A Selangor state assemblyman has called upon the police and the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission to beef up enforcement related to cyberbullying. This is in light of cases where bullying in cyberspace have spread to the physical world. “I urge the police and the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission to take action against live…
Sabah Umno has identified four individuals as potential candidates to contest in the double by-elections which will be held in Lamag state constituency and Kinabatangan parliament constituency. Sabah Umno liaison chairman Datuk Jafri Ariffin said that the party is scrutinising the criteria of a winnable candidate after discussing with grassroot leaders. “We have identified several…
UK police made their first arrests Wednesday since announcing officers will detain people who publicly chant pro-Palestinian calls to “globalise the intifada”, in a change prompted by Australia’s Bondi Beach attack. London’s Metropolitan Police said two people “who shouted slogans involving calls for intifada were arrested for racially aggravated public order offences” at a pro-Palestinian…
A government backbencher has questioned why no policemen were arrested to assist in the probe over the Durian Tunggal police shootout in Melaka last month that led to three men being killed. Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) noted that it has been two days since the Attorney General’s Chambers reclassified the probe as murder. “Malaysians do…
The Danish government said Wednesday that it is proposing to extend the country’s ban on full-face veils in public places to schools and universities. “Burqas, niqabs, or other clothing that hides people’s faces have no place in a Danish classroom,” Minister for immigration and integration Rasmus Stoklund said in a statement. “There is already a…
The Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar’s dare to the lawyers to sue him shows that he has a disturbing misunderstanding of the matter. He was also taken to task for using his office as a platform for taunts and bravado. The lawyers – Rajesh Nagarajan and Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal – also pointed out that…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim may have yet assembled a “dream team” to handle the rigours of global trade when he reshuffled the entire ministry. After the enforced end of Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz’s tenure as the Minister of International Trade and Investments (MITI) after his Senatorship tenured expired, the prime…
Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar has dared lawyers representing the families of three men shot dead in Durian Tunggal on Nov 24 to sue him if he was wrong in revealing information regarding the alleged wife of one victim. The three victims – Puspanathan Murulitharan, 21; Poonesvaran Tiagarajan, 24; and Logeswaran Georgie, 29. Jayashree…
The Attorney General Chambers (AGC) have confirmed that the Durian Tunggal police shootout case has been reclassified under section 302 of the Penal Code. “Based on the briefing and suggestions from the police, the Chambers have agreed and instructed that the investigation is reclassified under section 302 Penal Code for the offence of murder. “An…
A father and son appeared to be driven by “Islamic State ideology” when they opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday (Dec 16). Sajid Akram and his son Naveed killed 15 people in a mass shooting that targeted a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at the famous…
