Fortune teller detained for rape in Puchong

SEPANG: A 34-year-old man, believed to be a fortune teller, was detained for allegedly raping a woman in Puchong. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Yusof said the victim, a local woman, lodged a police report at about 1.54am on Friday (Aug 16), claiming she was raped in Puchong. "The woman had sought the suspect through...

Ex-govt agency officer with Datuk title remanded over RM110mil bribe

KUALA LUMPUR: Three individuals including a Datuk who is a former officer at a wholly-owned subsidiary of a government agency have been remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting bribes involving a housing project amounting to almost RM110mil. MACC said a five-day remand order from July 30 until Aug 3 has been issued...

Chegubard arrested over corruption allegations

PUTRAJAYA: Police have confirmed the arrest of Badrul Hisham Shaharin (pic), also known as Chegubard. When contacted, Putrajaya OCPD Asst Comm A. Asmadi Abdul Aziz said he would be remanded on Monday (July 29). "Yes, I can confirm that he has been arrested and we will apply for remand tomorrow," he said. His lawyer, Rafique Rashid Ali, stated...

MACC obtains remand extension for highway concessionaire COO

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) obtained permission to extend the remand of a highway concessionaire chief operating officer, who was detained on suspicion of receiving over RM300,000 in bribes for a highway construction project in the Klang Valley. According to sources, the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court issued the three-day remand extension, effective until Monday (July...

Suspect in Nur Farah Kartini’s murder is a cop stationed in Perak, police say

PETALING JAYA: Police have confirmed that the main suspect in the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah is a policeman. This was disclosed by both Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan and new Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris on Tuesday (July 16). Comm Azizi said the 26-year-old individual is a lans koperal...

56-year-old suspected of killing wife remanded seven days in Ipoh

IPOH: The 56-year-old man suspected of killing his wife in a house at Kampung Simee here has been remanded for seven days. The order to remand the man was given by Magistrate Farah Nabihah Muhammad Dan at a Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (June 13). The man will be remanded from Thursday until next Wednesday (June 19). It...

Company director among eight remanded for RM2mil graft involving Felda land

PUTRAJAYA: Eight individuals, including brokers, bank officers and a company director, have been remanded for alleged bribery involving close to RM2mil from a syndicate selling Felda-owned land in Melaka. It is learnt that graft investigators arrested three brokers and two civilians in Kuala Lumpur while two bank officers and a company director were arrested in Sabah. The...

‘The real killer is out there’, claim Zayn Rayyan’s parents

PETALING JAYA: The parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin claim that they are being persecuted and that the real killer of their child is still at large. Ilyani Khuszairy, the lawyer for the deceased autistic child's parents, said this during a remand extension application before Magistrate Ainaa Muhamad Kamal at the Magistrate's Court here on Friday...

Government department director remanded over bribery allegations

KOTA BHARU: A government department director has been remanded for two days from Thursday (June 6) to assist in investigations into allegations of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to hundreds of thousands of ringgit. The remand order on the 58-year-old man was issued by Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid. Earlier, the man, wearing an orange lock-up shirt and...

Ulu Tiram attack: Only seven called up to help with probe so far, says Johor top cop

JOHOR BARU: The number of people called up to help in the investigation of Friday's (May 17) attack on the Ulu Tiram police station remains at seven, says Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar. “If there are any updates, we will share them. Until then, please give us some space to conduct the investigation,” he said...