Crime & Safety around you
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Catholic bishops mark Malaysia Day with call for respect after 'priest and nun joke'
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia used its Malaysia Day message to urge mutual respect and harmony, following a viral joke about priests and nuns by Sepang UMNO division chief Datuk Noorazli Said. CBCM president Datuk Dr Simon Poh said such jokes have no place in official gatherings and backed calls for an apology and legal action. The statement came after the national-level Malaysia Pastoral Convention in Sibu, which drew 1,000 delegates from Sarawak, Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia.
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Man arrested for injuring girlfriend with parang and pallet wood in Kabong oil palm estate
A 50-year-old man was arrested in Saratok after allegedly injuring his girlfriend with pallet wood and brandishing a parang at an oil palm estate in Kampung Nyabor, Kabong, last Thursday. The 35-year-old victim suffered injuries to her finger, hand and body after rejecting the suspect's marriage proposal. The suspect tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, and the case is being investigated under Sections 324 and 506 of the Penal Code.
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AADK Sibu teaches 70 SK Nanga Assan pupils about drug dangers
AADK Sibu held a drug awareness talk and exhibition at SK Nanga Assan, Sibu, on Friday. The programme at the school's computer lab involved over 70 teachers and pupils as an early prevention measure. Participants learned about the health, legal and social harms of drug abuse.