Johor Baru housewife loses RM400,000 in phone scam

JOHOR BARU: A housewife lost RM400,000 after falling prey to a phone scam. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the police received a report from the 46-year-old woman on Monday (April 22). "On March 6, the victim received a call from an individual claiming to be an officer from a delivery company, who said...

Johor Baru housewife loses RM400,000 in phone scam

JOHOR BARU: A housewife lost RM400,000 after falling prey to a phone scam. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the police received a report from the 46-year-old woman on Monday (April 22). "On March 6, the victim received a call from an individual claiming to be an officer from a delivery company, who said...

Ipoh City Council encouraging ratepayers to settle assessment via digital app

IPOH: The Ipoh City Council hopes payment of assessments using the digital application would be fully utilised by 2027, says Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. The mayor said this was part of the council’s Strategic Plan 2021-2030. He said as a start, the council has stopped sending out physical bills to taxpayers for the July-Dec term. "The council has developed...

RM150 schooling aid to be paid out from January

PETALING JAYA: The one-off Bantuan Awal Persekolahan (BAP) schooling assistance cash aid of RM150 will be disbursed from early January, says the Education Ministry. It said in a statement that it took note of concerns among the people about the absence of any mention of BAP during the Budget 2024 announcement on Friday (Oct 13) and...

Open payment system on 11 highways officially begins today

KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the Open Payment Toll Collection System (SPT) which allows highway users to pay tolls using debit and credit cards, officially began on Friday (Sept 29) on 11 highways. The highways are the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Expressway (Akleh), the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE), the Sungai Besi Expressway (Besraya), the New Pantai Expressway...

Ex-JAIM clerk in the dock over RM150,000 graft case

MELAKA: A former clerical assistant of the Melaka Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) has been charged at the Sessions Court here with four counts of cheating involving about RM154,000 relating to emoluments. Muhammad Anuar Md Zin, 38, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him before judge Elesabet Paya Wan on Wednesday (Aug 30). Based on...