Organisers of deviant ‘semi-naked dancing’ event nabbed

SHAH ALAM: The founders of marital motivation group Ehati International Sdn Bhd (eHati) have been arrested. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim, when contacted, said Diana Tahir and Rahim Shukor were arrested by the police but did not specify when the arrest was made. He added that follow-up actions are being conducted. Previously, the Malaysian Islamic...

Penang man and Thai girlfriend nabbed, RM25,000 worth of ganja seized in anti-drug op

GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested a local man and his Thai girlfriend on suspicion of drug trafficking in raids around Pulau Tikus and Tanjong Tokong here on Thursday (July 10). North-East OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the couple, in their 20s, was arrested in Pulau Tikus road at 11.30pm by a team from the Narcotics Criminal...

Family of student who fell to death from Sentul condo want cops to continue investigations

KLANG: The family of 20-year-old Tavanes Vary Mohan, who fell to her death from the sixth floor of a condominium in Sentul on July 2, want the police to continue probing her death. Tavanes' father Mohan Perumal, 45, and mother A. Laletha, 43, said they want the police to continue investigating her death as they claim it...

Police record statements from bus driver, cyclists involved in roadside row

SHAH ALAM: Police have taken statements from four individuals over Sunday's (July 6) altercation between a bus driver and cyclists allegedly obstructing a bus lane at KM23 of the Kuala Selangor-Kuala Lumpur road. Kuala Selangor Police Chief Supt Azaharudin Tajudin said the police had received two reports, one from the bus driver and another from a...

Student murder: Two suspects to be charged with murder on July 10, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: The main suspect in the murder of Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, in Cyberjaya, and his girlfriend will be charged on Thursday (July 10). Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman (pic) said the 20-year-old main suspect and his girlfriend, who is also the victim's housemate, will be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for...

Teen who fell into Sungai Kuantan found drowned

KUANTAN: A 15-year-old boy who fell into Sungai Kuantan while fishing on Tuesday (July 8) was found drowned at noon on Wednesday. Acting Kuantan police chief Superintendent Mohd Adli Mat Daud said in a statement that the search and rescue (SAR) team recovered the victim's body at 12.40pm, about one kilometre from where he was believed...

Man with suspected mental illness nabbed for charging at people at Sungai Buloh MRT station

SUNGAI BULOH: A man with suspected mental illness was detained for posing a danger to the public at the Sungai Buloh MRT station. Sungai Buloh OCPD Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said that police were alerted to the man's actions on July 6. "An auxiliary policeman had received a complaint from a member of the public that...

Bukit Aman takes over Perak murder case after cops find organised crime links

IPOH: What began as a suspected domestic murder has taken an unexpected turn, as Perak police now believe the case is connected to a major organised crime syndicate with international links. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin confirmed that the death of a 57-year-old man at Taman Tasek Damai here on June 24, allegedly...

Johor cops bust syndicate that sold drugs through messaging app

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested five suspected members of a syndicate that processed and sold drugs through the messaging platform WeChat. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said over RM2.9mil worth of drugs were seized in three separate raids here on June 19, which also saw the arrest of three local men and two Vietnamese...

Terengganu sexual crimes up in first six months of 2025

KUALA TERENGGANU: Sexual crime cases in Terengganu from January to June this year recorded an increase of 3.8% compared to the same period last year. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairuddin said 108 sexual crime cases were reported compared to 104 cases in the same period last year, with the highest number of cases involving...