KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — Police are tracking seven individuals, including an Indonesian national believed to be the mastermind behind the Gigamax investment scam which has caused losses exceeding RM7 million. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the Indonesian, known as Awaludin,…

ALOR SETAR, Dec 17 — A cleaner was fined RM80,000 by the Sessions Court here today after he pleaded guilty to four charges related to the distribution and sale of pornographic videos depicting group sex (swinger) activities between January and February this year. Kamarulnazri Desa @ Yahaya, 45, made the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The police have successfully busted 40 online scam syndicates in a 12-day special operation from Nov 25 to Dec 6, with 63 raids conducted on criminal call centres across the country. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said…

SEREMBAN, Dec 17 — Celebrity preacher Azman Syah Alias, better known as PU Azman, was sentenced to seven years in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court, here today. Judge Datin Surita Budin handed down the sentence after he pleaded guilty to four amended charges of…

JERTIH, Dec 17 — A woman accountant found herself RM90,000 poorer after falling victim to a non-existent investment scam via WhatsApp. Besut District acting police chief DSP Md Sani Md Saleh said the 33-year-old, who works in a private company, was contacted by an unknown individual via WhatsApp on September…

KOTA BARU, Dec 16 — A nearly 50-metre stretch of the Sungai Kelantan river bank collapsed behind an apartment building and hotel on Jalan Post Office Lama, Kota Baru, today. The collapse caused significant damage to a pedestrian and recreational path, commonly used by locals for leisure activities, which fell…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The Dewan Negara today passed the Penal Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024 and the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024 to address all forms of bullying. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran stated that the…

KUANTAN, Dec 16 — An elderly man was found dead after being crushed by a fallen tree in his orchard in Jalan Teras, Bentong today. The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) in a statement said that they received an emergency call about the incident involving Lee Pik Chee, 67, at…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today officially launched Proton’s first-ever electric vehicle (EV), the Proton e.MAS 7, at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre here. The launch marked Proton’s inaugural entry into the EV market with the introduction of two models: the e.MAS…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Authorities are already acting against the photo touts operating in the vicinity of KLCC but their efforts will not be effective unless the public also play their part, said Dr Zaliha Mustafa. The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) said she observed during…