Activist remanded for insulting the Raja Permaisuri Agong
KUALA LUMPUR: Activist Fahmi Reza Mohd Zarin has been remanded for a day to facilitate police investigation into a social media posting deemed insulting to Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Huzir Mohamed, in a statement today, said the remand order was obtained at […]
Company to probe claims against top officials
KUCHING: Cahya Mata Sarawak (CMS) director and deputy group chairman Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib has voluntarily taken leave of absence from all his positions in the group in order for authorities to facilitate a full and transparent investigation into allegations of conflict of interest involving him and former CMS chief information officer Karl […]
Police conduct thorough investigation on diver’s death
MIRI: Police are looking at all angles in their investigation to ascertain the cause of death of a diver, whose body was found floating at a dive site in Miri-Sibuti Coral Reefs National Park last Sunday (April 18). Miri police chief, ACP Hakemal Hawari said so far, there were no criminal elements involved, and they […]
Pulapol, others to face action if found non-compliant of SOPs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is conducting an investigation on the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) at Jalan Puncak Borneo and action will be taken if there is any evidence of negligence, said SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. This was in view of the alarming number of positive Covid-19 cases reported at […]
Police probes woman for fraud
KUCHING: Police are investigating a woman who purportedly offers services to persons applying for admission into Sarawak through the enterSarawak application in exchange for a fee. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the police received a report on April 12 regarding a Facebook post by the suspect who offered the service of filling out […]
37 police reports lodged so far on the FB account holder who insults Christianity
KUCHING: As of Monday, 37 police reports have been lodged throughout Sarawak against a Facebook account holder for a video she uploaded, allegedly insulting Christianity. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail disclosed that all the reports had been submitted to the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police Headquarters and investigations would be carried out by Bukit Aman […]
IRB denies audit, investigation activities politically motivated
KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has denied the claim that the selection of cases for its enforcement action is politically motivated. The IRB in a statement today said its audit process or investigation on any individuals including politicians was solely conducted to ensure they abide by the country’s tax law. “The IRB does […]
Court rejects remand bid against ‘Sugarbook’ founder
SHAH ALAM: An application for remand against the founder of ‘Sugarbook’, a sugar daddy dating platform, was rejected by the High Court here today. Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong, representing the 34-year-old suspect, said High Court deputy registrar Noorasyikin Sahat dismissed the application after his client pledged to give his full cooperation to facilitate police investigation in the case. […]
No police reshuffle for now
MIRI: No reshuffle at the moment in the Miri Police Department following an investigation on a rape case at Miri Central Police Station (CPS) lock-up in January this year, said Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari today (Feb 16). “We will decide on our next course of action once the probe is done,” he said, adding that […]
Contractor loses RM7,660 in personal loan scam
SIBU: A contractor suffered RM7,660 in loss after making a non-existent loan in a desperate attempt to cover medical costs. Police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit stated that the 64-year-old man had responded to a personal loan advertisement on Facebook on December 18, last year. “The man contacted the company and communicated with the financial […]
