by G. Prakash

PETALING JAYA: Retired senior policeman Datuk Fauzi Shaari has confirmed that he will join PAS after being approached by several top party leaders.

He told The Malay Mail this last night while on his way to attend a ceramah in his hometown of Larut, Perak.

SEPANG: An Indian national's bid to smuggle 5.17kg of syabu in 24 stainless steel pots into the country failed after the drugs were detected by Customs officers at KL International Airport (KLIA) on Tuesday.

PETALING JAYA: Who would have thought doing the laundry in the morning could be dangerous?

This was apparently the case for a woman in her 70s, who was attacked at her house in Section 19/5 yesterday.

In the 6am incident, the woman was confronted by two robbers, one armed with a pistol, while hanging clothes.

Police said the duo forced her back into her double-storey house at gunpoint.

PUTRAJAYA: The one-week grace period for 141 Bersih 3.0 participants to own up will end tomorrow.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said only 21 had so far come forward to assist in investigations, but admitted some were detained by police.

"Now that the time given is coming to an end, police will now start tracing those involved in the gathering of April 28," he said during a visit to Hospital Putrajaya yesterday as part of 205th Police Day celebrations.

Ismail said eight had been charged in court.

RAWANG: Instead of a Mother's Day dinner with the family, a 48-year-old woman had to make funeral arrangements for her 14-year-old son who was found hanged from a makeshift noose around his neck in his room on Saturday.

PETALING JAYA:  "Where else can we take our dogs for a walk?"

This is the sentiment shared by most dog owners who claim having no choice but taking their pets for exercise in their residential area.

SUBANG JAYA: When 74-year-old SS19 resident Yip Sun Wah left home for his daily morning walk, little did he realise it would be his last.

Just two streets away from home, Yip was attacked by an American bull terrier and died on the street after succumbing to his injuries.

SUBANG JAYA: The three-year-old dog that mauled a 74-year-old jogger to death yesterday morning could be put to sleep as the law allows it, according to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ).

"The dog is now currently under the custody of Selangor Veterinary Services Department," said the Council's deputy corporate communication director, Azfarizal Abdul Rashid.

"Based on our records, the dog has a licence allowing it to be kept inside a house. It is not a pitbull, as reported. Its breed has been identified as an American bull terrier," he said.

PETALING JAYA: Media personnel donning black outfits with yellow wristbands were the centre of attraction in Bangsar Utama yesterday as they commemorated World Press Freed