Maths teacher probed for hugging, kissing teen student

SEPANG: A teacher is being investigated for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her students. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police learned of the matter after the student's mother lodged a report on Dec 12. "We received a report from the 46-year-old woman after she noticed her son had red...

Woman who lied to police that her mobile phone was snatched gets jail

SINGAPORE: A woman lied to the police that a man she did not know had snatched her mobile phone in Geylang when, in fact, her boyfriend was in possession of the device at the time. The prosecution said that she dropped the device when they quarrelled, and she was aware that her boyfriend had picked it...

Socks issue: Vigilantism will not be tolerated, says CID chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Stern action will be taken against those who take the law into their own hands over the controversial socks issue, says the Bukit Aman CID director. Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said vigilantism is prohibited and stern action awaits those who engage in such acts. ALSO READ: Cops nab man for alleged insult on...

RM500,000 found in suitcase at Damansara mall car park, cops looking for owner

SUBANG JAYA: Police urge anyone who had misplaced a suitcase packed to the brim with cash to come forward. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, at a press conference on Thursday (March 21) at the Subang Jaya police district headquarters, said that the suitcase was found by a security guard on Wednesday (March 20). "The...

Cops seize KK Mart vendor’s controversial socks from Batu Pahat factory

BATU PAHAT: Police have conducted checks at the factory which was the vendor that supplied the socks sold at convenience store chain KK Super Mart. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said a team of 40 policemen inspected Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd here at 9am on Tuesday (March 19). “We seized five pairs of socks...

One injured in accident involving two buses at JB’s CIQ

JOHOR BARU: An accident involving two buses at the bus lane parking lot of the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) here caused a passenger to be injured. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 5.50am on Monday (March 18) on the side headed towards...

Neighbours in shock after mum allegedly slits her toddler’s throat

JOHOR BARU: The woman who allegedly murdered her one-year-old son by slitting his throat was seen acting oddly prior to the tragedy that struck the young family. According to a relative who declined to be named, both the woman and her husband really loved their only child. “The victim had just started learning to walk and could...

Woman found dead in JB hotel room

JOHOR BARU: A local woman has been found dead inside a hotel room here. Johor Baru south OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said police received a report about a 40-year-old woman who was found unconscious inside the hotel room at around 3.30am on Sunday (March 17). "A medical officer from the Sultanah Aminah Hospital emergency and trauma...

Prof to be probed for remarks about vernacular schools, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have opened an investigation paper on academician Prof Teo Kok Seong over his alleged offensive remark about the Chinese community, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. According to the Home Minister, Teo is being investigated under Section 505 of the Penal Code for public mischief and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia...

I won’t surrender my phone to cops for probe, says Chegubard

KUALA LUMPUR: A defiant Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, says he is willing to be arrested and will not hand over his mobile phone to police. The Bersatu member is being investigated over a video circulated on social media in which he and party colleague Muhammad Zahid Md Arip comment about Prime Minister Datuk...