Johor MB urges public to help find missing six-year-old girl

PETALING JAYA: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has urged the public to help find the six-year-old girl who went missing last Saturday (July 20) during the Bon Odori event at the Eco Galleria in Iskandar Puteri. He said that he had received a report about the girl, who went missing at about 8.30pm after...

Woman loses RM190,000 of life savings to cryptocurrency scam

PASIR GUDANG: A 50-year-old woman lost RM190,000 worth of her life savings after falling for a cryptocurrency investment scam here. Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said that the victim, who is an international school staff, was offered an investment scheme by a man that she befriended through Instagram. “The suspect offered a cryptocurrency investment opportunity...

Man arrested for allegedly vandalising car in Seremban parking lot

SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly breaking the windscreen and the side mirrors of a car belonging to a woman at a parking lot here. Seremban police chief Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the suspect, who allegedly also broke the car's front and rear wipers, was nabbed around 2.30pm on Thursday...

Shots fired as car rams patrol vehicle in Johor Baru

JOHOR BARU: Police fired several shots when a car rammed into their patrol vehicle while conducting routine checks at a housing area here. Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the incident occurred in Taman Kota Masai, Pasir Gudang when a team of policemen flagged a motorcycle for inspection at about 12.20pm on Thursday (July...

Up to 50% discount on police summons at National Month launch in Cyberjaya

KUALA LUMPUR: The Police are offering traffic offenders a discount rate of up to 50% in payment of traffic summonses in conjunction with the launch of the 2024 National Month and Fly the Jalur Gemilang campaign at Cyber Event Hall Cyberjaya, Selangor, this Sunday (July 21). The Information Department posted on Facebook that the discount offer...

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...

Cops probe viral video of construction site brawl in Johor

KULAI: Police are tracking a group of men believed to be labourers after a short video of them brawling at a construction site in Sedenak here went viral on social media. Kulai OCPD Supt Tan Seng Lee said that police saw a 28-second video on X, formerly Twitter, at around 4.30pm on Monday (July 15). “The video...

Six people are found dead in a hotel in downtown Bangkok and poisoning is suspected, police say (update)

BANGKOK (AP) - Police in Thailand say the bodies of six people were found Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and poisoning is suspected. Thailand's Foreign Ministry said in a short statement that the dead were reported to be two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals. They were not identified further. The Thai newspaper Matichon...

King’s installation: 14 roads in KL to close temporarily for ceremony

KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen roads in the city will be temporarily closed in stages to ensure smooth traffic flow for the installation ceremony of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia at Istana Negara this Saturday (July 20). Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement...

King’s installation: 14 roads in KL to close temporarily for ceremony

KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen roads in the city will be temporarily closed in stages to ensure smooth traffic flow for the installation ceremony of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia at Istana Negara this Saturday (July 20). Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement...