KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2009: Police have quizzed four people over the threatening note sent with two bullet casings to Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Senator Datuk T Murugiah on 11 May. City CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah, however, declined to say when the four were interviewed by police. “We are conducting […]
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Five killed after breaking into politician’s house (Updated)
Updated 6.51pm, 13 May 2009 JOHOR BARU, 13 May 2009: Police shot dead five armed criminals shortly after they had broken into the house of Syahrin Mohd Jamaluddin, the political secretary to Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today. A police spokesperson said in the incident that occurred at about 2 am, only the victim’s […]
Sinners should visit hospitals, orphanages
KUANTAN, 13 May 2009: Sinners need to be brought to orphanages, mosques and hospitals to make them aware of their actions and repent, said Pahang Islamic Religious Department (Jaip) deputy director, Mohd Ghazali Abdul Aziz. “By visiting an orphanage they will see how orphans lack parental love, while they (offenders) have families but do not […]
Ahmad Ramzi out on police bail
KUALA TERENGGANU, 13 May 2009: Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir, political secretary to former Terengganu menteri besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, who was detained yesterday for investigations into the sending of threats through the short messaging service, has been released. Terengganu deputy police chief SAC II Hamzah Mohd Jamil said Ahmad Ramzi was released […]
Nurin’s dad wants decision on autopsy pictures
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2009: The father of Nurin Jazlin today filed an application for the High Court to decide whether the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and three others (defendants) were responsible for distributing her autopsy pictures on the internet. Jazimin Abdul Jalil, 35, filed the application after the IGP, Selangor police chief, Petaling Jaya […]
Man hammers nail into pregnant wife’s head
NEW DELHI, 13 May 2009: A young trader was detained after he was alleged to have hammered a nail into his pregnant wife’s head in what police suspect could be a dowry-related crime. The incident happened in Hisar in the northern state of Rajasthan, where Joginder Singh, 27, along with his mother, had been harassing […]
PKA meeting on release of PKFZ report
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2009: The Port Klang Authority (PKA) will hold an emergency board meeting at 10am tomorrow to approve the terms and conditions for the release of the audited report prepared by accounting firm, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). PKA chairperson, Datuk Lee Hwa Beng, confirmed that the meeting would be held at the PKA building […]
Zambry’s assurance for investors in Perak
IPOH, 13 May 2009: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today gave the assurance that the state administration was running as usual and emphasised that it was needless for investors to be unduly worried about the political impasse in the state. He said the state government welcomed investors keen to invest in […]
No foul play in Prakash Moses’ death
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 May 2009: The Coroner’s Court here today ruled that no foul play was involved in the death of a labourer who died in a police lock-up six years ago. Instead, Prakash Moses, 40, died to injury on the head when he fell while being detained at the Jalan Hang Tuah police lock-up […]
Special rural bus service to curtail mat rempit
PUTRAJAYA, 13 May 2009: The Road Safety Department and the Education Ministry have agreed in principle to introduce a special rural school bus service to curtail the use of motorcycles by students. The department’s director-general, Datuk Suret Singh, said the mechanics of introducing such a service were now being studied and a decision was expected […]
