Police have so far approved 28 permits for ceramah or political talks and 25 for campaign activities for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election campaign which began on April 27.
Hulu Selangor District police chief Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said campaigning by the parties contesting had also been held in a harmonious, systematic and controlled manner. “To ensure every campaign or ceramah held complied with the stipulated regulations, the Hulu Selangor District Police Headquarters (IPD) has monitored every area where campaigning or ceramah is held. “Police ask that such healthy campaigns continue to be maintained until the final period of campaigning,” he said in a statement today. The Election Commission (EC) has fixed the campaigning period for 14 days from nomination day until 11.59pm May 10. Ahmad Faizal said police have also opened an investigation paper under Section 4(A) of the Election Offences Act 1954 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, in addition to receiving three election-related police reports. He also advised all candidates and their supporters to respect and obey the stipulated laws and not to cause any provocation or any action that can threaten public peace and security. “Any party can refer to the police for further action if there are any problems,” he said. The by-election, which will see a four-cornered fight involving Pang Sock Tao (Pakatan Harapan), Khairul Azhari Saut (Perikatan Nasional), Hafizah Zainuddin (Parti Rakyat Malaysia) and Nyau Ke Xin (Independent), is being held following the death of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong, 58, on March 21 after a battle with cancer. Early voting is on May 7 and polling is on May 11. In a two-one majority Federal Court ruling today, a 37-year-old woman born to a Hindu father and a Buddhist mother failed in her final appeal to overturn a Court of Appeal decision to reinstate her as a Muslim.
The two judges who dismissed the woman's ongoing appeal were President of Court of Appeal Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim who chaired the three-judge panel, and Federal Court judge Datuk Abu Bakar Jais. The sole dissenting judge was Datuk Mary Lim Thiam Suan. The woman was appealing against January 13, 2023, two-one majority decision of the appellate court reversing a High Court's previous declaration that the woman is “not a person professing the religion of Islam”. The woman, identified only as D to protect her privacy, was born to an ethnic Indian father who was Hindu and an ethnic Chinese mother who was originally Buddhist but later converted to Islam. Her parents had a civil marriage. On May 10, 2021, D filed an originating summons in the civil High Court in Shah Alam, naming Mais and the Selangor state government as the two respondents. In her lawsuit, D sought a court declaration that she is "not a person professing the religion of Islam”. Among the reasons she gave was that her father’s consent was never obtained for her conversion to Islam as a child and that she had never uttered the kalimah syahadah or the declaration of belief for Islam. Her father passed away in 1996. The other reasons she listed were that the consent of both her father and mother was required for any conversion to take place and her assertion that she was born a Hindu and had only professed and practised the Hindu religion at all times. On December 21, 2021, the High Court granted D’s application for a declaration that she is "not a person professing the religion of Islam”. It dismissed Mais’ counterclaim to declare D a vexatious litigant. The High Court had also found her unilateral conversion to Islam at the age of four — in May 1991 — by her Muslim convert mother to be invalid from the start. On January 17, 2022, Mais filed an appeal against the High Court’s decision which declared D to be not a person professing the religion of Islam. The Selangor state government also filed an appeal on January 19, 2022. Both these appeals were heard in September 2022 and decided in January 2023. Police detained a 22-year-old unemployed man at 9.20pm yesterday near a village road for sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl at a homestay in Tampin near here on April 27.
Tampin police chief Supt Amiruddien Sariman said a report was received from the girl’s mother about four hours before the arrest, claiming that prior to the incident the suspect had taken her daughter to the homestay to collect something. “According to the mother, while in the homestay, the suspect had pulled down the victim’s pants, resulting in the girl immediately leaving the homestay. “Since the incident, the girl’s behaviour showed a significant change which was noted by her teacher. Initial investigations revealed that the victim knew the suspect,” he said in a statement, here today. Amiruddien said the suspect would be remanded for three days starting today and the case investigated under Section 15(a) (ii) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The Selangor Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has opened an investigation paper into the case of a kitten set on fire at Flat Sri Kenari in Sungai Ramal Baru, Kajang near here on April 22.
In a statement today, DVS informed that the case is being investigated under the Animal Welfare Act 2015 (Act 772). “The investigation paper will be referred to the Selangor State Deputy Prosecutor’s Office to obtain further instructions. “DVS would like to inform that the kitten is in good condition under the supervision of DVS Selangor veterinary officers,” said the department, which also asked the public to refrain from speculation that could interfere with the investigation of the case. A video footage from CCTV of the incident went viral showing three men loitering at the flat’s motorcycle parking lot before two allegedly splashed fuel on a kitten estimated to be six weeks old. DVS also confirmed receiving a report from the Hulu Langat police headquarters (IPD) on April 24 regarding the episode. Police have classified the case as a criminal act under Section 428 of the Penal Code for mischief by killing or maiming an animal. Bukit Aman: 10,106 commercial crime cases recorded as of April 28, involving losses of over RM866m5/3/2024 A total of 10,106 commercial crime cases involving losses of more than RM866 million were recorded from January to April 28 this year, said Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.
He said this number was equivalent to an average of 85 cases a day. “Compared with the same period last year which recorded a total of 10,931 cases and a loss value of more than RM534 million, the percentage of cases for this year recorded a decrease of 8.2 per cent. However, the value of the loss recorded an increase of 62.1 per cent,” he said in a press conference today. He said from the aspect of charges, a total of 4,880 investigation papers were charged in court during the same period, compared with 4,598 cases for the same period last year. In a separate development, Ramli said there are still many in the community who do not know about the Semakmule portal developed by CCID to enable the public to check the bank account numbers of individuals and companies that have been reported to be involved in fraudulent activities. “As of today, this portal has listed a total of 198,125 bank accounts owned by individuals and 315 bank accounts owned by companies. Of that number, 97,986 arrests have been made and some have been charged in court,” he said. He hopes that this portal can be fully utilised by the community and further become one of the effective mechanisms in the prevention of commercial crime. A total of 380 summonses were issued and 18 motorcycles and one car impounded by police during an ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ operation conducted here from April 12 to 28.
Bintulu police chief Supt Nixon Joshua Ali said the operation was focused on traffic offences, especially illegal racing. “A total of 335 individuals, comprising 327 men and eight women, have been inspected throughout the operation. “We also conducted checks on 212 motorcycles and 10 cars,” he said in a statement. Nixon said the 380 summonses issued involved various traffic offences under the Road Transport Act 1987, including driving without a licence, expired road tax, vehicle modifications, vehicles not having rear-view mirrors, fancy plate numbers and failure to display number plates. On the impounded vehicles, Nixon said it was made under Section 60 of the Road Transport Act 1987. “In addition, parents or vehicle owners are also subject to action for allowing underage individuals to drive or ride a vehicle,” he added. Nixon advised the public to always abide by the law for their safety. “To the parents, always monitor your children’s movement to prevent them from getting involved in illegal activities. We will continue this operation to combat illegal activities like street gangs or ‘mat rempit’ (illegal motor racers) that can pose danger to other road users,” he said. Police apprehended 11 individuals suspected of being part of a fake job scam and non-existent investment syndicate during a raid on two residential units in the city at approximately 6pm on Monday.
Johor police chief CP M Kumar stated that they comprised two local men, eight foreign men, and one foreign woman, all aged between 28 and 45. “Police also seized 41 mobile phones, six computers, three ATM cards, a WiFi modem and router, and a set of keys with access cards to enter the respective houses,” he said in a statement last night. Kumar further clarified that the modus operandi of the syndicate was to target victims from abroad using social media platforms such as Facebook and Telegram. “It is believed they used cryptocurrency as a payment medium and also offered the sale of foreign mobile phone lines. “The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, and members of the public who have fallen victim are urged to come forward and make a police report. He also advised the public to remain vigilant and stay informed about the latest trends in commercial crime, to safeguard themselves against falling prey to such fraudulent schemes. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Kelantan has detained a senior officer of the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) on suspicion of making false claims last year.
Sources reported that the man, in his 40s, was arrested at 9.30pm after being summoned to the MACC office for questioning. “The officer is believed to have engaged in falsifying claims last year and this year, related to various Kada-sponsored programmes,” the source said. Meanwhile, MACC Kelantan director, Rosli Husain, confirmed the arrest and stated that the senior officer was presented at a Kota Bharu court today for a remand order, to facilitate investigations under Section 18 of the MACC Act 2019. Four workers at a factory which produces plastic-based products in Lunas, near here, were rushed to Kulim Hospital this morning after they were believed to have inhaled Phenol gas.
The Kedah Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) senior operations commander (Hazmat Team) Assistant Fire Superintendent Hamizul Azwan Hamdan said the department received a call at 9.53this morning informing them of an incident of gas leak. “Fire engines arrived at the scene of the incident at 10.12am, and found that there had been a chemical leak, which is a type of Phenol gas,” he said. “Two workers were in a semi-conscious state, while two other workers, including a Bangladeshi national, are in a state of dizziness and nausea...all of them have been rushed to Kulim Hospital for treatment,” he said in a statement today. He added that the Hazmat team had carried out a decontamination operation on the victims, and around the factory area. “The Kulim Hi-Tech Hazmat team has confirmed that there are no more readings of dangerous chemicals at the location. The operation concluded at 11.50am,” he said. The body of the missing five-year-old autistic boy who fell into Sungai Skudai in Johor was found by a search-and-rescue team near the location he was last seen in Kampung Sepakat Baru in Skudai here late last night.
Skudai fire and rescue station operations commander Saifulbahri Safar said the boy’s body was found at 11.15pm, about 130 metres away from the location where he reportedly fell. He said the boy, a person with disabilities, had fallen at a depth of four metres into the river. “The victim's remains were handed over to the police for further investigation before being sent to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) here for an autopsy,” he said in a statement today. A seven-man search-and-rescue team was despatched to the location upon receiving a distress call at 5.59pm yesterday. Prior to that, he was taking pictures with a mobile phone along the river area located a few metres from his house. The team conducted a surface search of the river at a distance of 800 metres from the victim’s last location, while divers from the water rescue team conducted a dive search. |
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