SEREMBAN: Six people travelling in a car were burnt to death after it caught fire following an accident at Km252 of the North-South Expressway, near the Senawang toll plaza, about 1.30am today.

KLANG: Elaine Wong, 27, can only pray she won't be third time unlucky after becoming a snatch theft victim for the second time yesterday morning.

Worse, the latest incident happened right outside her house in Taman Bukit Kuda here while she was leaving for work.

She had not suspected anything amiss when she was approached by two men on a motorcycle, "asking for directions".

"They asked if I could help direct them to a nearby address. When I got a little closer, the pillion rider suddenly snatched my handbag," Elaine said.

KUALA LUMPUR: No one is above the law — not even a policeman.

That is the stand of Kedah police chief Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan when contacted to comment on the case of a policeman who was alleged to have assaulted a woman he had an affair with over the past 10  years.

News of the abuse and allegations the suspect had kept the woman as his sex slave was splashed in the media on Tuesday.

The woman reportedly claimed that the policeman had hit,  choked and kicked her numerous times over the years, as well as fed her only bread and plain water.

He told The Malay Mail on Wednesday that if both parties do not respond to the letter of demand sent to them by his lawyers, he will proceed with court acti

KUALA LUMPUR: Non-governmental organisations Tenaganita and Malaysian Employers Federation  MEF) are hoping that the government will not only focus on the 40,000 Indian citizens "missing" after their tourist visas-on-arrival expired, but also on the agents who brought them into the country.

KUALA LUMPUR: The living conditions of the residents of Kampung Railway in Sentul are almost "slave-like". This is the conclusion of Deputy Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk M. Saravanan, who visited the settlement this morning.

SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government will go ahead with its "tell-all" on the State-given resources to Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (YBK).

Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said this morning that a full disclosure on the funds, assets and land given to the poverty eradication foundation would be ready by the end of the month.

However, Khalid did not comment when asked by The Malay Mail on YBK's willingness to cooperate with the State.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have brushed off allegations in a blog and website recently that an aide of Teratai assemblyman Jenice Lee had been involved in a drug case in Penang.

The police are now seeking assistance from the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to investigate the case.

On Wednesday, Lee had lodged a police report against a blog and website for alleging that she and her personal assistant were involved in a drug case in Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR: Pas leaders were divided regarding the book Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times.

Party vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar said there was no reason for the Home Ministry to ban the book even if the contents were controversial as the book merely contained information.

"We must understand that Dr Mahathir himself said he had no problems with the book being released," he said.

KLANG: The Sessions Court here has set March 26 as the mention date for the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) case.

Judge Yong Zarida Sazali set the date after deputy public prosecutor Dzulkifli Ahmad requested the court to set an early date.

Present in court this morning was the first accused, former PKA general manager Datin Paduka Phang Oi Choo @ Phang Ai Tu, 63, or better known as O.C. Phang.

She attended court to surrender her passport. Dressed in a green blouse and black pants, Phang was accompanied by her lawyer Ng Aik Guan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Now that the five clubs in Jalan P. Ramlee are back in business, residents, business operators and hoteliers are hoping they would adhere to the sound regulations set by the authorities.

PETALING JAYA: Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan (Selangor Darul Ehsan) will be seeking legal advice on whether it should lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against the Selangor government's post-for-project decision.

At KLCC, we saw a group of teenagers spraying each other with it soon after the fireworks display ended.

KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal that "non smoking" be made a condition for youths and students getting aid from the government has received mixed responses from non- governmental organisations (NGOs).

Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek who proposed this, had said that many people, including youths could still afford to buy cigarettes despite price hikes.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry has so far conducted checks on 72 security companies registered under the ministry nationwide.

The operation follows two recent incidents, the first when two boys were shot when a security guard accidentally discharged his firearm at the Tenaga Nasional Bhd service centre in Jalan Klang Lama, and the second when another security guard accidentally pulled the trigger while cleaning his pump-gun at the Agro Bank branch in Wangsa Link Wangsa Maju. No one was injured in the second incident.

THE year-end school holidays for Malay boys is usually a special period. It marks the time when boys go through the rite of circumcision.

These children from Kampung Baru Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, dressed in traditional Malay clothes, are ready for their rite of passage and are having some fun as well.

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) politicians should not fear cooperating with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if they are innocent, says former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo.

"Their actions clearly show they are cowering in fear, now that they are in power and in a position where they can abuse their powers.

KUALA LUMPUR: A company dinner is a fun and exciting event but it turned out to be a nightmare for Krishna Kumar who was allegedly beaten by auxiliary policemen after the dinner.

It happened last Sunday after Krishna attended a company dinner at Centro Club in KL Sentral.

"At about 1.30am I left the club. My car was clamped as I had parked it in a place I shouldn't have," he said.

KUALA LUMPUR: The magistrate's court this morning sentenced local actor Farid Amirul (pic) to two months jail and a RM2,500 fine for theft.

Originally, the punishment was two months' jail and a RM1,500 fine by magistrate Mohd Faizi Che Abu.

The fine was increased after Farid's lawyer Nor Azri Mohd Arif had appealed that the starting date for the jail term be put to a later date.