Category: General

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

KUANTAN, The results of the working visits of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul to all state legislative assemblies, which started last month, will be taken to the Conference of Speakers of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies of Malaysia 2024 next month (September). Johari said the working visit, which was organised for the first time, was aimed at sharing knowledge and experience among Speakers in dignifying and empowering the Institution of the Speaker. “This (Pahang) is the ninth state. So, of course there may be differences and advantages in the journey from one state assembly to another, so here

CHUKAI, The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Yusof Kassam, 66. and Aina Husna Mohamad Husaini, 25, two victims of a boat accident in Kemaman waters here, has been postponed as of 7 pm today. Kemaman Maritime Zone deputy director of operations Muhamad Faisal Abdul said today’s SAR op involved an area of ??318 square nautical miles (nm) from the location of the incident to Pulau Tenggol in the waters of Paka, Dungun, however, it did not yield any results in locating Yusof and Aina Husna. “The operation was conducted today from 7 am until now, but we have no

KUALA LUMPUR, The insidious use of drones for drug trafficking in prisons has been detected over the past few years and as of August this year, seven cases have been reported involving the use of such a modus operandi. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department Director Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said the reported use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) like drones was detected in two cases each in Kedah and Melaka and one case each in Perak, Kelantan and Sarawak. He said the confiscated drugs weighing 632.88 grammes (gm) involved various prohibited substances including ganja, syabu, yaba pills and