Special committee says major reforms needed to Sosma detention powers

KUALA LUMPUR: A Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) has recommended a review of the 28-day detention period and the definitions of security offences, terrorism-related crimes and organised crime under the controversial Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Act 747). The committee made eight recommendations in its Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reforms report proposing amendments to...

Man, wife held for using hacked contactless payment cards, 304 cards and RM400,000 seized

SEREMBAN: An operations director of a transport company with a fleet of 160 trucks has been arrested by police for allegedly using hacked Touch n Go cards. Negri Sembilan police chief Dep Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the suspect’s wife, who is a foreigner, was also detained in an operation. "We seized 304 Touch n Go cards...

Security guards claim trial to impersonating cops, extortion charges

JOHOR BARU: Two security guards claimed trial in two separate Magistrate’s Courts here to charges of impersonating policemen and extorting a couple at Taman Kota Masai in Pasir Gudang last week. The accused, Mohamad Syafiq Zakaria, 29, and Mohamad Sulaiman Ab Rahman, 29, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before magistrates Nabilah Nizam and...

Neighbours report hearing loud arguments, child crying from house before murdered six-year-old disappeared

JOHOR BARU: What was initially thought to be a normal domestic dispute between a husband and wife has now taken a dark turn after the body of a six-year-old boy, reported missing last week, was found buried in Rompin, Negri Sembilan. Kamarudin Abdullah, 47, who stays near the victim’s family, said he often heard the sound...

Man, 62, nabbed over alleged sexual assault on underage girl in Lahad Datu

KOTA KINABALU: A 62-year-old man has been arrested over an alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl at an estate in Lahad Datu. Lahad Datu deputy OCPD Supt Jimmy Panyau said based on information given by the girl, she had fainted behind her house, prior to the incident on Tuesday (June 10). “She said that when she...

Eight individuals involved in alleged assault to be charged today

JOHOR BARU: Eight individuals involved in a viral video assaulting a man at an apartment in Masai will be charged at the Magistrate’s Court here Friday. The suspects, comprising seven men and one woman aged between 19 and 26, were arrested at around 2.30am on Monday (April 21) at an apartment in Plentong Baru, Masai. Earlier, the...

Suspected kidnapper killed in shootout in Klang

KLANG: A man believed to be involved in the kidnapping of a teenage girl, was killed following a shootout with the police early Monday (April 14) morning. The 16-year-victim was kidnapped in Seremban but released after the ransom was paid. Bukit Aman deputy Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Deputy Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the victim was...

Motorcyclist arrested for violent armed robberies in Kulai

KULAI: A 40-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested for robbing and injuring two women at different locations here. Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said the first armed robbery took place behind a restaurant in Jalan Seri Putra here, where the suspect was believed to have hacked a 52-year-old Indonesian woman using a parang before fleeing...

When Do the Menendez Brothers Get Out of Prison? Their Sentences

Erik and Lyle's case has gained renewed attention in 2024, with talks of resentencing and release, but the new Los Angeles District Attorney has been less supportive of the idea. The Menendez brothers made headlines with the 2024 release of the Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The two were convicted of murdering their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez,...

Singapore PM warns of scammers using his deepfake images to promote products and services

SINGAPORE (Bernama): Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has warned the public about the existence of deepfake images of him being used by scammers to promote products and services, including money-making schemes and permanent residence application services. He reminded the public to stay vigilant online and not fall victim to the scams. "Some of you have written in to report them, and...