Chopped up body not that of missing single mum

MELAKA: The dismembered body found in Alor Gajah is not that of missing single mother Mira Sharmila Samsusah, say police. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said DNA tests had been conducted on the family members of Mira Sharmila and another missing woman from Gemenceh in Negri Sembilan. “Both the tests showed negative link to...

Man nabbed for molesting teenage boy in Batu Caves

GOMBAK: A man has been detained for molesting a 13-year-old boy at a house in Batu Caves. Gombak OCPD Asst Comm Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said the 41-year-old man was detained after the boy told his parents, who lodged a report at about midnight on Saturday (Jan 6). "The teenager was walking home at about 10am on...

More than 12k deaths in 2023 road accidents, say cops

A total of 598,635 road accidents were reported nationwide from Jan 1 to Dec 30 last year with 12,417 involving death. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department deputy director Mohd Nasri Omar told reporters this after conducting an operation at the Jalan Duta Toll Plaza in KL early this morning. According to Bernama, he added that Selangor...

Prosecutors reject police report against Siam Paragon shooting suspect

BANGKOK: Public prosecutors have rejected a police investigation report in the Siam Paragon mass shooting incident involving a 14-year-old boy, the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) said on Thursday (Dec 28). The office’s deputy spokesman, Naken Thongpraiwan, said the prosecutors discovered that the police had started interrogating the suspect and filed five charges against him before...

Cops detain four suspects in ‘Superman’ stunt viral video

KUANTAN: Three higher learning institution students and a school boy suspected of riding their motorcycles dangerously on the Ahmad Shah Bridge of the East Coast Expressway (LPT1) were detained on Wednesday (Dec 27). Temerloh district police chief ACP Mazlan Hassan said police tracked down the motorcycles and detained the suspects, aged between 15 and 22, at...

Azis Jamman’s ex-aide lodges police report on alleged links to drug kingpin

KOTA KINABALU: An aide to former deputy home minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman has lodged a police report against the Facebook page "Berita Jenayah Malaysia" for linking him to a suspected drug kingpin in Sabah. Azis's former special officer Jasni Mohammad lodged the report here on Tuesday (Dec 26) following the online post that had gone...

Crowd gathers outside US embassy to kick off six-day ‘Kepung Demi Palestin’ rally

KUALA LUMPUR: A crowd of protestors gathered outside the US embassy in solidarity with Palestine amid heavy police presence on Tuesday (Dec 26). The crowd gathered outside the embassy around 10.45pm with the entrance in front of the embassy blocked by police. Dozens of policemen were seen standing by in front and around the embassy, with the...

Heavy traffic for the holidays

PETALING JAYA: The holiday travel rush has started to build up ahead of the year-end ‘balik kampung’ for Christmas and New Year celebrations with scores of travellers getting caught in heavy traffic heading out of the city, especially towards the south. There was heavy traffic identified in several areas due to the high volume of vehicles...

Trio shot dead by cops in Selayang

GOMBAK: Three individuals, believed to be foreigners, have been shot dead by police in an early morning shootout in Selayang on Saturday (Dec 23). The incident is believed to have occurred within the Taman Selayang Jaya area. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan is expected to hold a press conference on the incident at the...

Body of baby girl found dumped in KK mall

KOTA KINABALU: Police are investigating a baby dumping case after the body of a baby girl was found inside a cleaning cart in a mall here. The cleaning company supervisor for the shopping complex filed a report after the infant's body was discovered when the staff was sanitising and changing the waste plastic liner for the...