Former Esscom intel chief, three others file RM100mil suit against govt

TAWAU: Former Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Chief of Staff (Intelligence) Datuk Mat Zaki Md Zain and three others have filed an RM100mil defamation suit against the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and 10 others for wrongful prosecution and arrest in the case involving the murder of an e-hailing driver. The suit also named former Esscom officers...

Johor MB thanks police, public for efforts in Albertine’s rescue

JOHOR BARU: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi (pic) has expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) for their dedicated efforts in the rescue of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui. "I also wish to thank all Malaysians who provided information and assistance during this operation," he said in a statement on...

Cops end illegal ewaste goldmine

PETALING JAYA: For five years, a factory the size of four football fields deep in an oil palm estate in Teluk Panglima Garang, Banting, had been turned into an illegal ewaste processing centre. The clandestine factory, estimated to span over five acres, is believed to have raked in tens of millions of ringgit in profits processing...

Major shake-up coming for Selangor police stations

PETALING JAYA: The Ampang Jaya district police headquarters was in the limelight recently as one where rogue cops have been in action, but the South Klang and North Klang stations also have similar problems. Several major changes are now in the works for these places and several other district police headquarters in the state. Selangor police chief...

M Kumar is Johor’s new police chief effective January, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Johor deputy police chief DCP M Kumar has been appointed as the Johor police chief with the rank of acting Commissioner of Police (CP) effective Jan 23, 2024. Royal Malaysia Police secretary Alzafny Ahmad said the principal assistant director (administration/general policing) at the Integrity Division of the Integrity and Standards Compliance Department, Bukit Aman,...

Crime index down by 292 cases in first half of 2023, says IGP

Crime index down by 292 cases in first half of 2023, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: The crime index nationwide showed a reduction of 292 cases between Jan 1 and June 30 this year from the same period last year, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said a total of 25,482 cases were recorded in the first half of this year while the corresponding period last year...