PETALING JAYA: Four men have been arrested following a viral video in which a burly man was seen hitting another man with a steering lock. According to a statement issued by the Kajang district police headquarters, the incident had happened on Dec 29, 2024, in Semenyih. "The case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal...
BANGKOK: Thai police said Wednesday (Jan 15) they are hunting a Cambodian national believed to be the mastermind behind the killing of a Cambodian opposition politician in downtown Bangkok last week. Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker for the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was shot dead last week by a motorcyclist as he arrived in...
SHAH ALAM: A manager of a private company in Ampang Jaya lost more than RM1.6 million after falling for a non-existent crypto investment online. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 14), said the 61-year-old male complainant was attracted to a cryptocurrency investment advertised on Facebook and made a phone...
KLUANG: A 29-year-old wanted man was arrested for trying to jump off a four-storey building at Jalan Dato Haji Hassan, here. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said that the incident occurred on Monday (Jan 13) at 6.55pm. “A police team were notified about the incident of a man who was trying to jump off from...
SEMPORNA: A fatal accident involving three vehicles on Jalan Semporna-Tawau on Sunday (Jan 12) was caused when a car carrying the victims veered into the opposite lane, says Semporna district police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol. He said the car, driven by a 34-year-old man and carrying six passengers aged between six months and 82 years,...
IPOH: A senior citizen has lost about RM974,000 after falling victim to an investment scam here. Acting Perak police chief Deputy Comm Zulkafli Sariaat said the victim came across the investment scheme on Facebook and clicked on a link on Dec 4, 2024. "The link was provided by a woman who added the victim to a WhatsApp...
KOTA TINGGI: Four people, including a six-month-old boy, have been killed in an accident involving a car and a five-tonne lorry on Jalan Batu 3 here. Kota Tinggi Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Shahrulnizam Johari said they received a distress call on the incident at 12.52pm on Saturday (Jan 11). "The four victims were pronounced dead...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 61-year-old top executive of a television station in Sarawak is among five individuals detained in connection with a money laundering and criminal breach of trust investigation. The suspects were detained in a special operation conducted by the Inspector-General of Police secretariat’s Anti-Money Laundering (Amla) division in a special operation codenamed "Ops Ragada" on...
NILAI: Police are looking for five suspects who attacked a group of friends with machetes at a restaurant here. Nilai OCPD Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said the four friends aged 44 to 59 were having a drink in the restaurant at around 10pm on Thursday (Jan 9) when they were attacked. "We believe the five assailants are...
JOHOR BARU: A man was killed while eating with his friends at a restaurant on Jalan Setia 3/2, Taman Setia Indah, here. It is understood that the victim and his friends were having lunch in front of the restaurant at around 11.30am on Wednesday (Jan 8) before he was shot. According to a workshop worker who refused...
