No police reports on alleged threats, bribes for supporting: Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: No police reports have been lodged so far despite claims that some parties have been threatened and offered bribes to express their support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said if the threats and offer of bribes happened, the affected parties should provide evidence […]

Anwar discloses foreign ‘threats’, reaffirms commitment to Palestinians

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed last night that he had received multiple ‘threats’ from western countries following Malaysia’s firm stand, support and commitment in defending the rights of the Palestinian people as well as criticism levelled against the Israeli government. The Prime Minister said as long as he was given the […]

Ayob Khan tells candidates not to make statements about threats without evidence

SHAH ALAM: Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay has advised election candidates not to make statements claiming to have received threats with no evidence. However, if they have information and evidence, they should channel it directly to the police to facilitate follow-up action, he said. “If there is information, pass it […]

Court fines two men for injuring, threatening another

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a local man RM1,300 in default of two months in jail for deliberately headbutting a shop assistant at a prominent shopping mall on Jan 13. Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim meted out the sentence against the accused Ozzy, 30, from Kampung Sikuduk after pleading guilty to a charge framed under […]

Seven months in prison for making threats

KUCHING: A man was sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment by the Magistrates’ Court here on Tuesday (Dec 6) for making threats. Maszidi Mohamad, 36, pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, which was read before magistrate Zaiton Anuar. According to the charge, he intentionally made criminal threats to set fire […]

TEDs on trawl nets compulsory

KUCHING: The Marine Research Foundation (MRF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Sabah, hopes that the use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) on trawl nets will be expanded throughout Malaysia to protect turtles from the threat of bycatch. Bycatch in the fishing industry refers to marine species being unintentionally caught while catching other target species […]