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Ryoga’s tale of sheer destination, grit to c’ship titl

IPOH: For Ryoga Kho, his journey to the championship title of the TennisMalaysia Junior 2024 Leg 1 is not without its moment of uncertainty. The 12-year old prodigy from SJKC Stampin Kuching said he almost had to forfeit or give a walkover in his doubles match due to the pressing need to catch a flight […]

Policeman on patrol duty injured in hit-and-run incident

IPOH: A policeman on patrol duty sustained injuries in a hit-and-run incident on Jalan Tanjung Rambutan-Chemor Road yesterday. Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the 34-year-old policeman, who was with another colleague on a motorcycle for crime prevention patrol had approached a blue Proton Iriz car on the road. “The driver […]

Man, girlfriend charged with abuse of four-year-old boy

IPOH: A store assistant and his girlfriend, who works as a cleaner, were charged at the Sessions Court today, with abusing her four-year-old son at a flat here last week. S. Uthayakumar, 26 and A. Kanageswary, 23, pleaded not guilty to abusing the boy and physically injuring him at a flat in Block F-2-12, Jalan […]

Police hunt barber suspected of sexual harassment

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IPOH: Police are hunting for an Indian national suspected of sexually harassing a woman at a Manjoi hair salon here, as reported on social media yesterday. Ipoh district police chief ACP Yahaya Hassan said the police are aware of a viral case of sexual harassment shared by a Facebook account owner named ‘Siti Hajar Ghazali,’ […]

Perak to review guidelines for YBs who intend to preach

IPOH: The Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPk) will meet on March 2 to review guidelines pertaining to religious teaching credentials for state elected representatives. MAIPk president Tan Sri Mohd Annuar Zaini said the outcome of the meeting would be presented to the Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah, following which an engagement […]

June 29 for decision on Tronoh rep rape trial

IPOH: The High Court here today set June 29 for decision whether Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong Choo Kiong will be acquitted or convicted on a charge of raping his Indonesian maid. Judge Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed set the date after hearing submissions of the defence and the prosecution at the end of the defence case. The prosecution was conducted by […]

Driver held for hiding foreigners in car boot

IPOH: Police detained a driver who was driving suspiciously and found three foreign men cramped in the car boot at Km 30 Jalan Feri, Hutan Melintang early this morning (July 20). Hilir Perak police chief ACP Ahmad Adnan Basri said police personnel manning the roadblock in the area told the 36-year-old Perodua Bezza driver to […]

Marriage in the Animal Kingdom; Hippo couple Juwita, Jiwang ‘wed’

IPOH: A hippopotamus couple, Jiwang and Juwita, were ‘married’ in a simple wedding ceremony at the Hippo Kingdom at the Lost World of Tambun (LWOT), here today. The union of 10-year-old Jiwang, who weighs a tonne, and Juwita, 21, who weighs 1.4 tonnes, took place in a Malay-theme ceremony attended by 100 guests, complete with […]