KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a man over his statements supporting diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Israel. Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the individual who was known as Victor Yong, 36, was arrested following the statements he made. “The statements were made in an interview with an Israeli social media influencer...
JASIN: A married couple, both of whom are directors of a woodcarving company, lost over RM1.6mil after falling prey to an investment scam on Facebook. Jasin OCPD Deputy Supt Ahmad Jamil Radzi said the wife, 38, was contacted by three individuals on three different numbers after expressing interest in an investment scheme on Facebook. "She was then...
JOHOR BARU: Five traffic policemen sprang into action to unclog drains as murky waters overflowed into a main road near Taman Ungku Tun Aminah here following a bout of heavy rain. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the downpour caused the left lane of KM15 Jalan Johor Baru-Air Hitam to become flooded at...
JOHOR BARU: Five men, including two foreigners and a businessman with a Datuk title, have been slapped with three charges for drug distribution at the Magistrate's Court in Pasir Gudang near here. The accused - Datuk Loong Chan Yow, 46; Wong Fook Loy, 46; and Chai Choon Foo, 54 - nodded their heads after the charges...
AMPANG: A 47-year-old food delivery rider was detained in Taman Melawati for possessing a police authority card that is believed to be fake. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said a police patrol stumbled upon the man, who was acting suspiciously at Lorong Sabah in the housing estate at about 11.15am on Saturday (Dec...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
