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New Straits Times
4 days ago
- New Straits Times
Pakistani among 5 arrested for rubber latex smuggling in Perak
IPOH: A Pakistani national was among five people detained by the General Operations Force (GOF) for involvement in rubber latex smuggling activities over the past two months. Northern Brigade GOF commander, Senior Assistant Commissioner Shahrum Hashim, said they were arrested at 2.30am on Friday during Op Intra. "We also seized over 35,400kg of rubber latex, a tanker truck, as well as various machinery and equipment used to transfer the rubber latex. "The operation was carried out by the Intelligence Branch of the GOF Northern Brigade, with assistance from the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB), Taiping Municipal Council, and Taiping district police headquarters," he said. He added that the operations team tracked a tanker truck carrying rubber latex from Kedah to a premises in Taiping, where the suspects, aged between 32 and 59, were transferring the rubber latex using hoses. "At the premises, they transferred the rubber latex using hoses into an IBC tank (bulk storage tank) with a capacity of 1,000kg. "An inspection found that the tanker truck driver had sold 900kg of rubber latex, using a trick by replacing the weight of the sold latex by placing several weights on the body of the tanker. "This was done so that the customer receiving the rubber latex would not notice the reduction in weight during the re-weighing process," he said in a statement today. He added that the total value of the seizure was estimated to be more than RM789,000. "The Pakistani man detained was found to have violated the conditions of his work permit, an offence under Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Act 1959/63. "He was handed over to the police, while the other four detainees and the seized items were handed over to the MRB for further investigation," he said. The case is being investigated under the Malaysian Rubber Board Licensing and Permit Regulations 2014, namely Regulation 3(1)(a) and Regulation 7(1)(f). He added that fines and licence cancellations could be imposed by the MRB if a breach of licence conditions is proven.
The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
Police arrest five over latex theft syndicate in Perak
IPOH: Five men, including a Pakistani national, have been arrested in connection with a latex theft syndicate during a raid here. General Operations Force northern brigade commander Senior Asst Comm Shahrum Hashim said the suspects are aged from 32 to 59 and were detained in Op Intra from 2.30am to 6pm on Friday (August 8). He said the team tracked the activity for two months before tailing a tanker lorry transporting latex from Kedah to a premises in Taiping. At the premises, the suspects transferred latex into 1,000kg IBC tanks using a hose. 'Our checks found the driver had sold about 900kg of latex and used a cunning tactic by placing metal weights in the tanker to mask the shortage,' he said in a statement on Saturday (Aug 9). He said 35,400kg of latex, a tanker lorry, equipment used to transfer latex and two mobile phones were seized, with total value at RM789,132.04. Comm Shahrum said the Pakistani suspect also violated his work permit conditions under Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Act 1959/63. He said the Pakistani man was handed to the Taiping district police Criminal Investigation Division, while the other suspects and seizures were handed to the Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) for further investigation. Comm Shahrum added the case is being probed under the LGM Licensing and Permit Regulations 2014 for buying, storing, selling or processing rubber without authorisation and for dealing in rubber from questionable sources. He said the Northern Brigade will step up surveillance and patrols in Perak, Penang and Kedah and urged the public to share information with the authorities. Comm Shahrum then added that the operation was carried out with LGM, the Taiping Municipal Council and the Taiping district police.
Free Malaysia Today
29-07-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
High Court upholds RM780,000 awarded to sacked exec
The High Court in George Town, Penang, upheld an earlier decision by the Industrial Court. GEORGE TOWN : The High Court here has upheld an Industrial Court's decision awarding nearly RM800,000 in back wages and compensation to a senior employee of a semiconductor firm who was wrongfully dismissed in 2018. The High Court's decision will see Kon Siang Boon, a former global account manager at Molex (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, retaining the RM789,333.58 awarded to him by the Industrial Court last year. The High Court also ordered the company to pay RM7,500 in costs. Justice Anand Ponnudurai, in his ruling today, said there was no error of law in the Industrial Court's findings, and that the court had rightfully preferred Kon's version of events over the company's, based on the credibility of witnesses. Kon, who had been attached with the company for nearly 30 years, was accused of making fraudulent claims while on a business trip, which Molex claimed breached company policy, and was subsequently sacked in 2018 after a domestic inquiry. The Industrial Court, however, found the dismissal unjustified and procedurally flawed. At the time of his dismissal, he was earning over RM21,000 a month, with bonuses and allowances. According to the facts of the case, from 2016 to November 2017, Kon submitted meal and transport claims under the prevailing company travel policy, which were all approved by his superiors. Molex revised this policy on Nov 1, 2017, to bar meal claims. However, the Industrial Court found that this revised policy had not been clearly communicated to Kon. The court accepted Kon's testimony that he only became aware of the new rules in December 2017 and had stopped making such claims after that. In delivering his ruling, Anand said the Industrial Court's decision was reasonable and backed by detailed analysis.
