Police probe Sencapital investment scheme involving RM6 mln losses

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (RMN) is investigating Sencapital investment scheme which was allegedly found to be duping investors throughout the country involving losses of more than RM6.7 million suffered by victims. RMN Secretary Datuk Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said the scheme which was active at the end of last year offered investments based on […]

Anwar leaves it to authorities to probe alleged RM600 bln govt funds misappropriation

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he fully leaves it to the authorities to investigate the alleged misappropriation of RM600 billion in funds by the previous government. At a media conference after chairing the special Cabinet of the Unity Government here today, he said the Finance Ministry had informed that there had been […]

Ball in Bukit Aman’s court

KUCHING: Bukit Aman will decide on the best form of action against the nine police officers who are currently under probe for allegedly extorting a businessman in Gombak, Selangor, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri. Newspapers recently reported Selangor deputy police chief Datuk S. Sasikala Devi as saying that the nine errant […]

12 arrested in probe into murder of teenager   

KUCHING: The police have arrested 12 persons including three women to facilitate investigations into a beating that turned into the murder of an 18-year-old boy on July 29. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspects aged between 14 and 50 are locals. He added that the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) arrested from the day […]

PDRM to review decision to transfer cops

KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has informed the state that the decision to transfer nine policemen now under criminal investigation to Sarawak and Sabah will be reviewed by its leadership. In a statement the State Secretary’s Office today said the PDRM had also welcomed the Sarawak government’s call to only transfer officers and personnel […]

Woman gets seven months for prostitution

SIBU: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday (May 23) for prostitution. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar handed down the sentence after Tatik Wahyuni, 44, from Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, pleaded no contest to the charge which was read and explained to her. According to the charge sheet, the […]

100 attend first-ever forensics tech conference

BY JACINTHA JOLENE SIBU: Some 100 government officials attended a conference on entomology forensics technology aimed at improving criminal investigations. The 1st Borneo Conference on Entomology Forensics attracted high ranking police officers, firefighters, lawyers, judges and forensic doctors. The first of its kind ever held in Sarawak, three papers were presented by experts. The papers […]