GOMBAK: The toddler who died in Saturday’s (Sept 27) multiple-vehicle crash at the Bukit Kajang toll plaza was not in a child safety seat, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said preliminary findings by the police showed that the baby was thrown out of the vehicle upon impact when a lorry crashed into three other vehicles. Stating...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has denied claims by former US Treasury Department terrorism finance analyst Jonathan Schanzer that Malaysia is serving as a hub for Hamas operations. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the Palestinian struggle was an issue close to the hearts of Muslims in Malaysia, but the...
KOTA KINABALU: Two Chinese tourists were arrested for allegedly sending a bomb threat email to an airline company after not being able to change their flight seats. It is understood that the man, 29, and woman, 28, had contacted their travel agent to change their flight seats but received no response. Furious, they sent an email to...
KUALA LUMPUR: A whopping 7,000 advocacy notices were issued to errant road users in the city for the past two days. The warnings were issued during the Compliance of Law operation, codenamed Ops PUU. Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said notices were issued on Sunday (Sept 21) and Monday (Sept...
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s police are working with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) to probe a cross-border baby trafficking ring uncovered in West Java, officials said. The joint investigation, coordinated through Interpol’s National Central Bureau in Jakarta, was launched after authorities discovered a smuggling route linking Bandung, Pontianak and Jakarta to Singapore. In a statement, Bureau Secretary Brigadier General...
KULAI: A 19-year-old was killed and several others injured in a crash involving four motorcycles, a car, and a lorry at Kilometre 4 on the Kulai-Kota Tinggi Road early Thursday (Sept 18) morning. Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the accident occurred around 1.05am when a 26-year-old woman driving a Perodua Bezza struck a...
IPOH: Police will seek assistance from Wisma Putra and Interpol to locate suspects believed to be involved in the shooting of a police officer and the discovery of a woman's body inside a car on Sept 7. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the main suspect had yet to be apprehended, while...
SEREMBAN: An operations director of a transport company with a fleet of 160 trucks has been arrested by police for allegedly using hacked Touch n Go cards. Negri Sembilan police chief Dep Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the suspect’s wife, who is a foreigner, was also detained in an operation. "We seized 304 Touch n Go cards...
KUALA LUMPUR: Dang Wangi Police Chief ACP Sulizmie Affendy Sulaiman sustained a head injury on Thursday (Sept 11), believed to be due to a rock thrown by an unidentified individual during a tense enforcement operation in Kampung Sungai Baru here. The incident occurred as authorities carried out a court-ordered operation to cut off the electricity supply...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman will enhance its forensic technology capabilities, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), to better address increasingly complex criminal activities, says Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police said it is crucial for the police force to keep pace with current developments and strengthen its existing technological assets. "We...
