PERMATANG PAUH, 18 Dec 2008: Police shot dead four criminals, believed to be members of a housebreaking and robbery gang which is active in the state, in a shootout in Guar Perahu here at about 5am today. State deputy police chief Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid said two of the men were foreigners, believed to be […]
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Cops warn Jerit over bicycle convoy to Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Dec 2008: The police will not stop Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) from handing over a memorandum to Parliament tomorrow provided it does not involve a parade or bicycle convoy to the extent of disrupting public order. Kuala Lumpur Deputy Chief Police Officer Datuk Abu Samah Mat said it was up to Parliament […]
Don’t accuse cops of theft: Syed Hamid
PUTRAJAYA, 16 Dec 2008: Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said it was unfair to accuse the rescue teams, including police, of stealing the Bukit Antarabangsa landslide victims’ belongings as it could tarnish their image. He said the teams involved in the rescue operation had sacrificed their time and energy to save the landslide […]
Police said they solved 2006 microchip heist
PENANG, 12 Dec 2008: The theft of microchips from a multinational company’s go-down at the Air Cargo Complex in Batu Maung in 2006 has been solved with the arrest of eight men under the Emergency Ordinance, the police said. Penang Deputy Chief Police Officer Datuk Salleh Mat Rasid said police had arrested the local men […]
50 Jerit members detained for investigation
IPOH, 10 Dec 2008: Sungai Siput police today detained 50 members of the Oppressed People Network (Jerit) who were riding bicycles from Kuala Kangsar to the city, here, and recorded their statements. A police spokesperson said the group, aged between 13 and 16 who were yesterday detained and released in Kuala Kangsar, were stopped at […]
Police detain 45 bus passengers for obstruction
IPOH, 9 Dec 2008: Police detained 45 passengers of a bus, including Sungai Siput Member of Parliament Dr D Jeyakumar, who were travelling from the north to the city during a roadblock at the Kuala Kangsar Toll Plaza, today. Perak Police Chief, Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah, said they were all taken to the Kuala Kangsar Police […]
Double standards
By The Nut Graph teamQuote 1 “We found that since the organisers had personally met us and agreed to abide by the rules we set, we gave the permission to carry [it] out. The organisers kept their word and everything went smoothly.” The Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar commenting on the rally held by Universiti Teknologi […]
Rumours can jeopardise search ops
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 Dec 2008: Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar has dismissed as rumours claims that police and security personnel have broken into vacated houses in Bukit Antarabangsa where a major landslide occurred. He said police were treating the matter as rumours so long as no reports were made. “If it is true, […]
Local expert to study crime rate
PUTRAJAYA, 4 Dec 2008: The government intends to appoint an expert in criminal studies from a local university to do research on crime rate in the country. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said although the data from Interpol showed that the crime rate in Malaysia was lower than that in Japan, Korea and […]
ACA completes investigation into Lingam video report
Updated 9:51pm, 3 Dec 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, 3 Dec 2008: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has completed investigations into the findings of the royal commission on the V K Lingam video clip and forwarded it to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said the […]
