Pahang Crown Prince calls for transparent probe into alleged attack on construction worker

PETALING JAYA: The Crown Prince of Pahang has called on the police to immediately conduct a fair and transparent probe into allegations that a member of the state's royal family was involved in an attack on a construction worker in Kuantan. In a statement, Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah said he treated such...

Illegal precious metal recycling factories raided, RM97mil worth of metals seized

KUALA LUMPUR: Illegal factories recycling precious metals from scrap were busted after a raid led by Bukit Aman. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department acting director Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said seven premises were raided on Sept 2 within the Kampung Telok Gong area in Klang. He said that investigations showed that the...

Police capable of handling elements of extremism, says Saifuddin Nasution

PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has given assurances of the Royal Malaysia Police's capability to handle elements of extremism in the country. He said that the police force can dismantle these extremist groups, no matter the situation. He spoke to reporters briefly after attending the closing ceremony of the National Security Conference here on...

Body believed to be infant girl found buried in cement

IPOH: The body of an infant was found buried in the cement on a house porch at Taman Sri Rokam, Jalan Pasar, here on Wednesday, according to police. Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said in a statement that according to the pathology expert at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, the baby was a...

Six people nabbed in online gambling bust in Muar

MUAR: Police have busted an online gambling syndicate with the arrest of six people at a housing estate here. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said that the suspects including two women, all in their 20s were nabbed during an operation on Aug 26. "This syndicate has been duping people after taking their money and...

Two cops badly hurt in bomb disposal incident

KLUANG: Two policemen sustained severe injuries after being buried while conducting bomb disposal duties at a residential site on Jalan Tabah, Taman Sri Lambak, at around 3pm here on Tuesday (Aug 27). The duo from the Johor police headquarters have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom for emergency...

Cops in Butterworth issue 313 summonses during twin operation

BUTTERWORTH: Some 313 summonses were issued during a twin operation involving the police from North Seberang Perai police headquarters. North Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Anuar Abdul Rahman said the operation also saw participation by policemen from police stations in the districts in the twin operation dubbed Ops Motosikal and Ops Samseng Jalanan. "The operation, mainly at...

Cops seek suspect over red pills hidden on motorcycle in JB

JOHOR BARU: Police are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly placed two red pills, believed to be drugs, on another man's motorcycle at a petrol station in Majidee, here. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred last Tuesday (Aug 20) when the 37-year-old victim was on his way to...

Cops mount manhunt for seven involved in highway robbery

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have launched a manhunt for seven suspects involved in an armed robbery near the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) on Monday (Aug 19). Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said that at 4.30am, a 41-year-old man claimed he suffered head and hand injuries when attacked with sticks and a machete by the...

Tengku Mahkota Pahang urges police to investigate Muhyiddin’s statement

PETALING JAYA: The Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed anger and displeasure against Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who has deliberately and cynically cited the responsibilities and role of the Sultan of Pahang when he was the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Tengku Hasanal said as a former prime...