PUTRAJAYA: Possible threats against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and the Prime Minister were thwarted after the police arrested eight people for suspected links to extremist ideologies. At a press conference here on Monday (June 24) Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the suspects were arrested in an operation on Saturday and...
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): The former chairman of Stark Corp, a Thai industrial cable maker at the center of an accounting scandal and debt defaults, was brought back to Thailand after months on the run, ending a chase for the country’s most wanted corporate fugitive. The government has Chanin Yensudchai in its custody and he has been detained,...
IPOH: Police believe to have solved several robberies and police impersonator cases in Ipoh with the arrest of three men for possessing dangerous weapons and police equipment. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the arrests were made on Friday (June 21)at about 6.10am in the Sungai Senam area. He said that police arrived...
JOHOR BARU: Three underage boys are among four suspects arrested for allegedly kidnapping, beating up and threatening three teenagers here. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the police received a report on Sunday (June 16) morning about three 14-year-old boys who were kidnapped from a supermarket in Skudai. “Early investigations found that a group...
PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a 38-year-old bank employee to help with investigation after over RM20mil in savings accounts purportedly “disappeared” via suspicious transactions from the same bank. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that four police reports have been lodged since early June. “Complainants included account holders...
SHANGHAI: A flight from Shanghai to Jinan was delayed on June 10 after a passenger’s pet sugar glider escaped in the cabin, causing disruption and prompting the detainment of the pet owner. The authorities identified the woman only by her surname, Guo, and said the 34-year-old violated airline regulations by bringing the small marsupial on board...
MELAKA: A 25-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly carrying out a firebomb attack for a Singapore-based loan shark syndicate at a residence in Taman Mengkuang, Alor Gajah here on June 6. Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said a team of police officers managed to track the suspect to his home in Taman...
KAJANG: Three men and two women were detained in Bandar Bukit Mahkota here for allegedly promoting sexual services, selling pornographic videos and sexual stimulants on social media sites. The suspects, aged between 17 and 26, were detained at about 4pm on Thursday (June 6) by Bukit Aman Anti-vice, gambling and secret societies division (D7) in an...
MELAKA: Police have crippled a job scam operation (call centre) operating in a condominium in Kota Laksamana with the arrest of seven locals, including a teenager. Melaka Tengah OCPD Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit said the syndicate was uncovered following a raid on the residential unit at 6pm on Thursday (June 6). "The Commercial Crime Investigation Division from...
ALOR GAJAH: A 33-year-old man was seriously injured when his younger brother allegedly slashed him during a dispute over a motorcycle. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the incident occurred on Wednesday (June 5) night at the fishing village of Kuala Linggi here. He said the elder brother refused to let the suspect use his...
