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AGC reviewing technician's representation in Kepong 'stare' assault case
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has set 13 October for mention of the case against three men charged with causing grievous hurt in a 'stare' incident at a restaurant in Kepong. The Attorney General's Chambers is still reviewing a representation by the second accused, Lai Kae Bin, seeking a review of the charge under Section 326 of the Penal Code.
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GISBH-linked businessman gets DNAA in intimidation case
The magistrates' court in Putrajaya granted businessman Mohamad Riza Makar a discharge not amounting to an acquittal in an intimidation case. The prosecution asked to review the case after the complainant failed to appear at two hearings. Riza, who is linked to GISBH, had been accused of threatening a woman to withdraw a police report.
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Chinese tourist claims she was beaten by local couple at Bukit Bintang hotel lobby
A Chinese woman tourist claims she was beaten by a local married couple at a hotel lobby in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. The incident reportedly began after hotel staff rejected her request to change rooms. Dang Wangi police confirmed a report was lodged and are investigating under Section 323 of the Penal Code.
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China tourist claims assault by couple at Bukit Bintang hotel lobby
A Chinese tourist travelling alone in Malaysia since Sept 9 was allegedly assaulted by a local married couple in a Bukit Bintang hotel lobby after arguing with staff over a room change. She lodged a police report, and Dang Wangi police are investigating under Section 323 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt.
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Woman on ketamine arrested after knife attack on police in Chan Sow Lin
A woman in her 20s was arrested in Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday after allegedly swinging a knife at police officers attempting to arrest her. She tested positive for ketamine and has been remanded for four days under Section 324 and Section 186 of the Penal Code.
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Mother of school stabbing victim urges public to sign appeal petition
The mother of Yap Shing Xuen, a 16-year-old fatally stabbed at a school in Bandar Utama, Selangor, is urging the public to support a petition asking the Attorney-General's Chambers to appeal the court's decision. The appeal follows the Shah Alam High Court's acquittal of a 15-year-old boy on grounds of insanity on Sept 14.
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High Court rejects adopted girl's citizenship bid over abandoned-baby rule
The High Court in Shah Alam dismissed a couple's bid to have their adopted daughter declared a Malaysian citizen by operation of law. Judicial commissioner Asmah Musa ruled the couple failed to show the girl was a newborn 'found exposed' under Section 19B of the Federal Constitution, since she was handed over directly in Klang rather than abandoned. The girl, born in Selangor in 2011, remains recorded as a non-citizen on her birth certificate.
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PDRM uses AI, inter-agency cooperation to boost forensic investigations
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail said AI and cross-agency cooperation will strengthen PDRM's forensic investigation capabilities. He spoke after opening the 7th National Forensic Science Symposium for Law Enforcement (NAFSLE) 2026 at the Royal Malaysia Police College in Kuala Lumpur, held on 17-18 September with 300 participants.
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Woman on drugs detained after attacking police with knife in Chan Sow Lin
A woman in her 20s was detained in Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur after acting aggressively and attacking a police officer with a knife. A urine screening tested positive for ketamine, and she has been remanded for four days under Sections 324 and 186 of the Penal Code.
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Switch box fire cuts power to Jalan Riong eatery in Bangsar
A fire in an electrical switch box at a popular eatery on Jalan Riong in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, left the premises without electricity this afternoon. The Pantai fire and rescue station received a call at 1.11pm and the public put out the fire, which involved only the switch box. Business was halted pending restoration of power needed for the point-of-sale system.
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Teen acquitted of Bandar Utama schoolmate's murder, sent to Ulu Kinta psychiatric hospital
The Shah Alam High Court on Monday acquitted a 15-year-old boy of murdering his 16-year-old schoolmate in a toilet at a secondary school in Bandar Utama last year, finding he was of unsound mind at the time. The judge ordered him detained at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta in Perak at the pleasure of the Sultan of Selangor. His lawyer said the family is relieved he will receive psychiatric treatment for severe schizophrenia.
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Papagomo's bid to delay RM280,000 payment to Guan Eng and son rejected
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed blogger Wan Azri Wan Deris's application to stay a RM280,000 defamation judgment in favour of Lim Guan Eng and his son. Justice Roslan Mat Nor found no special circumstances to justify the stay and ordered Wan Azri to pay RM5,000 in costs.
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Four factories destroyed in Puchong industrial park fire
Four factories at Jalan TPP 5/15, Taman Perindustrian Puchong, were about 90 percent destroyed in an early morning fire. No casualties were reported and the fire was fully contained by 8.30am. The operation involved 33 fire personnel from several stations.
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Hillside forest fire near Desaminium Rimba Apartments in Seri Kembangan reignites
A hillside forest fire near the Desaminium Rimba Apartments in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, reignited last night after being put out earlier in the afternoon. Eight firefighters, a Light Fire Rescue Tender and an EMRS vehicle are on site, with a drone unit monitoring, but darkness and the lack of an access route are hampering the operation. The earlier blaze covered about two acres on the hilltop and was extinguished at 6.30pm with no casualties.
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Furniture warehouse in Port Klang catches fire, 70% damaged
A two-storey furniture storage warehouse on Jalan Perusahaan 22, Kampung Idaman, Port Klang, caught fire this afternoon. About 70 per cent of the building was affected and a Perodua Viva was 20 per cent damaged, but no casualties were reported. The fire was brought under control at 5.31pm and the cause is under investigation.
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Body of missing fisherman identified by wife after boat capsizing
The body of Muhammad Shahril Abdul Rahman, one of the fishermen missing after a boat capsized, was found this morning in the waters off Hutan Melintang, Perak. His wife identified him by his shirt and ear shape at the Kampung Semenja jetty camp in Kapar. The body was sent to Shah Alam Hospital for a post-mortem.
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DBKL seizes nine foreign hawkers in Pusat Bandar Utara
DBKL seized nine foreign hawkers in an enforcement operation around Jalan 2/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara and Pasar Borong Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The action was taken under the Hawkers Licensing By-Laws (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) 2016.
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Police arrest man with 27 criminal records over wife's assault in Cheras
A man in his 30s with 27 prior criminal records was arrested over the assault and slashing of his wife in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. The victim, in her 40s, was treated at Ampang Hospital and lodged a police report after discharge. The suspect, who tested positive for drugs, was remanded six days and released on police bail; the case is investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code.
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Mother who manages funerals has to handle her own son's after Klang crash
A 62-year-old woman who has prepared bodies for burial for nearly 20 years had to handle her own son's remains after he died in a motorcycle crash at Kilometre 8.7 of Jalan Pelabuhan Barat in Klang. The 28-year-old technician is believed to have lost control of his motorcycle while riding from Klang to Westport and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Indian national held two days after Cheras snatch theft
An Indian national was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on 1 September, two days after he allegedly snatched a local man's necklace at Cheras Business Centre on 30 August. Police recovered the chain and the suspect is remanded until 20 September under Section 392 of the Penal Code.
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Police probe cable theft attempt in Jalan Jelatek after video surfaces
Police are investigating an attempted cable theft in Jalan Jelatek, Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, after a video of the incident circulated on social media. A telecommunications company reported losses of about RM15,000, and the case is being investigated under the Penal Code and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.
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Foreign workers occupy KL apartment utility rooms, run illegal motorcycle repair
At an affordable housing apartment on Jalan Ipoh in Kuala Lumpur, seven or eight Bangladeshi workers have been occupying equipment and pump rooms as living quarters and workshops, storing motorcycle tyres, black oil and petrol, and running an illegal motorcycle repair operation. Residents say one was seen showering in a women's toilet near the pool, and they have lodged three police reports and referred the matter to the COB, the strata management tribunal and Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
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Woman dies, two hurt after lorry hits stalled car at Km 284.4 of the North-South Expressway
A 32-year-old woman was killed and her sister and a motorcyclist were seriously injured when a lorry struck their stalled Perodua Axia at Kilometre 284.4 of the North-South Expressway northbound around 9am. Police in Nilai are investigating under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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Box mistaken for radioactive material in Sri Petaling turns out to be team building game
Police confirmed a plastic box suspected of containing radioactive material in front of a premises in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, actually held 20 plastic bricks from a game called 'radioactive bomb' used for team building. The box was accidentally left behind by a worker from a training management company after a programme in Ipoh, Perak, and the Bomb Disposal Unit destroyed it before the Atomic Energy Department confirmed no radioactive residue.