex-military officer and son-in-law of a former junta chief for Facebook posts that threatened "peace and stability," the junta said. The junta has cracked down on dissent since ending a decade-long experiment in democracy in 2021, with systematic censorship and surveillance of online speech. Nay Soe Maung, whose father-in-law Than Shwe...

Johor cops arrest babysitter over alleged abuse of two-month-old girl

ISKANDAR PUTERI: The police have arrested a babysitter in connection with the alleged abuse of a two-month-old baby girl. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said the 45-year-old woman was arrested on Oct 6 to assist in the investigation. "We received a report on Oct 5 about a two-month-old baby girl who was found in a...

Cops bust drug trafficking syndicate in Teluk Intan, five arrested

IPOH: Five men have been arrested for their involvement in a drug trafficking syndicate. Perak police chief Datuk Comm Azizi Mat Aris stated that the arrests took place during a raid at a rented house in Chui Chak, near Teluk Intan, on Oct 10 around 8pm. The suspects, aged between 30 and 47, have prior criminal and...

Mahkota polls: Chegubard doubles down on Syed Hussien arrest claim, produces police report

KLUANG: Perikatan Nasional's Badrul Hisham Shaharin, otherwise known as Chegubard, has doubled down on his claims that Barisan Nasional's Mahkota by-election candidate had previously been arrested. This was despite Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh's earlier statement saying that Barisan's Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah has no criminal record. During a ceramah at a café in Taman...

Fugitive Teves next following arrest of Guo, Quiboloy: Local govt chief

MANILA: Authorities are now focusing on taking former Congressman Arnolfo Teves (pic) into custody, following the arrest of dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, according to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) chief Benjamin Abalos Jr. Abalos revealed in Dubai as he revealed his plan to present Quiboloy at a press...

Strictly enforce child protection laws, Wanita MCA says after bus driver incident

KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita MCA calls for the strict enforcement of child protection laws following a disturbing incident involving a school bus driver. Wanita MCA secretary-general Chan Quin Er (pic) said Wanita MCA has always been steadfast in pushing for the strict enforcement of the Child Act 2001. "Besides the Penal Code, every citizen in Malaysia deserves their...