Category: General

MELAKA, Melaka’s retail sector is showing positive growth momentum with the opening of more premium supermarkets with a standalone concept in the pipeline, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh. He said this also reflects the continued growth of the economy and purchasing power in Melaka. ‘The opening of the first Jaya Grocer in Melaka today — the 51st branch in the country — will enrich the state’s retail landscape. ‘The presence of this stand-alone premium supermarket is in line with the state government’s vision of giving local residents access to high-quality products and services,’ he told reporters after

SHAH ALAM, A retired banker incurred losses amounting to RM1.98 million after falling victim to a ‘love scam’ syndicate. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the 64-year-old woman, who became the victim of the scam in Bukit Jelutong here, involving the receipt of a parcel, lodged a report at 4.10 pm yesterday. ‘To redeem the parcel, the local woman transferred money through 12 transactions into 12 different accounts since May, as instructed,’ he said in a statement today. He advised the public not to be easily deceived by such scams and to avoid interacting with strangers on social

KOTA BHARU, A police officer was injured following an attack by a man whom they tried to arrest in Kampung Kijang, Badang, here, early yesterday morning. Kelantan acting police chief DCP Mohd Ali Tamby said the man, in his early 30s, is wanted in connection with another case. ‘The suspect attacked the team using pruning shears, injuring the hands of one of the police officers. ‘They instructed the suspect to cooperate and surrender but he remained aggressive and continued attacking officers,’ he said in a statement today. Mohd Ali said a shot was fired in self-defence and to ensure public

IPOH, The joy of a group of teenagers on an outing at the Pecah Batu Waterfall near Trong turned to tragedy this afternoon when one of them drowned. Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), Operations Division, assistant director, Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the victim was identified as Muhammad Aqif Mikhail Ali Arafat, 15. He said a distress call was received at 5.25 pm, and six personnel from the Trong Fire and Rescue Station arrived at the scene five minutes later. ‘The victim had already been pulled out of the water by members of the public before the rescue team arrived.

PUTRAJAYA, The Immigration Department busted a syndicate forging Foreign Workers Medical Examination Monitoring Agency (FOMEMA) documents following the arrest of five Bangladeshi nationals in Petaling Jaya yesterday. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said that following the arrest of a Bangladeshi man suspected to be the syndicate’s mastermind, they raided residential premises and caught four other Bangladeshis believed to be his assistants. He said the syndicate would offer foreign nationals without passports the opportunity to obtain the documents with the help of these assistants for RM100 per passport, who would then visit FOMEMA panel clinics to apply for the papers