Woman jailed six months for concealing and dumping newborn’s body

KOTA KINABALU: A woman was jailed six months and fined RM2,000 after pleading guilty to intentionally discarding a newborn baby at a homestay here in 2023. Armaya Matjani, 22, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus to the charge under Section 318 of the Penal Code for concealing the birth and secretly disposing of the baby's...

Couple charged with murder of Cyberjaya university student

SEPANG: A couple has been charged at the Magistrate's Court here over the murder of University of Cyberjaya student Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara last month. M. Sri Darvien and D. Thineswary, both 19, appeared before Magistrate Khairatul Animah Jelani on Thursday (July 10). Sri Darvien was accused of murdering Maniishapriet at a condominium in Cyberjaya between 9.11pm and...

Taman Pandan Perdana murder victim believed to be repeatedly abused, cops say

KUALA LUMPUR: The father and son suspected of being involved in the murder of an e-hailing driver are believed to have repeatedly abused the victim, Ampang Jaya police chief ACP Mohd Azam Ismail says. This is indicated by injuries found on the victim's body, besides those caused by an accident. "Further investigations found that the injuries on...

Bukit Aman takes over Perak murder case after cops find organised crime links

IPOH: What began as a suspected domestic murder has taken an unexpected turn, as Perak police now believe the case is connected to a major organised crime syndicate with international links. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin confirmed that the death of a 57-year-old man at Taman Tasek Damai here on June 24, allegedly...

Pahang police to set up task force to prevent theft at ECRL project sites

KUANTAN: Pahang police will establish a task force to prevent theft at the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project sites here following several reports. State police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said they are keeping an eye out for such activities after receiving 10 police reports related to theft at the project's construction locations since last...

Rotten deal: Retired teacher loses over RM60,000 in Harumanis scam

KUALA TERENGGANU: A retired teacher has lost RM67,573.63 to a syndicate involved in a non-existent online purchase scheme for Harumanis mangoes. Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 61-year-old woman from Wakaf Tengah here saw an advertisement regarding the sale of the pricey but popular mangoes on Facebook on Tuesday (May 20) and...

Court charges three police officers with accepting bribes in Ipoh

IPOH: Two police lance corporals and a former corporal have been jointly charged at the Sessions Court here for two counts of accepting about RM20,000 in bribes. Former Koperal Wan Mohd Nor Imran Wan Seman, Lans Korperal Ahmad Rabani Rusnizal and Lans Korperal Mohamad Shukre Mohamed Rowi pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before...

Eleven plead not guilty in Sandakan fake loan scheme case in Sabah

SANDAKAN: Eleven individuals, comprising four men and seven women, pleaded not guilty in the Sandakan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to charges connected to an alleged fake loan scheme. The accused, aged between 19 and 33, faced charges in two separate cases involving online scams conducted at different locations in Sandakan. In the first case, Syahrizal Mohd Zaini,...

Delivery rider under investigation for offensive racial message

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The police have started investigating a food delivery rider for allegedly sending a racially-charged offensive message via a food delivery app in an incident reported here. Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) police chief Helmi Aris confirmed that the investigation is ongoing. "The police have opened an investigation file for this case, which is being probed under...

Sabah Energy Commission lodges report against news portal over IPP approval claims

KOTA KINABALU: A police report has been lodged over a defamatory article by news portal Sabahkini2, which accused the Energy Commission of Sabah (Ecos) chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Nasser Abdul Wahid of approving a power project without state cabinet approval. Published on Thursday (April 17), Abdul Nasser said the article contained false and baseless allegations. He...