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...
JOHOR BARU: Eight youths who previously pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement, criminal intimidation, extortion, and causing hurt to a 22-year-old man, have changed their plea. Muhammad Aqmal Hafifi Mustafa Kamal, 25; Ahmad Rushdi Jumadi, 23; Muhammad Nur Shafiq Abdullah, 25; Muhammad Haikal Zulkarnain, 19; Mohamad Amierul Hakim Shamsuri, 23; Mohamad Danish Hakim Kamaruddin, 20; Syamsul Hamiziey...
JOHOR BARU: Economic Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli nearly missed the start of the PKR national congress as President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived and the event began with the singing of the party song and the state and national anthems. About 10 minutes later, Rafizi entered to loud "reformasi" shouts from the audience, with some...
JOHOR BARU: Newly elected PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar (pic) aims to focus on rallying efforts within the party and implementing internal reforms as the party prepares for the 16th general election. Fresh off her victory in PKR’s central elections, she emphasized her commitment to integrating all efforts within the party. "Secondly, I want to implement...
JOHOR BARU: An estimated 300,000 consumers here are experiencing unplanned water disruptions because of faulty pumps at the Sungai Johor water treatment plant. Water operator Ranhill SAJ said the motor for all six raw water pumps at the were damaged after being submerged during heavy rain on Tuesday (May 20). Its corporate communications head Ahmad Asri Kalbi...
JOHOR BARU: A 26-year-old food seller has been charged at the Magistrate’s Court here with driving recklessly against the flow of traffic. S. Thaanesh pleaded not guilty to the charge of driving a car recklessly against traffic along KM4 Jalan Gelang Patah-Ulu Choh here at around 9am on May 9. The offence was framed under Section 42(1)...
