DOMESTIC squabbles come in many forms. But when verbal arguments take on a more physical nature, they can escalate to dangerous levels, like getting hit by sticks or a car. Recently, a video went viral showing a group of men fighting using sticks before one of them is knocked down by a vehicle in front of...
The case of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez has gained renewed attention with Netflix’s new season of its crime series. The Menendez brothers’ case has drawn renewed attention with the release of Netflix’s second season of its Monsters crime series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The new season, which premiered on Thursday, September 19, features Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle and Cooper Koch as Erik....
GEORGE TOWN: A security guard has been sentenced to 13 years’ in jail by the High Court here for murdering his neighbour at an apartment where he was working at in Paya Terubong four years ago. The punishment was meted out by High Court judge Quay Chew Soon after the accused Ong Lai Seng, 69, pleaded...
JOHOR BARU: Police here have arrested a 16-year-old and three others for performing dangerous stunts in the Jalan Skudai-Pantai Lido area here. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the arrests were made during an operation dubbed ‘Ops Samseng’ that was conducted from 5pm until 11pm on Sunday (July 21). “A total of 56 individuals...
RECENTLY, a video was circulated online of a female passenger being harassed by an ehailing driver before being abandoned by the roadside. The video, which the victim recorded, showed the driver getting out of the driver's seat and threatening the passenger with a water bottle. The passenger could be heard screaming, "Don’t touch me", as the driver...
JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested a 20-year-old man to help investigate a hit-and-run case that went viral on social media. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the man was arrested after lodging a police report on Saturday (June 29). “We have received the police report at 8.24am, involving a road accident that occurred on...
JOHOR BARU: A brutal syndicate posing as insurance agents has been uncovered in Kulai, following the murder of a 38-year-old man last month to claim a life insurance payout of RM500,000. Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said that the syndicate had orchestrated the murder to appear as a road accident, enabling them to file an...
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...
KULAI: Nine men were arrested in three states in connection to the kidnapping of a 30-year-old businesswoman here. Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar said the incident was reported at 3.13pm on May 16, when the victim was abducted at her home by three machete-wielding men. “The kidnappers had asked for a ransom of RM111,000. The victim’s...
