KUALA LUMPUR: Borrowing money from loan sharks is already stressful, but a new wave of deceit has emerged as scammers now attempt to intercept payments from victims to these illicit lenders. One such victim is a 36-year-old who wanted to be known only as Ah Chung, who lost RM1,000 to a scammer after borrowing money for...
PENGERANG: The Johor Insolvency Department will issue certificates to some 13,700 individuals this year under the second chance policy to release them from their bankruptcy status. Its director Juanita Mohd Said stated that this follows amendments made to the Insolvency Act (Amended) 2023 (A1695), which had been enforced since Oct 6 last year. “Until May this year,...
JOHOR BARU: After two decades of repeatedly bailing out her son from debt, a single mother has finally decided to sever ties with him after he borrowed money from multiple loan sharks. Retired teacher Chia Hui Chiang, 62, said she had forked out about RM100,000 to pay off the debts. “He would beg me for help each...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Alice Lau told off a Perikatan Nasional lawmaker for refusing to sit despite being ordered to do so. Citing the lower House’s standing orders, Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki (PN-Parit Buntar) said he was dissatisfied with RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) who questioned how Harakah, the official media organ for PAS, had allegedly...
AMPANG: A 38-year-old woman was detained for allegedly assaulting her ex-husband at a house in Bukit Indah here over an unpaid debt. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the 28-year-old victim, who was in the midst of moving out, was cleaning a rented house at about 6.55pm on Sunday (Aug 6). "The suspect arrived...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is going ahead with his threat of legal action for slander against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The former prime minister said that this was after the current Prime Minister had failed to both show proof that he had written off Felda settlers' debts and apologise to Muhyiddin. ALSO READ: Sorry but that's...
