GISB case: Charity home warden charged with sexual abuse of 13-year-old

BUTTERWORTH: A warden employed at a centre linked to GISB Sdn Bhd faces charges of sexual abuse in the Sessions Court on Monday (Oct 14). Muhammad Miqdam Muhammad Amir pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him by Sessions Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah. He is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old two years ago by touching the...

Cops in Butterworth issue 313 summonses during twin operation

BUTTERWORTH: Some 313 summonses were issued during a twin operation involving the police from North Seberang Perai police headquarters. North Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Anuar Abdul Rahman said the operation also saw participation by policemen from police stations in the districts in the twin operation dubbed Ops Motosikal and Ops Samseng Jalanan. "The operation, mainly at...

QuickCheck: Was a woman held at knifepoint in Penang as seen in a viral video?

ACTS of violence are generally shocking and rare, and as such any videos and news of such misdeeds tends to go viral very rapidly because of this. Recently, a video just over a minute long of a man waving a knife while holding a woman at a headlock at a supermarket went viral along with the...

Two Penang couples claim trial to possession of stolen property

BUTTERWORTH: Two couples have pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to a charge of possessing stolen property. Muhammad Ezwan Syafiq Joha, 27, and his wife Nurul Hidayah Mahat, 24; and Endang Nur Nabila Suriana Mahat, 22, and her husband Muhammad Affizan Abdullah, 24; claimed trial before Sessions judge Noor Aini Yusof on Wednesday (June...

Two Penang couples claim trial to possession of stolen property

BUTTERWORTH: Two couples have pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to a charge of possessing stolen property. Muhammad Ezwan Syafiq Joha, 27, and his wife Nurul Hidayah Mahat, 24; and Endang Nur Nabila Suriana Mahat, 22, and her husband Muhammad Affizan Abdullah, 24; claimed trial before Sessions judge Noor Aini Yusof on Wednesday (June...

Ex-CEO fined RM30,000, jailed a day for cheating

BUTTERWORTH: A former chief executive officer of an information technology company was fined RM30,000 and sentenced to one day in jail by the Sessions Court here Thursday (Nov 30) after pleading guilty to three charges of cheating related to safety equipment supply works in 2016, involving payments totaling RM115,000. Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah also ordered the accused,...

Penang’s new ferry service begins with first passengers

GEORGE TOWN:Penang's newest ferry service began on Monday (Aug 6) with the arrival of Teluk Kampi at the Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal on the island carrying its first batch of pedestrians and two-wheelers. On board the ferry were Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan and...