Zayn Rayyan’s death classified as suspicious, says prosecution witness

PETALING JAYA: A witness told the Sessions Court on Tuesday (April 8) that the death of autistic boy, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, is not considered a normal death, but rather classified as suspicious, or "homicide until proven otherwise." Pasir Gudang Hospital's forensic medical consultant, Dr Rohayu Shahar Adnan, 54, said before she performed the post-mortem on...

‘Simply a rare sight’, thousands of tourists gather at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat to watch equinox sunrise

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (Xinhua): More than 37,000 tourists rallied in front of Cambodia's iconic Angkor Wat temple here early Saturday morning to see the stunning sunrise during the spring equinox, the APSARA National Authority said in a news release. "A total of 37,003 tourists, including 33,500 domestic and 3,503 foreign tourists, witnessed the sunrise of the...

‘I only told the truth’, ex-1MDB chairman tells court

PUTRAJAYA: The former chairman of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MBD) told the High Court that his testimony as a defence witness for Datuk Seri Najib Razak was only to tell the truth of what transpired in the company during his chairmanship. Tan Sri Che Lodin Wok Kamaruddin testified that he appeared before the court to tell the...

Pahang cops tracking down individual to assist in KK Mart attack probe

KUANTAN: The police believe that only one individual was involved in the Molotov cocktail attack on the KK Mart outlet in Sungai Isap here on Saturday (March 30). Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the information was obtained based on an examination of several closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) recordings around the scene. "Efforts...

My knowledge of PetroSaudi is only from documents, Jasmine Loo tells court

KUALA LUMPUR: A witness in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial has told the High Court that her knowledge about PetroSaudi International (PSI) Ltd was only based on documents. Former 1MDB general counsel Jasmine Loo said this when asked by Najib's lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, if PSI, a company with...

KL’s Kampung India settlement residents flee to escape fire

KUALA LUMPUR: Victims of a fire that destroyed at least five houses in Kampung India Settlement in Kampung Pandan here at around 9.45pm on Tuesday (March 12) had to flee to the main road to safety. One of them, S Thulasi, said she realised her house was on fire when she saw flames from her kitchen...

Man shot dead in Puchong, cops seal off road

SUBANG JAYA: A man has been killed in a shootout with police in Puchong Prima here. Many curious onlookers crowded the area as police blocked off the road where the shooting occurred on Sunday (Jan 14). Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat was spotted at the scene of the incident and said a full...

1MDB trial: Prosecution plans to call Jasmine Loo

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's trial on Monday (Dec 18) told the High Court here that 1Malaysia Development Berhad's (1MDB) former general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan would be called to testify in the case. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the prosecution is planning to call Loo after taking...

Cops seek witness to help in gang rape probe

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are on the lookout for one witness in their investigations into an alleged gang rape here. Wangsa Maju OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said that the victim, a local woman, had filed a report on Aug 30 stating that she had been raped by five men at a house in Wangsa Maju. "All suspects...

Datuk K for the defence: Siti’s husband to testify on Zahid’s behalf in YAB trial

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Khalid Mohamad Jiwa, the husband of songstress Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur High Court at 8.46am Monday (Aug 21). He is expected to testify as a defence witness on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is facing corruption, criminal breach of trust...