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,...

Contractor claims trial to cheating teacher of over RM300,000

SEREMBAN: A contractor has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of cheating a teacher of RM310,500. Muhamad Syafiq Harun, 29, who runs an artificial grass business, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to him before judge Norshila Kamaruddin here. The accused is said to have cheated the 43-year-old victim into believing...