Wife escapes harm from knife-wielding hubby

MIRI: A 23-year-old woman escaped potential serious injuries at her husband’s workplace in Pujut Padang Kerbau 1 here on Tuesday. The knife-wielding husband had accused her of infidelity and had threatened to harm her. Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, who confirmed the case, said the husband also flew into a rage after his wife […]

Teacher accused of making rape jokes transferred to state education dept

KUALA LUMPUR: The teacher of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Puncak Alam (SMKPA), Selangor, who was accused by a student of uttering inappropriate jokes about rape during a teaching and learning session, has been transferred to the Selangor State Education Department until the investigation into the allegation is completed. The Ministry of Education (MOE) in a statement […]

Wan Junaidi’s political sec lodges police report against two news portals

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Syed Hamzah Syed Paie, the political secretary to the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister, has lodged a police report against two news portals for falsely linking him to the approval of a ministry grant to his wife’s company. He said the police report was made against Malaysia Chronicles and Sarawak Report […]

Political secretary lodges report on Facebook slander

KUCHING: Datuk Seri Syed Hamzah Syed Paie has lodged a police report over allegations linking him to Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister (Medac) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar over approval of grants to his wife’s company, Azzahra Product Sdn Bhd. Syed Hamzah, who is also Wan Junaidi’s political secretary, said a police report was […]

Woman losses RM76,500 in loan scam

SIBU: A cafe owner lost RM76,500 to a non-existent loan scam. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the complainant, 30, came across a loan advertisement online on Mar 5 and clicked on the link. “The next day, the complainant received a WhatsApp message from a man who introduced himself as ‘Kent Lee’, an […]

Press statement fake, says Sarawak PKR’s Abun Sui

MIRI: Sarawak Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Information chief Abun Sui Anyit on Monday denied issuing any press statements regarding the appointment of Iswarni Morni as Sarawak PKR chairman. Abun Sui, when met after filing a police report at the Central Police Station here, strongly refuted the press statement and denied issuing any. “The statement is […]

Man arrested for threatening father

MIRI: A 40-year-old man was detained today (Feb 16) after he threatened his father for refusing to give him money. The suspect was apprehended at his family’s home in Piasau Utara here around 12pm this afternoon (Feb 16) following a police report made by his father. Earlier that day, the suspect had threatened to harm […]

Plantation security guard nabbed in assault case

MIRI: Police have detained five men to assist investigation into an assault case at an oil palm plantation here last Sunday. All of the suspects were detained around 10am this morning and are being remanded at Miri Centre Police station (CPS). In the 2pm incident, the victim, aged 22, sustained injuries on his body after […]

PBB Youth lodges police report against viral video

KUCHING: The Youth Wing of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) has lodged a police report over a video that has gone viral on social media lately which contained elements of slander against Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. PBB Youth exco member Malcolm Layang […]

Police investigations begin, will summon writer

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) have received seven police reports throughout the country regarding former attorney-general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas’ book titled ‘My Story: Justice in the Wilderness’ that allegedly slandered many parties. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the police will take every party’s statement involved and […]