Woman loses RM2.2mil in seven-year-long love scam without ever meeting ‘beau’

KUALA LUMPUR: A love scam victim lost millions over nearly a decade without a single face-to-face interaction. At a press conference on Tuesday (Dec 17), Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf stated that this might be the longest single case of a victim being duped in a love...

QuickCheck: Was a man recorded trying to take an upskirt video in Selangor?

CLEANUP on Aisle Six – voyeur detected. A viral video on Facebook shows a man walking up behind a woman in a supermarket and crouching in an attempt to take an upskirt video. When she notices him, he quickly pretends to look at a box of goods on a shelf. It is said that the incident occurred in...

Mohd Hanis family to seek legal action after fatal collision with reversing lorry in Bangsar

PETALING JAYA: The family of a motorcyclist who was fatally struck by a lorry that reversed suddenly at Jalan Pantai Dalam, Kerinchi, is planning to take legal action over the incident. The victim’s brother, Muhammad Hanif Sehat, expressed the family’s hope that the lorry driver responsible would face appropriate punishment. "I am unsure where my brother was...

Cousin recalls Nur Arina’s excitement before tragedy struck

GERIK: The cousin of the drowning victim, Nur Arina Azizan, said the 20-year-old was quite excited to return to her village this time around for leisure activities, including taking a dip and going down the river on a float during a picnic outing. Norhaslinda Mohamad Yusuf, 36, said Nur Arina rarely had the chance to visit...

Cousin recalls Nur Arina’s excited moments before tragic incident

GERIK: The cousin of the drowning victim, Nur Arina Azizan, said the 20-year-old was quite excited to return to her village this time around for leisure activities, including taking a dip and going down the river on a float during a picnic outing. Norhaslinda Mohamad Yusuf, 36, said Nur Arina rarely had the chance to visit...

Parcel scam in costs Kota Tinggi woman RM238,000

KOTA TINGGI: A 48-year-old woman lost RM238,000 of her savings in a parcel scam. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman stated that the victim, employed in the private sector, received a call in August from a suspect posing as a courier company employee. The suspect alleged there was an issue with a parcel the victim sent. When the...

Dungun crash: I have no more sons, says heartbroken father

DUNGUN: The father of deceased university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin says he never expected to lose another son in an accident. Jamaludin Hussein, 53, from Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, said his eldest son also died in a road accident seven years ago. "I no longer have sons...His brother died on Oct 3, 2017. I am now left...

Dungun crash: I have no more sons, says heartbroken father

DUNGUN: The father of deceased university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin says he never expected to lose another son in an accident. Jamaludin Hussein, 53, from Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, said his eldest son also died in a road accident seven years ago. "I no longer have sons...His brother died on Oct 3, 2017. I am now left...

Elderly woman left bleeding after snatch theft in Bangsar

KUALA LUMPUR: A 78-year-old woman was left bleeding from the head after being targeted by a snatch thief in Bangsar here. Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said the victim was walking along Jalan Limau Manis when the incident occurred at about 6.30am on Monday (Oct 7). "She was on her way to a nearby...

Elephant attack victim placed on life support to help him recover

MERSING: A contract cleaner who was seriously injured after being attacked by an elephant in the bushes behind Sekolah Kebangsaan Tenggaroh 5 on Thursday (Sept 26) has been placed on life support and intubated. Deputy Mersing District police chief, DSP Sharif Shai Sharif Mondoi, said the victim, Zalini Dahlan, 51, is receiving treatment at the Sultan...