Day: August 13, 2024

ALOR SETAR, An unemployed man lost more than RM174,000 after being deceived by a non-existent investment scheme in Kuala Ketil, Baling, for the past six years. Head of the Commercial Crime Investigation Department of Kedah police, Supt Loi Yew Lik, said the 33-year-old victim was introduced to the investment scheme by a friend and invested RM10,000 starting in December 2018. ‘The complainant then made 21 more capital payments to the same bank account amounting to RM174,270 and did not get any profit. He was promised a profit within a month, but until the police report was made (now), the complainant

KUALA LUMPUR, The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Malaysia programme implemented across 11 states in the country has benefitted 240 women entrepreneurs over the past four years. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said this achievement has also positively impacted over 12,000 individuals in the communities. She said AWE has proven its success globally, and Malaysia is fortunate to have been selected to implement this programme following its strong relationship with the United States. ‘The collaboration among AWE, MADCash and the Department of Women Development (JPW), under our ministry, is a testament to our shared

SEREMBAN, Former Negeri Sembilan Mufti Datuk Mohd Yusof Ahmad passed away at his residence in Taman Marida, Senawang, at 7.43 pm tonight. He was 79. Mohd Yusof’s son-in-law, Danial Farhan Dolmat, said that his father-in-law suffered from liver cancer and was receiving treatment at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM. “My father-in-law went into a coma at 3.30 am today while receiving treatment at the hospital… he passed away peacefully after being brought home,” he said when met here today. Danial Farhan said the funeral rites will be held tomorrow morning at the Taman Marida Mosque, and the funeral prayers will

MELAKA, Police are waiting for the DNA test results for the head and fingers of Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi, 33, who was brutally murdered and dismembered. Alor Gajah police chief Supt Ashari Abu Samah said the results are expected by next week at the latest, before the body can be released to the victim’s family. He said the delay is due to the recent discovery of these body parts following the arrest of the main suspect in the case. ‘We are currently waiting for the DNA results of the fingers and head, as well as instructions from the state prosecution director

JOHOR BAHRU, The Johor government is providing counselling services to the family of a teacher, Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi, whose body was found decapitated, with both arms and legs missing, in Alor Gajah, Melaka, in December last year. State Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairman, Khairin-Nisa Ismail @ Md On, said that this initiative is to help restore the family’s spirits, especially the victim’s children. ‘The young children of the deceased need moral and mental support, to face a challenging future without their mother. Therefore, I have brought in counsellors from the state’s Department of Social Welfare (JKM), to assist