I was told to alter police statement, says wife of celeb in drug case

PETALING JAYA: The wife of a celebrity has claimed that a policeman made her alter the statement she gave regarding her husband's arrest for suspected marijuana possession, reported Sinar Harian. In an Instagram live broadcast on Thursday (Dec 19), she said she was making this disclosure because she believed there had been a breach of ethics...

Madani plates: ‘If he wants to sue, let him try his luck,’ says Loke

PUTRAJAYA: "If he wants to sue, let him try his luck," says Transport Minister Anthony Loke in response to a businessman’s claim for RM1.3mil in damages over the alleged copyright infringement of Madani vehicle registration plates. Loke clarified that the authority to register any vehicle registration number is governed by the Road Transport Act 1987, which...

Centenarians reminded to claim EPF savings by March

PETALING JAYA: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members aged 100 years and above have been given until March 31 to claim their savings. The EPF said the deadline is for those who have not fully withdrawn their retirement savings. "These members or their beneficiaries must submit a claim for the monies by the March deadline," EPF said in...

Former Esscom intel chief, three others file RM100mil suit against govt

TAWAU: Former Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Chief of Staff (Intelligence) Datuk Mat Zaki Md Zain and three others have filed an RM100mil defamation suit against the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and 10 others for wrongful prosecution and arrest in the case involving the murder of an e-hailing driver. The suit also named former Esscom officers...

Company has come forward about RM500,000 in parking lot, says S’gor top cop

KUALA LUMPUR: A company has come forward to claim the suitcase filled with over RM500,000 in cash found at a shopping mall's parking lot, says Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. He said that the company had lodged a police report in Shah Alam on the matter and added that while the company director...

My husband’s wellbeing is my only concern, says Taib’s wife Raghad

KUCHING: The wife of former Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud says her only concern is her husband's wellbeing. Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib said news and images circulated on social media about her over the past few days have tarnished her image and reputation. "I humbly request, please stop all these assumptions and malicious...

Woman claims to have been pushed off Penang Bridge during argument

GEORGE TOWN: The woman who fell into the sea in an incident at KM 2.8 of the Penang Bridge on Monday (Jan 15) claimed her male friend pushed her while they were arguing at the rest area on the bridge. Penang police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said that based on her initial statement, the 40-year-old...

Opposition asks if pixman who claimed MP was vaping in the House has been called up

KUALA LUMPUR: Tanah Merah MP Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham wants to know if the photographer who claimed he was vaping in the Dewan Rakyat has been called up. Ikmal, from Perikatan Nasional, said the photo by a photographer from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had garnered over a million views. He said he had already declared that...