Five armed robbers die in shoot out with cops in Putra Heights

PETALING JAYA: Five armed robbers have been shot dead following a confrontation with police at Putra Heights. Sources revealed the five were connected to at least 50 robberies in the Klang Valley area. It was also learnt that two guns were retrieved following the shootout which occurred at around 11.30pm on Friday (March 29). Selangor police chief Comm...

Man killed after being punched by foreigner during argument

PETALING JAYA: A local man was killed after he was punched by a foreign man at an entertainment outlet in Sea Park because of a shoulder bump. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said the incident occurred at about 1am on Saturday (March 23). "The foreign man had bumped the shoulder of the victim, leading to...

Perak cops received 460 applications to sell fireworks, 217 approved so far

IPOH: The police have received 443 applications for permits to sell firecrackers and fireworks, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri (pic). The Perak police chief said as of March 22, the police have approved 217 applications throughout the state in conjunction with the Ramadan month. "We rejected one application because the applicant had a criminal...

Maths teacher probed for hugging, kissing teen student

SEPANG: A teacher is being investigated for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her students. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police learned of the matter after the student's mother lodged a report on Dec 12. "We received a report from the 46-year-old woman after she noticed her son had red...

Woman who lied to police that her mobile phone was snatched gets jail

SINGAPORE: A woman lied to the police that a man she did not know had snatched her mobile phone in Geylang when, in fact, her boyfriend was in possession of the device at the time. The prosecution said that she dropped the device when they quarrelled, and she was aware that her boyfriend had picked it...

Socks issue: Vigilantism will not be tolerated, says CID chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Stern action will be taken against those who take the law into their own hands over the controversial socks issue, says the Bukit Aman CID director. Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said vigilantism is prohibited and stern action awaits those who engage in such acts. ALSO READ: Cops nab man for alleged insult on...

RM500,000 found in suitcase at Damansara mall car park, cops looking for owner

SUBANG JAYA: Police urge anyone who had misplaced a suitcase packed to the brim with cash to come forward. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, at a press conference on Thursday (March 21) at the Subang Jaya police district headquarters, said that the suitcase was found by a security guard on Wednesday (March 20). "The...

Cops seize KK Mart vendor’s controversial socks from Batu Pahat factory

BATU PAHAT: Police have conducted checks at the factory which was the vendor that supplied the socks sold at convenience store chain KK Super Mart. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said a team of 40 policemen inspected Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd here at 9am on Tuesday (March 19). “We seized five pairs of socks...

One injured in accident involving two buses at JB’s CIQ

JOHOR BARU: An accident involving two buses at the bus lane parking lot of the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) here caused a passenger to be injured. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 5.50am on Monday (March 18) on the side headed towards...

Neighbours in shock after mum allegedly slits her toddler’s throat

JOHOR BARU: The woman who allegedly murdered her one-year-old son by slitting his throat was seen acting oddly prior to the tragedy that struck the young family. According to a relative who declined to be named, both the woman and her husband really loved their only child. “The victim had just started learning to walk and could...