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Malay Mail
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In Miri, govt agency staff loses RM385,000 in EPF scam after ‘police' call
KUCHING, July 29 — An assistant executive of a government agency in his 50s lost RM385,000 to an online scam. Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said, based on the victim's report, he had received a phone call from an unknown person who introduced himself as a police officer from the Penang Police Contingent Headquarters. 'The suspect claimed that the victim was involved in money laundering activities and was wanted by the authorities. 'The victim was then instructed to withdraw money from his Employees Provident Fund (EPF) account and hand it over to the authorities purportedly to facilitate investigation,' he said in a statement here today. Mohd Farhan said the victim only realised he had been scammed after being asked to make an additional payment. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. — Bernama
Malay Mail
21-07-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Blaze guts roof of Kuching tahfiz centre, 24 escape unharmed
KUCHING, July 21 — A total of 20 students and four ustaz from the Mahaad Tahfiz Husnul Khotimah in Semerah Padi, near here, managed to escape unhurt after a fire broke out in the tahfiz centre yester afternoon. The Sarawak Operations Movement Centre announced in a statement yesterday that it received a distress call regarding the incident at 5.47 pm before a team of firefighters and fire engines from the Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue Station (JBPM) and Padungan JBPM were dispatched to the location. The incident involved a fire on the roof of the tahfiz building, while the ground floor of the building was unaffected. According to witnesses at the scene, the fire could have been caused by a short circuit. 'All the residents, namely 20 tahfiz students and four ustaz, managed to escape without any injuries,' said the statement. According to the statement, the firefighters extinguished the blaze using water sources from the fire engines and nearby fire hydrants. The operation was fully completed at 6.48 pm, while the cause of the fire and the value of the losses are being investigated. — Bernama
Malay Mail
18-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Bukit Aman cop charged with murder over fatal April shooting in Kuching, claims trial
KUCHING, July 18 — A Bukit Aman traffic police officer with the rank of lance corporal claimed trial in the High Court here today to a charge of murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at Jalan Stephen Yong in April. L/Cpl Genesis Nitchell David Reddy, 30, pleaded not guilty when the charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code was read to him before Judicial Commissioner Datuk Faridz Gohim Abdullah. The Section provides for the death penalty, or if not sentenced to death, imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, and a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction. The court set Aug 22, 2025 for further mention of the case and ordered the accused to be remanded at Puncak Borneo Prison pending the date. Deputy public prosecutor Jean Siow Chung Hwei appeared for the prosecution, while Genesis was represented by counsels Russell Lim, Brendan Ting, and Zoe Chan from the National Legal Aid Foundation. On April 26, two men showed up at the Batu Kawa police station around 5.30am to report that their friend, Muhammad Zaki, had been shot while inside a car. Police later found the victim dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said six suspects were apprehended at various locations between 4pm and 5.30pm the same day, just hours after the report was lodged. During the arrests, police also seized a pistol loaded with 10 bullets. — The Borneo Post
