KUANTAN: A man and his wife were killed, while their three children were injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Batu 8, Lepar, here on Tuesday (June 17) night. Pekan police chief Superintendent Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin said the crash, which occurred at about 10pm, involved a Proton Wira car...
GEORGE TOWN: An engineer here has lost more than RM300,000 after falling victim to a phone scam. Penang police chief Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the 35-year-old woman, who works at a factory in Bayan Lepas, was contacted on March 25 by a man claiming to be a representative of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission...
KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a 26-year-old Thai woman was discovered in front of a shop at Puchong Utama Industrial Park on Sunday (June 15). Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Muhamad Farid Ahmad said the body was discovered at 8.46am on Sunday (June 15). "The victim was pronounced dead at the scene upon checks by medical personnel. "The body...
MELAKA: Two employees at 24-hour convenience stores have been injured in separate early morning robberies here. Melaka Tengah police chief ACP Christopher Patit said the first incident occurred at around 4.40am on Saturday (June 14) in Taman Sin Hoe, Bukit Baru. A 20-year-old worker, who was alone at the time, sustained injuries after she was struck...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has signalled support for awarding projects directly to the Royal Malaysia Police Cooperative Bhd (RMPC) under the Home Ministry, as an alternative to providing financial grants. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, stated that such an initiative must be grounded in good governance principles. "We can start with...
IPOH: The bus driver who was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of 15 students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Gerik, last Monday (June 9), has been arrested by the police. Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the 39-year-old man was arrested at around 5.45pm after being discharged from the...
KOTA BHARU: A permanent wall or fence along the Kelantan-Thailand border is viewed as the most effective solution to combat persistent smuggling activities in the state, says Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat. He said the 45km border stretch remains too exposed, making comprehensive enforcement challenging. "For that entire stretch, we have only eight control posts....
KUANTAN: A woman who was reported to have been swept by the current after the car she was in slid into Sungai Triang, near Bandar Baru Bera, was found drowned on Wednesday (June 11) morning. Bera District Police Chief Supt Zulkiflee Nazir said the body of Sakirah Akop, 31, was found floating about 2.5 kilometres from...
IPOH: Dashcam footage of the tragic bus crash on the East-West Highway where 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) were killed has been given to the police. Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Noordin said that they would record the statement of the dashcam owner soon and that the footage would serve as evidence to determine...
IPOH: A policeman has been killed while on his way home to Kedah after the motorcycle he was riding skidded at KM253.7 of the North-South Expressway (NSE) northbound near Kuala Kangsar. Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said in the 7.24pm incident on Thursday (June 5), the victim Shamsul Ishak, 58, sustained injuries to his...
