Married coupled face the gallows after being charged with drug trafficking
MELAKA: A married couple was charged in the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court here Thursday (Feb 2) with six counts of drug trafficking. Read full story
Cops nab ehailing driver in Seri Kembangan making ecstasy pills, 50kg of MDMA among drugs seized
SERDANG: An ehailing driver has been arrested in connection with the seizure of over RM6.38mil worth of methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA). Read full story
Sabah govt depts, agencies reminded to exercise due diligence on projects
KOTA KINABALU: Government departments and agencies in Sabah have been told to carry out complete due diligence when it comes to handling government projects. Read full story
Spanish Constitutional Court rejects Sulu heirs' appeal
PETALING JAYA: The Spanish Constitutional Court has rejected the extraordinary constitutional appeal filed by a group of individuals styling themselves as the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu against the annulment of Dr Gonzalo Stampa’s appointment as arbitrator in the so-called Sulu dispute, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. Read full story
Aminuddin: Unacceptable for illegal settlement to exist in Negri
SEREMBAN: The existence of illegal settlements which even had school-like facilities is unacceptable, says Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun. Read full story
Govt not using MACC against Bersatu, says Anwar
THE Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is not being used by Putrajaya against Bersatu, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The premier said he had never directed the anti-graft agency to act against the party.
Austrian court sentences 2 accomplices of jihadist shooter to life in prison
A VIENNA court yesterday sentenced two men who helped a gunman carry out Austria’s first deadly jihadist attack to life in prison as the months-long trial wrapped up. Convicted Islamic State group sympathiser Kujtim Fejzulai went on a shooting rampage on November 2, 2020 in downtown Vienna, killing four and wounding 23 others before police […]
Will MACC be placed under parliamentary oversight?
PUTRAJAYA is using the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as a political tool to destroy Perikatan Nasional, Bersatu secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin said yesterday after the anti-graft body recently froze two of Bersatu’s bank accounts.
Ex-manager charged with RM28 million money laundering
A FORMER finance manager of a musical equipment company was charged in two Sessions Courts in Shah Alam today with 22 counts of money laundering involving RM28 million. Foo Yong Xian, 35, pleaded not guilty to all the charges, which were read out separately before judge Muhamad Anas Mahadzir and judge Norazlin Othman.
KL police received more than 444,000 reports in 2022
A TOTAL of 444,120 reports were lodged with the Kuala Lumpur police last year, compared with 374,588 reports in 2021. Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Kassim said 40% of the reports involved investigations by other enforcement agencies.