Fatal Ipoh accident: Senior cop tested negative for drugs, says Perak police chief

IPOH: About 12 reports have been lodged in relation to the case where a Form Five student was killed after being allegedly rammed by a car driven by a senior police officer in Meru Raya here on Friday (Dec 15). Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the reports were received since...

More than 1,000 police personnel ready for mobilisation in Sarawak in event of flood

KUCHING: Over 1,000 police personnel in Sarawak are ready to be mobilised in the event of flooding, says state police commissioner Comm Datuk Mancha Ata. He said they comprised 187 senior officers and 1,075 lower-ranked personnel from various departments and districts statewide. "According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the northeast monsoon in the country will last from...

Man turns aggressive at handphone shop

MUAR: Unsatisfied with the service given, a man made a fuss towards a shopkeeper that resulted in them throwing things at each other. A one-minute-and-40-second clip of the incident, taken from the handphone shop's closed circuit television, has gone viral on social media. In the video, the man is heard complaining about a faulty screen protector before...

Zayn Rayyan: Day seven of murder probe reveals more evidence

PETALING JAYA: As the investigation into the murder of autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin entered its seventh day, police unearthed several more evidence following a second house-to-house inspection at Blok R, Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai last night. Without revealing further details, Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the items would be sent to...

Seremban primary school teacher nabbed for sexually assaulting pupils

SEREMBAN: A counselling teacher at a primary school here has been detained for allegedly committing physical sexual assault against his pupils. The 43-year-old male teacher was detained after the school's headmaster lodged a report. It is learnt police obtained a seven-day remand order on the suspect from a Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday (Dec 12). Seremban police chief...

Zayn Rayyan murder: Cops drain river where body was found

PETALING JAYA: The river where the body of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was found is being drained so that the police can search for clues. At around 11.30am Tuesday (Dec 12), an Irrigation and Drainage Department truck was seen entering the cordoned-off crime scene. ALSO READ: Police: Only one person involved in Zayn’s murder A forensics team followed minutes...

Police believe only one person involved in Zayn Rayyan’s murder

KLANG: Based on leads so far, police believe only one individual was involved in the murder of six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin from the Idaman Apartment in Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya, last week. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the one-individual scenario was based on the leads, strangulation marks, and signs of...

Body of accountant found in Cheras, police suspect foul play

KUALA LUMPUR: The body of an accountant has been found on Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, here and police believe he was murdered. Cheras district police chief ACP Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the nude body of the 28-year-old man was found face down by passers-by at about 6am on Monday (Dec 11). "Preliminary investigations found injuries on...

Woman dies in Muar bike-lorry accident, brother seriously injured

MUAR: A 37-year-old woman has been killed while her younger brother suffered serious injuries after the motorcycle they were on collided with a lorry on Jalan Bukit Mor, Parit Jawa, here. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the incident occurred at 12.20pm on Sunday (Dec 10) when the victims were heading towards Parit...

Zayn Rayyan murder: Cops’ focus shifts to storage facility

PETALING JAYA: Police are redirecting their focus on a storage facility located 50m from Block R, Apartment Idaman here in their investigation into the murder of six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin. As the investigation enters its fourth day on Sunday (Dec 10), reporters observed two police sniffer dogs and personnel from the forensic unit...