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A 21-year-old man recently discharged from Henry Gurney School has been charged in Ayer Keroh Sessions Court with sexually assaulting his teenage sister on separate occasions, raising concerns about rehabilitation outcomes.
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Johor police have arrested five individuals and opened three investigation papers following an incident involving inverted national flags, reflecting authorities' stance on national symbols.
An Ipoh enforcement officer faces a three-day remand on suspicion of accepting RM190,000 in bribes from a cooking oil packaging firm seeking expedited processing of its subsidised cooking oil quota application.
A 36-year-old woman arrested in connection with a RM1.7 million kootu tontine scam is set to be formally charged in Alor Star, highlighting the persistent threat of collective investment fraud schemes in Malaysia.
A Malaysian national has been apprehended at Chennai International Airport in India for attempting to smuggle more than four kilogrammes of hydroponic cannabis, marking another significant cross-border drug arrest in the region.
A 19-year-old college student in Kluang will face murder charges relating to the death of her newborn baby. The case highlights recurring concerns around infanticide and maternal mental health support in Malaysia.
Kelantan police have intensified their battle against narcotics, detaining 14,460 individuals connected to drug trafficking and consumption during the opening six months of the year.
Police have filed charges against a 25-year-old part-time Grab driver accused of staging his own kidnapping to extort RM30,000 from his parents, citing mounting loan shark debts as the motive.
A civil servant working at Bentong prison in Kuantan has been arrested for accepting bribes to smuggle prohibited items into the facility for use by inmates, prompting investigation into prison security protocols.
Police have remanded a suspect for six days following the apprehension of a man connected to a foiled armed robbery targeting a cash-in-transit van in Klang's Bukit Tinggi district earlier this week.
A High Court has upheld a 10-year prison sentence against former company executive Ooi Vin Shen for rape and blackmail of a minor, finding no legal errors in the original conviction.