Co-op chairman claims trial to misappropriating over RM420,000

SEREMBAN: A 73-year-old chairman of a cooperative in a land scheme claimed trial to a charge of misappropriating RM422,440. Zainol Ishak pleaded not guilty after the charge was read before Sessions Court judge Meor Sulaiman Ahmad Tarmizi on Tuesday (April 30). He was charged with committing the offence at a bank in Gemas between August 2020 and...

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...

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...

Heavy traffic reported in Seremban as Deepavali approaches

PETALING JAYA: Heavy traffic has been reported in and out of Seremban as the Deepavali holiday traffic continues to build. PLUS Malaysia, on X, said slow traffic had been spotted from Seremban to Hentian Senawang due to congestion. The same has been reported from Bandar Ainsdale to Seremban and Hentian Nilai to the Seremban rest stop. The Malaysian...

Policeman acquitted of drug charge by Seremban Magistrate’s Court

SEREMBAN: A police officer with the rank of inspector has been acquitted and discharged by the Magistrate's Court here on a charge of using drugs three years ago. Magistrate Mohd Firdaus Saleh made the decision after finding that the prosecution had failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt against the accused, Roslan Sam, 43. In his...

No more RM1 online fee for Seremban-KL express bus commuters, says exco rep

SEREMBAN: Commuters using the Seremban-Kuala Lumpur express bus service will no longer have to pay an additional RM1 online charge when paying for their fare. State local government development, housing and transport committee chairman J. Arul Kumar said the decision was made following complaints from commuters. "I visited the Seremban bus terminal with officers from the Land...

Cops on the hunt for four suspects after high-speed chase in Seremban

SEREMBAN: Police are looking for four men who escaped on foot after abandoning their car, which crashed following a high-speed police chase. Seremban police chief Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said the four in a Honda Jazz were first spotted near a hypermarket in Senawang around 2.40am on Tuesday (Oct 17). He said the car's driver suddenly stepped...

China flag seen in viral video part of a cultural festival, say Seremban cops

SEREMBAN: The national flag of China seen during a procession here on Saturday (Oct 14) was carried by a citizen from the republic taking part in an international festival, police clarified. Seremban police chief Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said the flag was seen during the International Guan Gong Cultural Festival which saw the participation of representatives...

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...

Two women get 12 months jail for adoption fraud

SEREMBAN: Two women were sentenced to 12 months’ jail by the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Sept 1), after they pleaded guilty to cheating a man who was trying to adopt a child, last July. Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli handed down the sentence on G. Gayatree, 32, a caretaker and food delivery rider Aliyah Begum Selvam,...