QuickCheck: Was a riderless motorcycle travelling along the Federal Highway recently?

WITH Halloween just a few weeks away, tales with a tinge of the spooky would go viral quickly - and vehicles travelling without anyone on them could very well tick all the boxes here. Recently, a video went viral of a riderless motorcycle along with the claim that it was taken along the Federal Highway near...

Father of girl who fell to her death pens letter to her

PETALING JAYA: The father of a 13-year-old girl who tragically fell to her death from a school building has written a heartfelt letter to her. Addressing her as "baby," he expressed his inability to sleep for two days, revealing his deep sorrow. "I can't pretend anymore; I want to cry out loud. I can't keep it in...

Teenage boy goes missing from PJ home

PETALING JAYA: A 17-year-old boy has gone missing after he was last seen at his house in Kampung Lindungan. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far said Narashinmasegaran Gunasegaran was reported missing on Aug 27. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with a striped pattern on the front. “Those with information on his whereabouts are urged...

Cops mount manhunt for seven involved in highway robbery

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have launched a manhunt for seven suspects involved in an armed robbery near the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) on Monday (Aug 19). Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said that at 4.30am, a 41-year-old man claimed he suffered head and hand injuries when attacked with sticks and a machete by the...

Suspect in sodomy case released after complainant withdraws police report

PETALING JAYA: A foreigner who claimed to have been sodomised by a workout partner has withdrawn his police report. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said the suspect, a local, was released after the 25-year-old victim withdrew his report. "We have submitted the investigation paper to the DPP and (the instruction received was) for the case...

Man stabs housemate, breaks hip while escaping in Petaling Jaya

PETALING JAYA: A man allegedly stabbed his housemate and then broke his hip while trying to escape. In a statement on Wednesday (July 17), Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far said that the police were notified of the incident at around 5.45am by members of the public. A man was found bleeding on the fifth floor...

Crowd gathers at PJ court complex ahead of possible arrival of Zayn Rayyan’s parents

PETALING JAYA: A crowd has gathered at the court complex here on Wednesday (June 12) ahead of the possible arrival of the parents of murdered six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin. Sinar Harian reports that members of the media have been gathering since 7.30am, adding that only those with official business have been allowed in. Zayn...

Note leads to rescue of Indonesian maid trapped on balcony in Petaling Jaya

KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...

KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...

Malaysian-born businessman declared world’s highest paid CEO

PETALING JAYA: The highest paid chief executive officer in the United States is neither Apple's Tim Cook nor Tesla's Elon Musk, but Malaysian-born businessman Tan Hock Eng. Tan also surpassed Meta Platforms' Mark Zuckerberg by earning USD162 million in compensation last year, reports the South China Morning Post (SCMP), quoting an analysis by the Wall Street...