Pensioner loses over RM4.4 mln to cryptocurrency investment scam
KUALA LUMPUR: A government pensioner was fleeced of RM4,417,092 after being duped in a non-existent cryptocurrency investment. Brickfields District police chief ACP Amihizam Abdul Shukor said the 60-year-old man received a message on the WhatsApp application from an individual using an unidentified number introducing himself as a cryptocurrency investment agent from Singapore. “The victim was […]
Govt retiree fleeced of RM103,000 in phone scam
KUCHING: A pensioner lost RM103,000 after he was misled into believing that he was involved in money laundering. The unfortunate incident happened on Aug 24 when the victim, in his 70s, received a call from an individual purporting to represent a courier company, who informed that they had received a package containing an identity card […]
Pensioner decorates house with hundreds of Jalur Gemilang
KUALA PILAH: It has been the norm for Mohamad Latif Atan since 12 years ago to express his love for the nation by putting up hundreds of Jalur Gemilang flag in the compound of his house in Kampung Tanjung Ipoh near here, each time the month of independence arrives. The 64-year-old government pensioner and his […]
Pensioner fined RM32,000 for false claims
KUCHING: A pensioner from the Tatanegara Bureau Sarawak was slapped with a fine of RM32,000 or ten months jail after he pleaded guilty to 10 counts of alternative charges involving a false claim up to RM45,000, on Monday (Nov 16). Sessions Court Judge Nixon Kennedy Kumbong ordered the accused, Abang Sapawi @Abang Sepawaie Abang Nor, […]
A distinctively Malaysian novel
Book title: The PensionerISBN: 9789670311401Author: Adam SaidPublication year: 2019Publisher: Gerak BudayaPrice: RM30 In ‘The Pensioner’ by Penang-born author Adam Said, the reader follows Khalid Arshad’s story as he journeys on into retirement with his wife, Azizah. This has been a very delightful read to me, especially when it involves places familiar to me in Penang […]
Pensioner loses RM682,000 to Macau Scam
KEPALA BATAS: A pensioner from a local authority (PBT) in the state lost RM682,000 after being cheated by a Macau Scam syndicate claiming that there was an illegal online gambling line registered in her name in an incident recently. Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the 69-year-old had lodged a […]
