KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — MACC investigations have uncovered a senior Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) officer who owns two hotels and allegedly forced contractors to book accommodation at his properties. The officer reportedly demanded that six to eight contractors rent rooms at his hotels to house their workers. “The reason is the RMN contracts use […]
SEPANG, Nov 11 — Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook dismissed claims today that Aeroline and other express bus operators are being forced to run exclusively from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS), stressing that safe, licensed terminals are the priority. According to Free Malaysia Today, Loke clarified that operators are not being forced to TBS, but stressed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Three family members pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of trafficking an Indonesian woman for exploitation as forced labour. Cassandra D’Silva Louis, 39, and her parents, Celine Clara Lewis, 63 and Louis L. Edward, 66, were charged with common intent to traffic the woman
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — A police officer denied in the High Court here today that two suspects in a Palestinian man’s kidnapping case were severely beaten by police, resulting in serious injuries such as a torn tongue during their arrest at a chalet in Hulu Langat three years ago. ASP Mohamad Jazlan Sharif, 42,
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JOHOR BARU, July 14 — Police rescued a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl believed to have been sexually abused and forced to work as members of an online sex fraud and extortion syndicate through an operation dubbed Op Bugil carried out here and in Kulai from June 20 to July 1. Johor Police Chief
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Close to 50 Kampung Sungai Baru residents marched from Masjid Jamek to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia’s (Suhakam) office today in protest of what they claim to be the “forced and unconstitutional” takeover of their residential land. The march began in the blazing hot sun around 2.30pm, after Friday
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Royal Malaysian Air Force has announced a board of inquiry to determine the cause of a landing mishap involving a CN235-220M aircraft in Kuching, Sarawak, this morning. The aircraft encountered nose landing gear issues while touching down at Kuching International Airport at about 11.15am. It had just completed a
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — Police are in the process of identifying those responsible for an alleged Haj package scam involving a group of elderly pilgrims who claimed they were confined against their will and forced to walk through dangerous routes in Saudia Arabia. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department acting director Datuk Seri Muhammed
MAY 31 — Malaysia is facing a pressing human rights and legal crisis. We see a growing number of citizens being exploited by international drug syndicates as couriers, and many are ending up on death row in foreign countries. From 2021 to 2023, 77 Malaysians were arrested overseas for drug trafficking. In 2023 alone, 28
LOS ANGELES, May 30 — A stunt performer on Horizon 2 filed a lawsuit against Kevin Costner on Tuesday, alleging she was compelled to participate in an unplanned rape scene that lacked standard safety measures and consent protocols. As reported by Variety, Devyn LaBella, who served as the lead stunt double for actress Ella Hunt
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Sixteen foreign nationals, including seven children, were rescued from forced labour in an operation carried out by police yesterday. The operation, codenamed Op Pintas Mega, was conducted by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) Division, D3 of the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (JSJ), across four locations
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The Immigration Department rescued a Bangladeshi man believed to be a victim of forced labour exploitation by his fellow countrymen during an operation at two construction sites in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, yesterday. The operation, conducted at about 10.40 am, involved the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (ATIPSOM) Division
