Man stabs housemate, breaks hip while escaping in Petaling Jaya

PETALING JAYA: A man allegedly stabbed his housemate and then broke his hip while trying to escape. In a statement on Wednesday (July 17), Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far said that the police were notified of the incident at around 5.45am by members of the public. A man was found bleeding on the fifth floor...

MCMC investigating two suspects for offensive TikTok comments

PETALING JAYA: Two suspects are under investigation by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for allegedly posting offensive comments on a social media platform. The MCMC said in a statement on Tuesday (July 16) that the two men made offensive and provocative remarks on a replay of a Parliament session on the TikTok platform on...

Highway COO detained for RM300,000 bribe in Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the chief operating officer (COO) of a highway concessionaire for allegedly receiving over RM300,000 in bribes. According to a source, the suspect, a man in his 50s, was detained around 8pm on Monday (July 15) when he arrived at the MACC headquarters here to have his statement recorded. "The...

Zayn Rayyan’s murder: MCMC submits request to Telegram, Tiktok to remove unverified content

PETALING JAYA: Several social media sites have been identified as spreading alleged leaked investigation information related to the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin murder case, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). In a statement on Saturday (June 15), MCMC said it had submitted requests to social media platform operators, including TikTok and Telegram, to remove...

Zayn Rayyan’s parents told to lodge police report if they feel threatened

BANDAR BAHARU: The family of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin has been advised to lodge a police report if they feel threatened following the dissemination of what is said to be an investigation report on the murder of the autistic child. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic) said it is the police's responsibility to ensure...

Bank worker detained a fter over RM20mil goes missing

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...

Zayn Rayyan’s murder: MCMC submits request to Telegram, Tiktok to remove unverified content

PETALING JAYA: Several social media sites have been identified as spreading alleged leaked investigation information related to the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin murder case, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). In a statement on Saturday (June 15), MCMC said it had submitted requests to social media platform operators, including TikTok and Telegram, to remove...

Selangor Health Dept investigating death of infant at Hospital Tanjong Karang

PETALING JAYA: The Selangor Health Department is investigating the death of an 11-month-old baby at Hospital Tanjong Karang. Selangor Health director Dr Ummi Kalthom Shamsudin said that the incident, which had gone viral on social media, had started when the infant displayed symptoms of fever and vomiting and was treated at the hospital on June 7...

56-year-old suspected of killing wife remanded seven days in Ipoh

IPOH: The 56-year-old man suspected of killing his wife in a house at Kampung Simee here has been remanded for seven days. The order to remand the man was given by Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhammad Dan at a Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (June 13). The man will be remanded from Thursday until next Wednesday (June 19). It...

MACC probe into Selangor DRT project not over yet, says Azam Baki

KOTA KINABALU: Investigations are still ongoing into the Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) project awarded to Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh’s husband, said Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said they were looking at the process used by the Selangor government in awarding the project to the company where Yeoh’s husband is...