KINABATANGAN, April 4 — Residents of a village in the district have resisted evacuation to a temporary relief centre (PPS), despite the area being declared part of a flood disaster zone by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma). The area has experienced continuous rainfall in the upper reaches of Sungai Kinabatangan and rising river levels, […]
BATU PAHAT, April 3 — A cook and an unemployed man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of trafficking a man and a woman for labour exploitation in Myanmar. Wong Jun Wei, 26, and Jasper Yap En Wai, 20, made the plea before Magistrate Arun Noval Dass. They are
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MARCH 27 — One of the fastest-growing forms of human trafficking in South-east Asia, and particularly in Malaysia over the past three years, is trafficking for forced criminality. This involves the coercion and deception of individuals into large-scale financial fraud operations, often linked to cybercrimes such as online scams, extortion, and money laundering. Trafficking for
TAWAU, March 12 — The first accused in the murder trial of Kolej Vokasional Lahad Datu student, Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan, testified in the High Court yesterday, claiming he was coerced into confessing to the crime while in police custody. Taking the stand as the sixth defence witness, he alleged that the investigating
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Police investigations have revealed as many as 15 Malaysians fell victim to job offer scams and were forced to work as online scammers in Myanmar, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said. The individuals, 12 men and three women, aged 21 to 45, were forced to be computer and
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MELAKA, Feb 15 — The Melaka Islamic Religious Council (MAIM) will investigate viral claims that a woman being forced to seek shelter in a surau in Kampung Kolam Limbongan for the past four days after failing to obtain aid from the council. State Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman agreed
JOHOR BARU, Dec 23 — Police have rescued two Chinese nationals with disabilities (PwD) who were allegedly forced by a syndicate to beg at night markets and eateries in the district. In addition, a Malaysian man was arrested, suspected of being involved in human trafficking and smuggling, as part of an operation conducted last night.
ALOR SETAR, Nov 30 — Syarikat Air Darul Aman Sdn Bhd (Sada) has temporarily ceased operations at seven of its water treatment plants (WTPs) after the water levels at their intake points reached a critical stage. In a statement issued last night, the company said that the situation was caused by continuous rainfall over the
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NEW YORK, Nov 23 — US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google’s Chrome browser to limit the company’s market clout in a move that would shake up the internet giant. On Wednesday, the US Department of Justice submitted its recommendation for the breakup to US District Court Judge
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Private education operator Sri KDU Schools today said it “voluntarily” closed the canteen at its Kota Damansara branch for deep cleaning, and not because it was made to do so due to suspected food poisoning incidents. It also said the school reopened on Oct 25, one day after the cleaning.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Former al-Arqam founder Ashaari Muhammad’s eldest daughter Ummu Atiyah identified the location where she claimed she was confined at a settlement owned by Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB) in Kampung Batu Hampar in Perak today. She arrived at the village with police at 2.30pm and led
PERTH, Oct 10 — British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, has been granted bail after facing serious rape allegations by a woman following a concert in Perth last month. The 20-year-old performer was arrested in Queensland and extradited to Western Australia (WA) on Wednesday night, according to
