BATU PAHAT: A 55-year-old trader lost RM571,242 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme promoted through Facebook. Batu Pahat police chief ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the woman contacted an unknown suspect via WhatsApp after being drawn to the offer of high returns advertised on March 16, 2024. "Between July 10 and 31, the victim...
MELAKA: A 50-year-old trader has been remanded for three days after being detained on suspicion of molesting his teenage niece. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleimen on Tuesday (Aug 19) to assist investigations under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. According to a source, the incident occurred at...
IPOH: A grocery trader was fined RM10,000 after pleading guilty in the Teluk Intan Sessions Court on Friday for selling cooking oil above the controlled price. The Perak branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry in a statement on Friday (Oct 18) informed that Rasina Mohamed Ajmul Khan, 34, faces four months in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The three-sen drop in retail price of grade A, B and C chicken eggs that was announced on Monday, may seem paltry but it sent endless ripples of relief to small traders and was welcomed by consumers across the country. Most food traders described the new price of eggs as the sunny side up...
ALOR SETAR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has issued a Goods Information Verification Notice (NPMB) against a food trader who allegedly sold turmeric fried chicken (ayam goreng kunyit) at RM20 per plate at a shop at Pantai Chenang in Langkawi. Kedah KPDN director Affendi Rajini Kanth said the notice was issued under...
IPOH: A trader from Teluk Intan lost about RM118,880 after falling victim to a phone scam. Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Adnan Basri said the 48-year-old woman had received a call from the scammer on Sept 14, who introduced himself as a staff member from the Inland Revenue Board, informing her about “arrears” amounting to...
IPOH: A 24-year-old trader has been charged with robbing and voluntarily causing hurt to a man at Jalan Gurdwara here last month. Zulhelmi Abdul Wahab pleaded not guilty after the charge under Section 394 of the Penal Code was read before Sessions Court judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad here on Monday (Aug 14). Zulhelmi allegedly committed the offence...
