Six people nabbed in online gambling bust in Muar

MUAR: Police have busted an online gambling syndicate with the arrest of six people at a housing estate here. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said that the suspects including two women, all in their 20s were nabbed during an operation on Aug 26. "This syndicate has been duping people after taking their money and...

QuickCheck: Was a phailing driver attacked in Kajang by a motorcyclist?

ROAD rage generally comes as a shock, given how peaceful our country generally is. As such, any video claiming to show such violence happening locally tends to go viral rapidly. Recently, a video of a motorcyclist screaming at a car and smashing a side window with his helmet went viral and it was claimed that it...

Philippine police raid Chinese-run scam centre, arresting dozens including Malaysians

MANILA: Philippine police raided a Chinese-run scam centre in the capital Manila on Thursday (Aug 22), arresting dozens of Filipino and foreign workers who allegedly tricked people into investing in a "manipulated" trading platform. Police said the centre was operating in the guise of a licensed online gaming company, which President Ferdinand Marcos banned last month...

Three Chinese nationals held over abduction of Vietnamese tourist in Paranaque

MANILA: Three Chinese nationals were arrested on Tuesday (Aug 6) for reportedly abducting a Vietnamese tourist in Paranaque City, according to police. In a report on Wednesday, the Southern Police District (SPD) said the three Chinese suspects, identified as alias Jun, 31, Hao, 27, and Zhang, 26, were arrested during a coordinated operation on Aug 6. The...

Ex-govt agency officer with Datuk title remanded over RM110mil bribe

KUALA LUMPUR: Three individuals including a Datuk who is a former officer at a wholly-owned subsidiary of a government agency have been remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting bribes involving a housing project amounting to almost RM110mil. MACC said a five-day remand order from July 30 until Aug 3 has been issued...

Chegubard arrested over corruption allegations

PUTRAJAYA: Police have confirmed the arrest of Badrul Hisham Shaharin (pic), also known as Chegubard. When contacted, Putrajaya OCPD Asst Comm A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz said he would be remanded on Monday (July 29). "Yes, I can confirm that he has been arrested and we will apply for remand tomorrow," he said. His lawyer, Rafique Rashid Ali, stated...

Four nabbed over seven housebreaking cases in Johor

KULAI: Police have arrested four local men suspected of involvement in seven house break-ins here as well as in Pontian and Seri Alam. Kulai OCPD Supt Tan Seng Lee said the suspects, aged between 41 and 55, were picked up during raids in two different locations in Johor Baru. “They were apprehended between 9.20pm and 11.20pm on...

Suspect nabbed a day after robbery bid in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: A man has been arrested one day after he tried to rob a woman in a parking lot in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. The 38-year-old suspect was tracked down and cornered by a team from the district Crime Investigation Department (CID) at Kampung Tanjung Keramat at about 5.40pm on Monday (July 22). “The suspect...

Man arrested for allegedly vandalising car in Seremban parking lot

SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly breaking the windscreen and the side mirrors of a car belonging to a woman at a parking lot here. Seremban police chief Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the suspect, who allegedly also broke the car's front and rear wipers, was nabbed around 2.30pm on Thursday...