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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, Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng told the High Court today that allegations about the arrest of his son, at Singapore Changi Airport four years ago, spread by blogger Papagomo, have been denied by former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. Lim, 64, said that Abdul Hamid, on March 14, 2020, had confirmed that the claim by Papagomo, whose real name is Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, about his son Clint Lim Way Chau being arrested for bringing RM2 million into Singapore without proper declaration, was false. ‘The IGP refuted the claim that my son

JOHOR BAHRU, The taxation service counter at Menara Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDN) Johor Bahru is currently operating on a limited basis due to building upgrade works, which are expected to continue until Aug 31. The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) said in a statement today that the ongoing renovations will cause some inconvenience, limiting the capacity of the room designated for taxpayer services. As a result, the facility will be unable to accommodate as many visitors as usual. To mitigate this, IRB advises taxpayers to schedule appointments using the e-Janji Temu through the IRB portal or use the e-Perkhidmatan

KUALA LUMPUR, A total of 33 criminal breach of trust (CBT) cases involving lawyers were reported nationwide last year, resulting in losses of over RM33 million. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the number of cases is expected to increase this year, as more than RM20 million in losses have already been recorded so far. He said that in 2022, 29 criminal breach of trust (CBT) cases involving lawyers were recorded, with losses exceeding RM13 million. ‘Such criminal activity by lawyers can occur if they misuse their position to mislead clients, disregard

KANGAR, Mohd Shukri Ramli stressed that he is still the Menteri Besar of Perlis and that he continues to fulfil his responsibilities as usual. Perlis Menteri Besar said that he did not want to engage with issues arising solely from social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter). ‘I prefer not to address matters based solely on information from X. I continue to hold the position of Menteri Besar and perform my duties as usual,’ he said in a brief statement to Bernama this evening. He was commenting on a post by a user on X who claimed that the