Air Force personnel killed after crashing motorcycle into another rider

KUALA LUMPUR: A 32-year-old Air Force personnel was killed in an accident at Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, near the Police Training Centre (Pulapol). The victim, who was riding a motorcycle, is believed to have run a red light before crashing into another motorcycle at about 7.25am on Sunday (Dec 3). Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department...

Man who offered RM5mil bounty on Anwar did so ‘for fun’, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: The man who offered a RM5mil bounty to assassinate Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim did it for fun, says Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. He said that the investigation has been completed, and added that it showed that the 34-year-old suspect is believed to have just started using TikTok. "He is...

Perak police nab duo believed to be parents of abandoned siblings

IPOH: The police have arrested two individuals, believed to be the parents of four siblings who were found abandoned at the Perak Tengah Administrative Complex, in Kampung Gajah, on Thursday (Nov 23). Perak Tengah OCPD Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the two individuals were arrested separately, after receiving a report about the incident from Kampung Gajah...

Penang building collapse: Three dead, two seriously injured, four believed still trapped, say police

GEORGE TOWN: Rescuers are still searching for four missing workers believed to be pinned under the rubble where a building under construction had collapsed at about 9.45pm on Tuesday (Nov 28). Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said so far rescuers have found five of them. ALSO READ: Penang building collapse: One confirmed...

Man held for offering RM5mil bounty for PM

KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old man has been detained for threatening the Prime Minister via social media. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the man was detained on Tuesday (Nov 28) for allegedly uploading a video TikTok offering a RM5mil reward to assassinate the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. "He was detained at Jalan Padang Tembak,...

Cops detect five more suspects, arrest ten in casino chips theft

KUANTAN: Police have tracked down five local men including the mastermind in the RM4.6 million casino chips heist at Genting Highlands on Oct 28, believed to be the largest chips robbery in the highland resort. They are Lee Kien Keong, 44, of Taman Medan Indah Sungai Lui, Raub who is believed to be among the masterminds;...

Three foreign workers buried alive in Machang landslide

MACHANG: Three Bangladeshi workers were buried alive in a landslide while working at a highway construction site near Kampung Maka, Pulai Chondong, here on Thursday (Nov 2) afternoon. Machang OCPD Supt Mohd Adli Mat Daud confirmed receiving a report about the 2.30pm incident from the public. "The bodies of the victims, all in their 30s, have been...

Over RM33mil of cocaine and syabu seized in Kajang drug bust

KAJANG: Over RM33.73mil worth of cocaine and syabu have been seized after police crippled a drug smuggling ring here. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) head Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said following a tip-off, its team conducted a series of raids jointly with the Customs Department and arrested seven men, including a...

Johor cops receive 16 reports of fraud totalling RM1.08mil over six days

JOHOR BARU: Johor police received 16 reports of fraud cases involving illegal investment activities with a cumulative total loss of RM1.08mil. State police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the cases were recorded from Oct 20 to Oct 26 this year with losses starting from as low as RM300 up to RM315,469. “Victims are tricked into...

Sarikei housewife loses RM540,000 to investment scam

SIBU: A Sarikei housewife has been fleeced of RM540,000 in a nonexistent online investment scam that promised high returns of up to 100%. Sarawak Commissioner of Police Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri, said the 60-year-old woman had responded to an advertisement on Facebook on Oct 2. She contacted an individual by the name of "Koon Yew Yin"...