JOHOR BARU: A woman was found dead in a hotel room with multiple stab wounds on her body, nine on her chest. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said police were alerted about the death of the 37-year-old woman, believed to be a sex worker, at 5.30am on Wednesday (March 11). “The victim, who is...
JOHOR BARU: A 34-year-old lawyer pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here for allegedly using his legal firm’s account as a "mule account" to carry out an illegal transaction. Muhammad Valantino Ifni Ho Ridzuan was accused of being directly involved in a RM350,000 transaction involving funds from Bank Pertanian Malaysia Bhd, which was channelled to...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Police have arrested nine men over a fight that broke out at a beach here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said the nine suspects, aged from 22 to 37, were arrested around Johor Baru in an operation conducted from Jan 18 to 20. "Investigations found that the fight occurred after the group was...
JOHOR BARU: Johor Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) has issued 55 notices for littering offences since Jan 1, with the majority involving foreigners. Johor SWCorp director Zainal Fitri Ahmad said the Govt has fully enforced Section 77A of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act (Act 672) as part of a campaign...
SUBANG: Batik Air launches multiple new routes, including four operating from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang. The new services include Singapore and Jakarta, followed by Johor Baru and Langkawi which start operations this month. Batik Air chief executive officer Datuk Chandran Rama Muthy said this strategic expansion further strengthens Subang’s role as a modern, convenient city...
JOHOR BARU: The High Court here acquitted and discharged an unemployed man over a murder case in Senai five years ago. S. Adinarayanan, 43, walked out a free man after Judge Kan Wen Hin found him not guilty of murdering T. Krishnan, 64, on Thursday (Nov 27). According to the charge sheet, he was accused of causing...
MUAR: A lorry driver and his assistant died on the spot following a collision of three lorries along the North-South Expressway near here. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the accident occurred at KM129.9 at around 6am on Wednesday (Nov 26). He said the first trailer was on the left lane heading towards Johor...
JOHOR BARU: Three people were affected following a chemical odour pollution incident at a factory in Pasir Gudang here. The Johor Fire and Rescue Department said it received an emergency call at 11.11pm on Tuesday (Sept 30) and deployed a team from the Pasir Gudang fire station and hazardous materials (Hazmat) unit from the Larkin fire...
SINGAPORE: Malaysia and Singapore have unveiled the first Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) train, marking another milestone in the cross-border rail project. The new train was unveiled by Transport Minister Anthony Loke and the island republic’s acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow at the Singapore Rail Test Centre (SRTC) near the Tuas here on Monday (June...
JOHOR BARU: A single mother is pleading for her teenage daughter to come home, nearly two months after she ran away from the family home in Batu Pahat. Soh Shui Ping, 35, said her 15-year-old daughter, the eldest of four children, left their home in Taman Murni, Batu Pahat, on April 28. She claims a man who...
