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Malaysiakini
2 days ago
- Malaysiakini
Viral photo of upside-down Jalur Gemilang at police HQ from 2016: Cops
Seremban police have clarified that a viral image showing the Malaysian flag being flown upside-down at the district police headquarters is not a recent incident. District police chief Hatta Che Din said the image, which resurfaced on Facebook yesterday morning, was originally taken in 2016 during the Police Day celebration.
Malaysiakini
2 days ago
- Malaysiakini
Viral photo of upside-down Jalur Gemilang at police HQ from 2016: Cops
Seremban police have clarified that a viral image showing the Malaysian flag being flown upside-down at the district police headquarters is not a recent incident. District police chief Hatta Che Din said the image, which resurfaced on Facebook yesterday morning, was originally taken in 2016 during the Police Day celebration.
Free Malaysia Today
29-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
BMW rider dies after scraping 4WD travelling on emergency lane
Police said the motorcyclist tried to swerve to the right to avoid the 4WD which braked suddenly. PETALING JAYA : A 51-year-old motorcyclist died on Friday after crashing into a four-wheel-drive travelling on the emergency lane of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) before being run over by a trailer. Seremban police chief Hatta Che Din said the incident occurred at about 4pm at Km254.6 of the highway heading towards Seremban. He said the 4WD, driven by a 65-year-old man with a 54-year-old female passenger, was heading towards Shah Alam from Rembau. Hatta said the vehicle was on the emergency lane when it braked suddenly. The motorcyclist on a BMW bike tried to swerve to the right to avoid it, but scraped the right brake light. The rider fell onto the left lane of the highway and was run over by a trailer. He died at the scene from severe head injuries. Another motorcyclist also rear-ended the 4WD drive on the emergency lane, but he was unharmed. 'The driver of the 4WD did not not suffer any injuries,' Hatta said, adding that the case was being investigated for causing death by reckless driving.
Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops nab hardened criminals with a total of 138 records over theft of car
Seremban police chief Hatta Che Din said the three men, aged between 34 and 48, were arrested in Cheras, Selangor. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Two hardened criminals, with 61 and 77 criminal records respectively, including for attempted murder, were among three arrested two days ago for suspected involvement in car theft. Seremban police chief Hatta Che Din said they were arrested after a man lodged a police report about the theft of his Honda Civic RS. 'In the 10am incident, the victim claimed the suspects took his car keys from a car wash and drove off with the car. 'Acting on information, a team from the Seremban criminal investigation division's intelligence and operations unit arrested three suspects at 5.30pm the same day,' Harian Metro reported him as saying. Hatta said the three men, aged between 34 and 48, were arrested in Cheras, Selangor. Police also seized the car reported missing. He said police also seized a four-wheel-drive vehicle that had been reported missing in Petaling Jaya on May 16. 'We seized special equipment for car theft, such as a programming machine, a jammer and 12 vehicle number plates. 'Several car keys, seven Touch 'N Go cards and various branded handbags were also recovered. Further inspection also uncovered seven packets of drugs, believed to be methamphetamine, heroin and yaba pills,' he said. Hatta said the 77 criminal convictions of one of the suspects included one for luxury vehicle theft. 'The other suspect with 61 criminal offences is wanted for attempted murder in Bentong, Pahang,' he said. Hatta said urine tests found all the suspects positive for methamphetamine use. They were remanded for four days to aid investigations under Section 379A of the Penal Code for car theft. He said the two were also suspected of involvement in 13 car theft cases around Seremban, the Klang Valley, Melaka and Batu Pahat.
Free Malaysia Today
14-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Driver dies in 2-lorry crash in Seremban
The victim's lorry following the crash this morning. (PDRM pic) PETALING JAYA : A man died after the lorry he was driving rammed into the rear of another lorry carrying gas on KM244.8 of the North-South Expressway (southbound) in Seremban today. The driver, 56, died of severe head injuries at the scene in the 6.10am incident, Sinar Harian reported. Seremban police chief Hatta Che Din said both lorries were on their way from Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru. The driver of the other lorry was uninjured. Hatta said the victim's body was sent to Rembau Hospital's forensic department for an autopsy. He said the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by reckless and dangerous driving.
