Tag - Tanjung Malim

Cops collect DNA samples from Farah’s family

HULU SELANGOR: DNA samples from family members of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah have been collected for forensic identification of the victim, says Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. The Selangor police chief said police are resorting to forensic identification as visual identification could not be done. "We have taken samples from the victim's mother and siblings. "The forensic identification...

Two killed in shootout with cops at NSE’s Tanjung Malim rest stop

PETALING JAYA: Two men were killed following a shootout with the police at the Tanjung Malim rest stop along the North-South Expressway (NSE). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said a team consisting of personnel from Bukit Aman and Perak CID were trailing a car at about 11.32pm on Saturday (June 1). "Realising they were...

Perak govt to provide location to Geely for university construction, says Saarani

IPOH: The Perak government will provide a location for the construction of a university of international standards in Proton City, Tanjung Malim, as proposed by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Ltd (Geely). Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the matter was discussed two weeks ago, during the company's senior management visit to Perak. "During the discussion,...

Three Kedah PAS members killed in accident near Tanjung Malim

IPOH: Three Wanita PAS members from Sungai Petani, Kedah were tragically killed while trying to assist another driver on the North-South Expressway near Tanjung Malim. Muallim OCPD Supt Hasni Mohd Nasir said the deceased were identified as Sungai Petani PAS special young women's unit chief Fatihah Nabila Bukri, 23; its Muslimah chief Taibah Sulaiman, 61; and...

M Nanthakumar (right) handing in the memorandum to Mentri Besar office officer Nurul Shafyqah Yakimin Yuri Yakimin (left) and witnessed by PSM chairman Dr Michel Jeyakumar (middle) at the State Secretariat Building

Farmers hope for Perak govt intervention after being asked to leave land

IPOH: A group of farmers who were told to evacuate from their farms are hoping the Perak government will help them. According to one farmer, R Dinesh, 33, they received a notice of summons from a company in Kuala Lumpur on June 27. “A few months before we received the notice, a representative from another company came...