Police record statement from Ipoh Timur MP over Quran interpretation issue

KUALA LUMPUR: Police (PDRM) have recorded a statement from Ipoh Timur Member of Parliament Howard Lee Chuan How to assist investigations over allegations that Lee had insulted Islam through his own interpretation of the Quranic verse (Surah An Nisa’ ayat 59). Bukit Aman Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the […]
Man held on cable theft suspicion

KUCHING: Police have arrested a local man on suspicion of being involved in cable theft around the district last Saturday (Sept 23). Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement, said the suspect was arrested at about 10.30am along Jalan Demak Indah Sejingkat. Prior to the arrest, a police team from Gita police station […]
Police to engage Interpol, Aseanapol to rescue eight S’wakian job scam victims trapped in Myanmar

KUCHING: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) D3 Atipsom branch will enlist the help of Interpol and Aseanapol to locate and rescue eight Sarawakians, who have been forced to work as scammers in Myanmar after falling victim to job scams. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the Consulate and the Ministry of Foreign […]
Inter-agency cooperation succeeds in curbing online scams

KUALA LUMPUR: Inter-agency cooperation has led to success in curbing online scams via phone calls and short message services (SMS). This is through smart partnerships between the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and telecommunications companies, among others. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director, Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed […]
Cops seek witnesses in Miri hit-and-run

MIRI: Police are looking for witnesses to facilitate investigation into a hit-and-run accident that happened along Jalan Desa Senadin 1 here on Tuesday night (Sept 19). The accident resulted in injuries to a 60-year-old man, who was on his way home after a jog when an unknown vehicle struck him. The driver callously fled the […]
Armed robbery suspects: Police seek public help

KUCHING: Police are hunting for two local men to assist their investigations into an armed gang robbery recently. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah appealed to the public to channel information on the two individuals. “They can provide information to investigating officer Insp Elvin Manjan at 012-8989877 or the Kuching police operations room at 082-244444,” […]
Pulai by-election: Cops probe Muhyiddin’s political ‘fatwa’

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has investigated the political ‘fatwa’ issued by Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin while campaigning for the Pulai parliamentary by-election in Johor recently. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigations Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the 3R (race, religion, royalty) statement was made by Muhyiddin […]
Tiong donates outboard engine boats to Sarawak police

SIBU: The state Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) received a boost in the form of two outboard engine boats from Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The federal Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture said the boats are for flood rescue operations statewide. “Initially, we planned to provide five boats to PDRM. However, due to […]
Ebit Lew trial: Witness testifies software could not identify mobile phone deleted data

TENOM: A Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) senior audio-video analyst told the Magistrate’s Court here that the software she used could not identify data deleted from the mobile phone of the female complainant in the case of preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or better known as Ebit Lew. Latifah Abdul Aziz, 43, said she had used […]
Police confirm receiving MACC’s request to list Muhyiddin’s son-in-law on Interpol red notice

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) confirmed that it had received a request from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to list the son-in-law of former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in an International Police (Interpol) red notice related to an investigation into alleged corruption. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the […]