IPOH: A 57-year-old project manager has been cheated of almost RM382,000 in a phone scam in Taiping. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Comm Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the woman realised that funds had been transferred out of her bank account to 11 other different accounts. "The transactions were made without her knowledge as it was under...
KOTA KINABALU: A foreign tourist drowned while eight others were rescued after their boat capsized off Sabah’s east coast Semporna district on Monday (Sept 4). The incident occurred in Timba-Timba Island waters at about 10.10am. Semporna police chief Supt Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said they had detained four men, a local aged 22 and three foreigners aged...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are on the lookout for one witness in their investigations into an alleged gang rape here. Wangsa Maju OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said that the victim, a local woman, had filed a report on Aug 30 stating that she had been raped by five men at a house in Wangsa Maju. "All suspects...
MELAKA: An army commando has discovered a mortar shell just 30m away from his house here. Zakaria Ismail, 32, said he and other family members were at his house in Taman Tanjung Minyak here to celebrate his mother-in-law's birthday. He said he was looking for bamboo shoots to cook a dish for the birthday party when he...
PUTRAJAYA: The police say that the vehicle that hit two cyclists as seen in a viral video is an ehailing vehicle and that the accident occurred on Jalan Dengkil, Kota Warisan in Sepang on Aug 27. Sepang deputy OCPD Supt Md Noor Aehwan Mohammad said the ehailing driver and one cyclist lodged police reports over the...
MELAKA: A 39-year-old teacher's bid to own a Munchkin breed cat caused her to become RM38,000 poorer after falling prey to an online scam. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said the female victim had lodged a report on Aug 27 after being fleeced by the con artist who claimed the breed, which is also known...
JOHOR BARU: Police here have approved seven permits for ceramah and campaigning for the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram by-elections. Johor police by-election spokesman Supt Ibrahim Mat Som added that as of Sunday (Aug 27), no investigation papers (IPs) have been opened, and those involved in the campaign are advised not to create any provocation. “For Pulai,...
IPOH, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- A 57-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a male food delivery rider who was delivering food to a house in Sungkai, Tapah, on Thursday. Tapah District Police Chief, Supt Mohd Naim Asnawi said the 34-year-old victim filed a police report claiming the suspect molested him by holding his private parts...
SHAH ALAM: Motorists thronged the PDRM Selangor Merdeka Ride and Carnival here to pay their outstanding summonses at a discounted rate. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the special offer was given to certain traffic offences. He urged those at the event to not miss the opportunity to settle their outstanding summonses. "I see a...
PETALING JAYA: Police arrested a man who allegedly phoned in a fake bomb threat to a shopping mall in Ipoh, Perak. The 38-year-old man was arrested at a house in Tasek, Ipoh about five hours after the report on the incident was received. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said that based on the statement and confession...
