JOHOR BARU: A mother and her teenage daughter were found dead in a luxury car at Bandar Baru Uda here. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh stated that the 42-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter are believed to have been shopping nearby before stopping to take a break. "Based on the last text messages found...
JOHOR BARU: A male student from China who was charged with kidnapping a teenage girl last year has been released on RM8,000 bail with two sureties. Magistrate A. Shaarmini granted bail to 23-year-old accused Huang Xiaonan after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence, Sinar Harian reported on Wednesday (Jan 22). “The accused must also report...
JOHOR BARU: A retiree has lost over RM130,000 to a bogus investment scheme found on social media. Seri Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the 65-year-old woman learned about the online investment through an advertisement she found on Facebook. “The victim said she saw the advertisement about the investment, which used the name of a...
JOHOR BARU: The High Court here has allowed a preliminary objection to the habeas corpus application filed by GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Nasiruddin Mohd Ali and his wife Azura Md Yusof. The application challenges their detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma) 2012. In delivering his decision on Tuesday (Jan 14), Justice...
JOHOR BARU: A woman has been charged at the Sessions Court here with abusing a three-month-old baby boy some six months back. Mother of four Monsinah Sapari, 48, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out in front of Sessions Court Judge Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail here on Wednesday (Dec 18). According to the charge sheet,...
JOHOR BARU: A 63-year-old man drowned while setting fishing nets in a pond on Jalan Cendana 6 in Taman Cendana here. Pasir Gudang fire station operations commander Sharol Suboh said they received an emergency call at 6.33pm on Monday (Dec 16). “A team was dispatched to the scene, about 7km away, and arrived at 6.40pm. “Upon arrival, the...
JOHOR BARU: A female factory manager lost over RM900,000 of her savings after being scammed in a bogus online investment scheme. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the 53-year-old victim lodged a police report on Saturday (Nov 16) claiming she had been cheated, causing her to suffer huge financial losses. According to the victim, in...
JOHOR BARU: A 27-year-old man has died in a motorcycle accident near the Ulu Tiram toll on the Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE). Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak reported that the accident occurred at 7.40pm on Sunday (Oct 13), with the victim believed to have lost control of his motorcycle. The man crashed into the roadside, sustaining...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) is working with a group of non-governmental organisations to conduct mass neutering programmes to address the issues of stray dogs. Mayor Datuk Mohd Noorazam Osman said the council’s goal was to neuter and vaccinate about 1,000 stray dogs in the city through a series of programmes with the...
DOMESTIC squabbles come in many forms. But when verbal arguments take on a more physical nature, they can escalate to dangerous levels, like getting hit by sticks or a car. Recently, a video went viral showing a group of men fighting using sticks before one of them is knocked down by a vehicle in front of...
