Two women fined RM30,000 each for contactless payment fraud at shopping malls

KUALA LUMPUR: Two female e-hailing drivers were on Monday (Aug 25) fined RM30,000 each by the Sessions Court here after pleading guilty to three counts of fraudulent payment using Near Field Communication (NFC) via their mobile phones at several shopping centres in June. Judge Suhaila Haron imposed a fine of RM10,000, in default four months’ imprisonment,...

Najib betrayed public’s trust, SRC International wants RM42mil back, says counsel

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told on Friday (Aug 15) that former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak betrayed the public's trust by misusing SRC International Sdn Bhd’s RM42mil that were meant to benefit Malaysia’s energy future and civil service pensioners. Counsel Kwan Will Sen, representing SRC International and its subsidiary, Gandingan Mentari...

Company director charged with dishonest removal of money into his account

KUALA LUMPUR: A software company owner was fined RM6,000 by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Aug 6) for dishonestly removing RM50,000 belonging to a retired insurance agent into his company's bank account last year. Judge Azrul Darus meted out the fine on Muhammad Farid Mohamad Mohyar, 27, after he changed his plea to guilty on...

Foreigners charged with possessing nearly 10 tonnes of subsidised LPG

JOHOR BARU: Five Indonesian men were charged at Sessions Court here with possessing more than 9,560kg of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The accused, Muhammad Ali, 32, Zulfan Fauzi, 31, Nasrullah, 34, Marhaban, 31 and Adnan, 28, pleaded guilty to the charge before judge Siti Noraida Sulaiman on Friday (Aug 1). According to the charge sheet, the five...

Businesswoman pleads not guilty to making false statement to SSM

KUANTAN: A businesswoman pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (July 23) to a charge of making a false statement to the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) regarding the resignation of three company directors two years ago. Datuk Azjuriyahti Azlan, 46, entered the plea after the charge was read before Judge Noor Aisah...

Someone must have grabbed him, Zayn Rayyan’s mother tells court

PETALING JAYA: The mother of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin told the Sessions Court here on Tuesday (July 22) that she suspected the autistic child had been grabbed or abducted by someone on Dec 5, 2023. Ismanira Abdul Manaf made the statement while testifying on the second day of her defence trial for a charge of neglecting...

‘I never left Zayn Rayyan alone,’ says mother

PETALING JAYA: The mother of the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin told the Sessions Court here Tuesday (July 22) that she never left her child alone, except during working hours and school sessions. "Never, not even once. I was the one who carried, gave birth to, and raised Zayn (Zayn Rayyan). Throughout his life, I was only...

Singapore youth who performed lewd act on cat ordered to undergo probation

SINGAPORE: A young man was ordered on July 11 to undergo probation for a year and six months after he was caught performing a lewd act on his neighbour’s cat, which did not suffer any injuries. As part of his sentence, the offender, who is now 20, must remain indoors from 10pm to 6am every day...

Apex court upholds Singapore Medical Council’s conviction of doctor who gave patients unapproved hormones

SINGAPORE: A doctor who prescribed various unapproved hormones, including one made from desiccated pig thyroid glands, has failed in his appeal to the highest court to quash his convictions and sentences by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC). Instead, the conviction against Dr Ian Lee Pheng Lip, a general practitioner from Integrated Medicine Clinic, stands. His 18-month suspension...

Student murder: Two suspects to be charged with murder on July 10, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: The main suspect in the murder of Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, in Cyberjaya, and his girlfriend will be charged on Thursday (July 10). Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman (pic) said the 20-year-old main suspect and his girlfriend, who is also the victim's housemate, will be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for...