Police detain suspect in connection with Ipoh man’s death

PETALING JAYA: Police have detained an individual to assist in the investigation of the discovery of a local man's body in a bedroom at a private treatment centre in Pasir Puteh, Ipoh, on Tuesday (Dec 31). Ipoh District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, said his team received information regarding the 25-year-old victim...

Company owner, director held for suspected involvement in smuggling syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the owner and director of a company suspected of colluding with a cigarette and alcohol smuggling syndicate. According to sources, both individuals allegedly had roles as collectors of mule accounts to be used in paying bribes to civil servants involved in releasing containers filled with cigarettes and...