‘I still love my wife,’ says KLIA shooting suspect

PETALING JAYA: The man suspected of attempting to kill his wife at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) says he still loves her. “I still love my wife, Farah Md Isa, thank you," Hafizul Harawi told the media as he arrived at a Magistrate's Court in Kota Baru on Monday (April 22) morning for a remand...

Remand of 13 students in Lahad Datu dorm murder case extended by a week

KOTA KINABALU: Police have obtained a further seven-day remand order for 13 vocational school students in connection with investigations into the murder of their dormitory mate in Lahad Datu on March 22. Magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani granted the application by police after the suspects were brought to the Lahad Datu courthouse at 9.20am on Friday (March...

Recycling firm owners remanded for bribing enforcement officer

SEREMBAN: The owners of two recycling companies here have been remanded for seven days over an alleged RM4,000 bribe to an enforcement officer. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission obtained the remand order on the duo on Tuesday (Jan 23) following an application by its prosecuting officer Zainab Yahya before magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli here. The owners, in their...

Mother of 16-year-old Kemaman rape victim arrested for further investigation

PETALING JAYA: Police in Kemaman have arrested and remanded the mother of a 16-year-old who had claimed she was raped by an 18-year-old labourer earlier this month and that her stepfather was also involved. Magistrate Sharifah Amirda Shasha Amir Sharifuddin allowed an application by the police to remand the 43-year-old woman for seven days from Sunday...

Selangor cops to extend remand for policemen in rape, robbery case

AMPANG: Police will apply to extend the remand order for the two policemen who were arrested for their suspected involvement in a robbery and rape case involving a private college student and her male friend. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the initial remand order ended on Tuesday (Jan 16) but investigations into...

Seremban primary school teacher nabbed for sexually assaulting pupils

SEREMBAN: A counselling teacher at a primary school here has been detained for allegedly committing physical sexual assault against his pupils. The 43-year-old male teacher was detained after the school's headmaster lodged a report. It is learnt police obtained a seven-day remand order on the suspect from a Magistrate's Court here on Tuesday (Dec 12). Seremban police chief...

MACC arrests exec for graft involving foreign worker computer system

PUTRAJAYA: An executive with a company providing foreign worker management systems has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly taking RM45,000 in bribes. It is learnt the bribes were an inducement to make changes in the computer system between June and October this year. An MACC spokesman said the woman, in her 20s, was...

MYAirline probe: Goh to be released, latest suspect remanded five days

KUALA LUMPUR: The latest suspect arrested in the MYAirline case has been remanded for five days until Friday (Oct 27). "The suspect was arrested at his home in Bangsar early Monday (Oct 23)," said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. He said the man, in his 40s, was taken...

Airline co-founder under observation for alleged dubious activities

KUALA LUMPUR: The co-founder of a local airline has been on the radar of authorities for the past two years for alleged dubious activities, including alleged scams and money laundering. Datuk Allan Goh Hwan Hua, his wife Datin Neow Ean Lee and their son Goh Tze Han, who were remanded yesterday, are not only being investigated...

Six S’ban hospital workers nabbed for bribery

SEREMBAN: Two more employees of a government hospital here have been remanded for allegedly soliciting and receiving bribes from undertakers. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) obtained a five-day remand order on the duo, in their 30s and 40s, from a Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Sept 29) morning. The application was filed by MACC prosecuting officer Zainab...