IPOH: The High Court here has fixed Aug 1 for mention, giving both the prosecution and the defence time to file written submissions regarding the bail application of a senior police officer charged with the murder of a secondary school student last year. Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet said that he would set a...
IPOH: Two foreign tourists were found locked inside a famous cave temple in Simpang Pulai here. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the two tourists, including a man from China and a woman from South Korea, both in their 30s, were trapped in one of the sections within the...
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...
IPOH: The state government will discuss the proposal to move Sekolah Raja Perempuan Taayah from here to Seri Iskandar with the relevant stakeholders, says Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. He said that as of now, the state has yet to make any stand or decision on the matter. "It has not come to my attention...
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...
IPOH: Simon Mohan, the singer of Indian ethnicity who used to sing in Chinese and even released an album in Mandarin in the 1990s, has passed away. Simon, whose real name is Elanjselvan VM Mohan, was 64. His eldest son, Krisna Mohan, 34, said his father passed away at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur...
During our SeniorsAloud Community walks, our leader suggested going on a three-day, two-night excursion to Ipoh, Perak and my wife and I were thrilled to join the trip. Our group travelled on the Electric Train Service (ETS) from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh. It was our first time travelling by ETS, and the journey took about two...
IPOH: The state is preparing its report card on the progress made on the Perak Sejahtera 2030 development roadmap plan over the past year. Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the report card was meant to show the state's achievements between June 15 last year and June 15 this year. "We are in the process...
IPOH: The High Court here has set the dates for the trial of the senior police officer who is charged for the murder of a secondary school student in Taman Jati, Meru Raya, here last year. Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet set the trial to be held from Nov 4 to 8, Nov 11...
IPOH: The police have received 443 applications for permits to sell firecrackers and fireworks, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri (pic). The Perak police chief said as of March 22, the police have approved 217 applications throughout the state in conjunction with the Ramadan month. "We rejected one application because the applicant had a criminal...
