Three, including teen, charged with extorting and causing hurt to businessman
JEMPOL: Three individuals and a juvenile pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of extorting RM14,000 from a 24-year-old businessman. Read full story
Security guard held over death of man at Kota Baru mosque
KOTA BARU: A security guard has been arrested in connection with the death of a man at the Tok Guru Pulau Melaka mosque here on Sunday (Jan 29) night. Read full story
Azalina: Sulu heirs' fraudulent behaviour led to Luxembourg court decision in our favour
PUTRAJAYA: The self-styled Sulu heirs’ “deceitful and fraudulent” behaviour resulted in the District Court of Luxemboug lifting the attachment order for the asset seizure of two PETRONAS companies, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. Read full story
Three fined for illegal World Cup betting
MELAKA: A fisherman from the Portuguese Settlement here is among three men fined a total of RM7,300 by a Magistrate’s Court here for betting offences during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Read full story
Navy to receive five LCS vessels in first batch, down one from original six
KUALA LUMPUR: The procurement of the first batch of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has been reduced from six to five vessels after the application to continue the project was discussed again by the government, says Navy chief Admiral Datuk Abdul Rahman Ayob. Read full story
Nurul Izzah's appointment 'legally right but morally wrong', says Pasir Gudang MP
PETALING JAYA: A PKR MP has questioned the appointment of Nurul Izzah Anwar as economics and finance senior adviser to the Prime Minister. Read full story
No Umno members have applied to join PKR so far, says comms director
PETALING JAYA: There have not been any applications received from former or current Umno leaders to join PKR, says party communications director Lee Chean Chung. Read full story
Govt to return RM21.7 million in alleged 1MDB funds to 11 entities
THE government will return RM21.7 million in alleged 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds belonging to 11 entities and individuals. In proceedings before a three-member Court of Appeal bench today, deputy public prosecutor Kamal Bahrin said the prosecution had withdrawn its appeals against the respondents.
Maybank rolls out ‘kill switch’ to prevent online scams
MALAYAN Banking Bhd (Maybank) has introduced a “kill switch” for customers to deactivate their Maybank2u web and the MAE app access should they notice transactional discrepancies or believe that they have been scammed. In a statement today, Maybank said the kill function is part of its efforts to combat online scams.
Company owner accused of falsifying Penjana Kerjaya claims
A COMPANY owner was charged again in the Shah Alam Sessions Court today on five counts of submitting false documents to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 and 3.0 programmes, totalling RM87,500, two years ago. Raymond Sim, 35, claimed trial to all the charges, which were allegedly committed at the […]