Jailed bomoh probed for raping teen during ‘treatment’

MUAR: A bomoh, already in jail for rape, is being investigated for a similar crime against a 15-year-old girl he was supposed to be treating in Sungai Udang, Melaka. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said a police report was lodged on Friday (Oct 27). “The victim was raped while she was being ‘treated’ by...

Four escape gallows after acquittal on drug charges

MUAR: Four individuals, including two sisters, escaped the gallows after being acquitted and discharged by the High Court here from drug distribution charges. The accused, Siti Suhaida Ayob, 40; Suraya Ayob, 49; Hilmi Rosli, 37; and Mohd Asraf Md Salleh, 46, were charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which provides for the...

Students caught in a fix

MUAR: At least 2,000 to 3,000 students studying or hoping to study in private technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutes nationwide are in limbo due apparently to “technical issues” at the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK). The students have either not been receiving their monthly living allowance or their study loans are not being...