PUTRAJAYA: Graft busters detained 37 officers of an enforcement agency in connection with their alleged involvement in a "counter setting" syndicate following swoops in six states. Counter setting refers to foreigners who enter the country without proper document inspections by going through designated and predetermined lanes at entry points. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri...
SHAH ALAM: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) deputy director of enforcement and his assistant pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to two charges of corruption. Muhamad Irwan Abdullah, 44, and his assistant Zahari Muhammad, 34, entered their pleas after the charges were read before Judge Datuk Anita Harun. They are accused of jointly soliciting...
KUALA LUMPUR: Strict enforcement and penalties for individuals committing cyberattacks need to be implemented to curb the escalating situation, says crime analyst Shahul Hamid Abdul Rahim. He stressed that the issue requires serious attention as cybercrime in the country has become increasingly complex. ALSO READ: Safety of minors a priority "The country has laws, regulations, and penalties, but if...
KOTA KINABALU: A supermarket in Sabah’s east coast Sandakan district has been found storing halal-certified products alongside pork in its cold storage room. The operation was jointly carried out by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry and the state Sabah Veterinary Services Department at about 10.50am on Thursday (June 27). Sandakan Domestic Trade and Cost...
PUTRAJAYA: The government will try to facilitate Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) registration for foreign-registered vehicles entering Malaysia but will not turn back on the enforcement of VEP starting Oct 1. Transport Minister Anthony Loke (pic) said the government currently has no way to track foreign-registered vehicles with summonses and offences. He said once VEP is in place, foreign motorists...
IPOH: A 46-year-old Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) assistant enforcement officer has been slapped with five charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM3,300. Saibullah Zaid Abdul Halim from Sungai Jawi, Penang, pleaded not guilty after the charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code was read to him before Sessions Court judge Datuk Ibrahim Osman here...
GEORGE TOWN: Police have seized 57 motorcycles and issued 88 compounds for various offences during an operation in Bayan Baru just before midnight Saturday (Dec 2) until Sunday (Dec 3) morning. Southwest district police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the operation, dubbed Ops Samseng Jalan, saw over 40 enforcement personnel coming together to nab the...
KOTA KINABALU: Graft-busters have arrested another suspect in connection with a syndicate involving enforcement officers approving driving licences for applicants without the compulsory driving tests here. The foreigner in his 40s was detained when he went to provide a statement at the Lahad Datu Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office at 4pm on Tuesday (Nov 21). A seven-day...
KUALA LUMPUR: Enforcement personnel are being mobilised to monitor chicken prices after subsidies for the item were removed today, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. The acting Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said 2,300 enforcement personnel and some 900 price monitoring officers had been deployed to monitor the situation at all levels, including at hypermarkets,...
PETALING JAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is stepping up efforts to curb commercial vehicle overloading after two motorcyclists were killed in a Putrajaya lorry accident on Wednesday (Sept 20). JPJ deputy director general (planning/operations) Aedy Fadly Ramli said they have instructed all of its state directors to conduct special operations on commercial vehicles. "These operations will...
