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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
JOHOR BARU: Police fired several shots when a car rammed into their patrol vehicle while conducting routine checks at a housing area here. Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the incident occurred in Taman Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang when a team of policemen flagged a motorcycle for inspection at about 12.20pm on Thursday (July...
RECENTLY, a video was circulated online of a female passenger being harassed by an ehailing driver before being abandoned by the roadside. The video, which the victim recorded, showed the driver getting out of the driver's seat and threatening the passenger with a water bottle. The passenger could be heard screaming, "Don’t touch me", as the driver...
KAJANG: A total of 34 foreigners have been detained after police cracked down on a migrant smuggling operation in Hulu Langat. The raid was conducted at premises in Batu 14, Hulu Langat, by the Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) division (D3) at about 5.10pm on Wednesday (June 27). Bukit Aman D3...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained a former company manager on suspicion of submitting fake employment contracts to apply for foreign worker quotas worth RM77mil. MACC sources said the suspect, a man in his early 40s, was detained at around 6pm on Monday (June 24) while giving his statement at the MACC office in...
KOTA BHARU: A man who lodged a police report about a crime at the Pengkalan Chepa police station on Sunday (June 23) was arrested after it was discovered he was wanted by police over a 'Love Scam' case. Kota Bharu district police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said the local man, 46, was arrested after the...
