Fashion designers injured in assault at PJ hotel, photographer arrested Posted on January 10, 2025 By serv KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Police have detained a local man for allegedly assaulting and injuring two fashion designers at a hotel in Petaling Jaya last night. Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said that they received two reports regarding the incident at 11 pm last night. “The suspect, a 30-year-old photographer, was arrested at the scene, while the victims, two local men aged 53 and 47, sustained injuries to their cheeks. A camera, believed to have been used as a weapon during the assault, was also seized. “The incident is believed to have stemmed from a personal issue,” he said in a statement today. Shahrulnizam said the suspect has been remanded for two days, starting today, and the case was being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code. Earlier, the media reported that two fashion designers were attacked by a photographer during an event at a hotel in Petaling Jaya last night. — Bernama News
Foreign student dies in 33rd floor fall while trying to exit bathroom through window at Kajang high-rise Posted on December 27, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — A foreign female student was found dead after reportedly falling from the 33rd floor of an apartment in Kajang while attempting to exit through the window because the bathroom door was damaged yesterday. The 19-year-old victim, also a student at a public university, was found… Read More
Sarawak to offer free finance, accounting tertiary education from 2026, says Abang Johari Posted on December 15, 2024 KUCHING, Dec 14 — Finance and accounting studies will be among the core disciplines offered under the free tertiary education policy at all Sarawak-owned universities starting in 2026, said Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. He said these fields are crucial for managing and auditing the financial… Read More
GRS confident MACC will fairly investigate corruption allegations, says Masidi Posted on January 10, 2025 KOTA KINABALU, Jan 9 — Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) secretary-general Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun expressed his full confidence in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating corruption allegations involving assemblymen from the coalition, including himself. He made this statement in response to remarks by Parti Warisan (Warisan) vice president Terrence Siambun,… Read More