Day: September 11, 2024

KOTA BHARU, A nurse at a confinement care centre here has been remanded for seven days to help in the investigation into a negligence case that resulted in the death of a 30-day-old infant yesterday. The remand order, effective until next Tuesday, was issued by Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid to facilitate police investigation under Section 31(1) (a) of the Child Act 2001. Yesterday, Kota Bharu district police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud confirmed that police have received a report on the incident, stating that the woman in her 20s was nabbed at 6 pm. He said the incident occurred at

PUTRAJAYA, The Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) and the Turkish competition authority, the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) yesterday (Sept 10) aimed at strengthening cooperation in facing challenges in competition law enforcement. Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said it was the first MoU signed by MyCC with another national competition agency. “The main focus of this cooperation is to increase the agility of enforcement, especially in dealing with dynamic anti-competition cases, as well as expanding the exchange of information and expertise in various aspects of competition law. “This MoU is

PUTRAJAYA, The Court of Appeal has dismissed former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s application to review the decision of its previous panel that reinstated the four power abuse charges involving RM232.5 million against him. A five-member panel led by Judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi in unanimous decision held that the earlier panel had a requisite jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate the prosecution’s appeal. “Therefore, the application for review is dismissed,” Justice Azizah said. The other judges in the panel are Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali, Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, Datuk Azman Abdullah and Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli. This means Muhyiddin

PUTRAJAYA, The Immigration Department detained 26 foreign nationals in a special operation around Perhentian Island, Terengganu on Monday, said its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh. The detained individuals comprised 13 Bangladeshi men, six Myanmar men, two Pakistani men, one Nepali man, three Thai women and one Indonesian woman, aged between 22 and 50. ‘Preliminary checks revealed that three Bangladeshi men, two Pakistani men and three Thai women have valid social visit passes, while the remaining individuals lacked proper travel documents or valid passes to stay in the country,’ he said in a statement today. He further said that the foreigners were

KUALA TERENGGANU, A pensioner lost RM91,060 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme. Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said it all started when the 85-year-old man received an advertisement via WhatsApp from an unknown number on Oct 29 last year, offering a ‘Madinah Emas’ investment package with high profits in a short period. ‘The victim was offered a VIP package with an initial investment of RM500, promising a return of RM15,800 within just four hours. ‘Blinded by the promise of quick profit, the man made 26 money transfers to six different bank accounts as instructed