Category: General

PUTRAJAYA, The death sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal to six former students of the National Defence University (UPNM) for the murder of Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago is appropriate and just, said the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF). MCPF senior vice-chairman Datuk Seri Ayub Yaakob, in a statement today, said the organisation believes that torturing someone to death is a blatant violation of human norms, especially when perpetrated by educated individuals. ‘The act of taking a human life by those with no regard for others is prohibited in Islam,” he said. Ayub said

KUALA LUMPUR, Police arrested a male teacher suspected of being involved in sexual assault on several male students in the Hulu Selangor district. Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said that the physical education teacher, in his 30s, was arrested in Bukit Beruntung, Selangor, yesterday, after four reports were received by police, from 2.03 am to 10 am on the same day, regarding the incidents. ‘Preliminary investigations found that the first incident involved a 12-year-old victim, which occurred a month ago. ‘One of the locations of the incident was at a homestay in the Ulu Yam area,

SHAH ALAM, The remains of former Minister of National Unity and Community Development Tan Sri Dr. Siti Zaharah Sulaiman, were buried today at 11.30 am at the Section 21 Muslim Cemetery here. Earlier, the funeral prayer for the former UMNO Wanita chief was performed at Surau Platinum Al-Mawaddah, Section 7 near here. Siti Zaharah’s second son, Jati Dzulkarnain Samarudin, said his mother, 75, died at Serdang Hospital, Selangor, last night due to old age. “Insha Allah we will hold a tahlil ceremony for my mother for three consecutive nights at my house in Denai Alam,” he added. “I am very

KUALA LUMPUR, Police arrested a male teacher suspected of being involved in sexual assault on several male students in the Hulu Selangor district. Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said that the physical education teacher, in his 30s, was arrested in Bukit Beruntung, Selangor, yesterday, after four reports were received by police, from 2.03 am to 10 am on the same day, regarding the incidents. ‘Preliminary investigations found that the first incident involved a 12-year-old victim, which occurred a month ago. ‘One of the locations of the incident was at a homestay in the Ulu Yam area,

KUALA LUMPUR, Only experience differentiates the HomeGirls Gladiator Gaimin team from their Filipino opponents, Smart OMEGA Empress, after the country’s representatives had to accept a narrow 1-2 defeat in the quarter-finals of the Mobile Legend Bang-Bang (MLBB) Women’s Invitational 2024 Tournament, the E-sports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday. Despite failing to reach the semi-finals, HomeGirls Gladiator Gaimin team coach, Muhammad Farhan Ibrahim, is satisfied with the achievements made by his team in their debut appearance in the tournament at Amazon Arena Riyadh. “I am happy with the team’s performance in this tournament. Even though some of these players