SUNGAI BULOH: Pirated DVD manufacturers suffered an RM8 million loss yesterday, in what is believed to be the largest ever seizure by the authorities in the last two years.

Domestic Trade, Cooperation and Consumerism ministry enforcement division head Mohd Roslan Mahayuddin  said yesterday afternoon's raid also saw two Myanmar, one Bangladeshi and two locals arrested.

PETALING JAYA: Selangor police took statements from several people in the past few days as their probe into Yayasan Kebajikan Masyarakat (YBK) continues.

This follows seven police reports against the Selangor government in connection with the case.

Last Thursday, YBK chairman, Datuk Zainal Abidin Sakom, was called by police to discuss his allegation of criminal defamation against the Selangor Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

Selangor Deputy CID chief Omar Mamah told The Malay Mail that since then several people gave statements.

AMPANG: Two lovers of the same woman, who claimed never to have met each other before, will now spend days together behind bars.

The duo were arrested last Friday to assist police in the murder case involving a middle-aged woman at Taman Cahaya Ampang.

It is alleged the duo were both lovers of the dead woman, and the pair have been remanded for 10 days in the same lock-up.

Ampang Jaya district police chief ACP Abdul Jalil Hassan confirmed the arrest of the two to assist police in the love triangle puzzle.

AMPANG JAYA: A love triangle between a 57-yearold woman and two 53-year-old men may have taken a tragic turn yesterday when the woman, identified as Chen Kuan Chin, was found dead in her apartment at Taman Cahaya Ampang here with a single stab wound on her neck.

The body was discovered by one of her lovers who had come by for supper at 10.25pm.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police will release on bail five suspects in the murder case of prominent lawyer M. Thiruchelraegaran.

However, the sixth suspect, a 48-year-old taxi driver, who was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 17 is still under detention.

KUALA LUMPUR: "What one million dollar notes? You got the wrong person, I have no idea what you're talking about."

This was the reaction of Lebanese Elie Youseff Najem when confronted by The Malay Mail yesterday.

AMPANG: Police here have launched an operation to check on Africans who misuse their student visas and indulge in illegal activities.

The operation, which started last Friday, has seen about 100 Africans screened, of whom 26 were detained as they could not convince the police they were not abusing their permits.

Ampang district police chief ACP Abdul Jalil Hassan said the operation would be conducted for at least a week, together with People's Vounteer Corps (Rela), the Civil Defence Department and Immigration Department.

SHAH ALAM: A man who strangled his wife's lover and buried the body in a field at Taman Damai Utama Kinrara in Puchong last Friday has been remanded for a week.

Soon after the arrest of the killer, a foreigner, police picked up three other men believed to be his accomplices. They too have been remanded for a week.

 

PETALING JAYA: Police have identified a man in connection with a rape threat made against Selangor State exco member Rodziah Ismail.

 

However, she slammed Selangor police chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar for moving too slowly in the investigation.

PETALING JAYA: When a 21-year-old security guard saw a man acting strangely while entering a jewellery shop at Sunway Pyramid, he felt something was not right.

A few minutes later his instinct was proven right.

In the 4pm incident, the young guard, who only wished to be known as Mohd Firdaus, witnessed the man in his late 20s, running away after grabbing a bracelet worth RM3,000 from a salesgirl.

It is learnt that the suspect had visited the premises several times but never once made a purchase.

KUALA LUMPUR: Checks by The Malay Mail on the eve of the New Year celebrations found many people using the snow spray, even though it is illegal.

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

 

KUALA LUMPUR: This car crashed into a concrete divider on Jalan Mahameru in the direction of the Parliament building at 6am today.

The impact threw the driver, a woman in her 20s, out of the vehicle. She and two passengers sustained minor injuries and were sent to hospital by motorists.

A witness said the driver lost control of the car as she was speeding.

KUALA LUMPUR: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng will be called up by the police for allegedly making a seditious comment during a speech at the first convention of Pakatan Rakyat on Dec 19.

Speaking to the media, Selangor Police Chief DCP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said, Lim had made a seditious comment by saying that "Teoh Beng Hock was murdered".

"The police are still investigating the case and Teoh's inquest is still ongoing. How can he conclude that Teoh was killed? As a politician he can't just speculate and say what ever he wants. Let us do our job," he said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police need to re-submit the investigation papers on the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) F5 jet engine theft racket to the Attorney-General Chambers.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said this morning that Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail had requested for more documents detailing how the theft took place.

KUALA LUMPUR: "Can I shoot his right foot? I don't mind paying the fine and spending a night in jail. This is ridiculous!"

This was the angry reaction from the mother of one of the two 12-year-old boys shot in their right foot by a security guard "playing" with his shotgun at a Tenaga Nasional Bhd service centre here on Dec 1 when told that the guard had been jailed for just one day and fined RM2,000 on Dec 14.

KUALA LUMPUR: It was a time of fun and laughter at the Naza Kia Sdn Bhd media appreciation night yesterday.

The annual event, at the National Press Club (NPC), was attended by more than 200 media practitioners from various news and media organisations.

Guests were served good food and beverages with plenty of prizes including free vouchers and cash for the lucky ones.

KUALA LUMPUR: The first webcast comment yesterday evening by Manohara Odelia Pinot, — after a Syariah Court ordered her on Sunday to return to her Kelantan prince husband — was fraught with technical problems.

SENTUL: Police are on the lookout for a suspect in his late 30s who injured a Chinese national in the scrotum on on Sunday.

Sentul district CID chief DSP Lim San Aik said the victim had lodged a report two days after the incident occurred and police have identified the suspect after getting a statement from the victim.

"We are still not sure how the suspect managed to cause such a severe injury by only using his hand."

The 38-year-old foot reflexologist was rushed to the hospital on Sunday morning when he bled non-stop from a wound in his scrotum.

KUALA LUMPUR: "They took him away from me. My daughter will grow up without having her dad by her side. Did they ever think of the consequences?

"Those words were expressed by Noriha Abdul Rahman, 29, as she mourned the loss of her husband who was killed during a snatch theft on Monday afternoon.