Colombia ousts police chief who used exorcism to fight crime
COLOMBIA’S government yesterday fired the country’s police chief, Henry Sanabria weeks after the devout Catholic revealed he used exorcism and prayer to help him tackle crime and pursue drug lords. Sanabria sparked a scandal in mid-March when he told an interviewer that he and other police officials were performing exorcisms to snag drug traffickers.
Ex-Malacca CM’s former aide charged with accepting bribes
A FORMER political secretary to an ex-Malacca chief minister pleaded not guilty at the Malacca Sessions Court today to 12 counts of accepting bribes totalling RM408,736 in 2017 and 2018. On the first count, Rosli Hasan, 52, was charged with accepting a bribe of RM323,736 in the form of renovation work on the house belonging to his wife […]
No reports so far of ‘stick lots’ sold in Perak, says Saarani
IPOH: There are incidents of “stick lots” (lot lidi) being sold in Perak but no reports have been made with the state government, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Read full story
Cops charged with robbing Indonesian tourist in Melaka
MELAKA: Two policemen were charged with robbing a 42-year-old Indonesian female tourist at a hotel in Plaza Mahkota here. Read full story
Man nabbed for allegedly kicking mosque door near Kajang flats
KAJANG: A 46-year-old man was detained for allegedly damaging a door of a mosque located near a block of flats in Sungai Chua, Kajang. Read full story
1MDB audit tampering case: May 26 case management for prosecution's appeal
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has fixed May 26 for another case management for the prosecution’s appeal against the acquittal of Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy in relation to 1MDB audit tampering case. Read full story
PH-BN seat distribution expected to be 90% completed by end-April, says Amirudin
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari expects the seat distribution process between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional will be 80 to 90 per cent completed by the end of this month, in preparation for the upcoming state elections. Read full story
Man who allegedly insulted royalty on Facebook remanded two days
KUALA LUMPUR: The 42-year-old man, who was detained in Temerloh, Pahang, for allegedly insulting the royal institution via Facebook, has been remanded for two days. Read full story
Move to free Najib, Zahid likely effort to bolster govt, Bersih says
THE move to get a royal pardon for disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak and charges against Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi dropped could be to strengthen the current government, Bersih chairman Thomas Fann said. Fann said there are fears the government may not last the full term
Shafee fails in bid to file counterclaim against IRB
THE Kuala Lumpur High Court today dismissed an application by lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to file a counterclaim against the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for its suit against him to recover RM9.4 million in alleged unpaid taxes over five years. High Court judicial commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain dismissed the application on grounds Shafee was not […]