Politician’s son arrested by cops over cheating case shortly after MACC bail release

KOTA KINABALU: A politician’s son was arrested by the police as a suspect in an investigation for cheating, shortly after he was released on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission bail on Saturday (July 29). The suspect is being investigated by the MACC for several fraud cases, and is being probed by police over allegations that he had claimed...

Cops seeking suspect who broke glass panel at PAS HQ, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: A police report has ben lodged over an incident where a man hurled stones at the PAS Headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut here, breaking a glass wall, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. He said the incident occurred at 5.30am on Saturday (July 29)and police are tracking down the suspect with the...

Cops tracking down suspect who attempted to molest woman on LRT

KUALA LUMPUR: A man, believed to be mentally unwell, trespassed on an LRT track and tried to molest a 27-year-old female passenger at the Maluri LRT station. The woman was waiting for a train to arrive when the suspect hugged her from behind at 7.58am on Friday (July 28) at the Maluri LRT station, which is...

Husband flees after woman dies with bruises, injuries

KAJANG: A 38-year-old woman, believed to have been beaten, died with bruises all over her body at a private hospital here. Her 32-year-old husband, who sent her to the hospital, could not be located shortly after she was pronounced dead. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said the hospital's nurse alerted police that the woman had...

Baby among three in family killed in LPT2 crash

DUNGUN: Three members of a family, including a two-month-old boy, were killed while two others were seriously injured after their car was involved in a crash at KM375.8 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT 2) near Bukit Besi on Tuesday (July 25) evening. The victims who died in the 6.25pm incident were Raja Nurhanani Nabila...

No conspiracy to arrest Sanusi, says Deputy IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no conspiracy leading to the arrest of caretaker Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (pic), says Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. "Anyone can make any claims. But you have to look at the chronology of events, he made the statement on July 11 and...

S’gor cops seize RM7.94mil worth of drugs, cripple four syndicates

SHAH ALAM: Police have seized over RM7.94mil worth of drugs after crippling four syndicates active in Selangor. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said they conducted seven raids between July 17 and 21 together with Bukit Aman and Subang Jaya Narcotic Crime Investigation Department personnel. "We raided locations in Seri Kembangan, Kota Damansara, Putra Heights,...

The 1975 left country even before report lodged against them, says Deputy IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: British band The 1975 had already left the country long before the initial report was lodged against them, says the Deputy Inspector-General of Police. When met at Bukit Aman on Tuesday (July 25), after a sending off ceremony for police athletes, Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay addressed claims of police inaction to catch...

MMEA nabs four Indonesians stealing scrap metal from tugboat near Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has arrested four Indonesian men for stealing scrap metal from a tugboat at Tanjung Ayam here. Johor MMEA operations deputy director Capt Simon Templer Lo Tusa said the suspects were caught after their boat was detected by the Malaysian Maritime Sea Surveillance System (SWASLA) radar. "The suspects, aged between...

JAINJ to investigate spread of deviant Si Hulk teachings

JOHOR BARU: The police will be working together with the Johor Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) to conduct investigations on the spread of the deviant teachings founded by Suhaini Muhammad or known as Si Hulk. Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (pic) said that parents should also play a proactive role in checking their children’s...