Four more remanded over shooting

KANGAR: The main suspect, in the shooting incident between the General Operations Force (GOF) and smugglers on the Malaysia-Thailand border last Tuesday, was among three local men and a Thai who were remanded for seven days starting yesterday. This was confirmed by Perlis police chief Datuk Surina Saad. The main suspect is a 45-year-old man, […]

Suitcase murder: Couple charged

SIBU: A couple was charged at the Magistrate’s Court on Monday (Oct 19) with the murder of a woman whose body was stuffed into a suitcase near Jalan Aman here. Both accused understood the charge when it was read and explained to them in Mandarin through an interpreter. However, no plea was taken from them […]

Fisherman, 51, remanded for drugs

MUKAH: Police on Thursday (Sept 24) arrested a 51-year-old fisherman who was suspected to be involved in a drug abuse activity. He was riding a motorcycle at the roadside at Kampung Tanjung here when police confronted him at 7.20am. While being arrested, the suspect tried to escape but he failed. Mukah District police chief DSP Jimmy […]

Court release remanded company directors

KUCHING: Two company directors with ‘Datuk’ titles, who were remanded for two days to facilitate further investigation into a corruption case, were released by the Magistrate’s Court here on Sunday (Sept 13). They were released on a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bail of RM100,000 with one surety. They were detained by MACC for alleged submission […]

Unemployed man nabbed for drugs

BAU: An unemployed man was nabbed by police for drug possession at a parking lot at Tasik Biru on Monday (Sept 7). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon stated that the 30-year-old suspect was found inside a suspiciously parked vehicle by a team of Bau narcotics police around 10am. The team then inspected the man […]

Remand extended for alleged trader

HUMAN ORGAN TRAFFICKING KUCHING: A man who has been remanded by police since Aug 14 for investigation into an international human organ trading activity, had his remand order extended for another five days, yesterday. Assistant registrar of the Kuching Subordinate Court, Dora Undau, issued the order against the 48-year-old man following an application submitted by […]

Alleged organ trader remanded

KUCHING: A 48-year-old man who is alleged to be an illegal organ trafficker, has been remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations into his involvement in an international human organs trade. Assistant Registrar Mosidi Husseini meted out the remand order starting Aug 14 until 20, following an application by investigating officer ASP Nor Elyanis Mohd […]

Two remanded for bribery

MIRI: The owner of a car wash premises and a friend have been remanded for two days to facilitate investigations in connection with their attempt to bribe Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Miri personnel with a sum of RM2,000 to avoid legal actions being taken against them for allegedly employing foreign workers without valid working permits. […]

Remanded for punching his mother

MIRI: A 32-year-old man, who punched his mother, has been remanded for four days The man became aggressive after he was told not to make noise at a house in Taman Tunku here last Wednesday (June 24). Magistrate Md Syafique Md Hilmie issued the order after allowing a case application by investigating officer Sergeant Daevora […]

Theft suspect on remand for 4 days

MIRI: A man suspected of stealing items from Shin Yang Shipyard Company at Kuala Baram, here last Saturday (June 20) has been remanded for four days starting Monday (June 22). Judge Leona Dominic Mojiliu of the Magistrate Court on Monday (June 22) approved the remand application against the suspect for a period of four days […]