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The Star
24-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Families get homes after decades of waiting
Compiled by KHOO GEK SAN, ALLISON LAI and R. ARAVINTHAN AFTER a 40-year struggle, 32 Indian families in Perak have finally received the deeds to their homes, Makkal Osai reported. These families had built their houses on JKR-owned land after the Ladang Bikam plantation, where they previously resided, was sold off decades ago. State exco member A. Sivanesan confirmed that the state government intervened after JKR said it no longer needed the land. The government then took over the land and issued the long-awaited land deeds. Similarly, 52 families in Kampung Baru Kuala Bikam are seeing resolutions to their own nearly five-decade-long land issues. Some have already received their land deeds, while others are in the process. The Kampung Senggai families received their deeds from Sivanesan during the opening ceremony of the RM9mil Dewan Muhibbah Bidor. The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
The Star
02-05-2025
- The Star
Unemployed JB youth charged with possession, trafficking drugs
JOHOR BARU: An unemployed local youth has been charged at a Magistrate's Court here for allegedly trafficking and possessing more than 225g of drugs. The accused, Lim Ken Yi, 23, only nodded his head after the charges were read out to him before Magistrate Azureen Sahira Sauffee Afandi here on Friday (May 2). Based on the first charge sheet, he was accused of allegedly trafficking 219.06g of methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) along Jalan Dato Abdullah Tahir here at around 1.30pm on April 20. For the second charge, Lim was accused of possessing 6g of ketamine at the same time and location. No plea was recorded from him. He was charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 12 of the same Act, which carries the death sentence or life imprisonment upon conviction No bail was offered and Magistrate Azureen Sahira set June 25 for the next mention for handing over documents. Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Aishah Latif prosecuted the case while the accused was not represented. On Tuesday (April 29), police arrested five suspects, including the accused, during a major operation across four districts in Johor that led to the arrest of five men, including a Singaporean, and the seizure of drugs worth nearly RM9mil. The five-day special operation, launched by the Johor police from April 20 until 24 targeted syndicates operating in Johor Baru, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi, and Kluang. The raids resulted in the confiscation of various drugs including syabu, ecstasy, ketamine, Erimin 5 pills, heroin, ganja, and yaba pills, with a total street value of RM8.97mil. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the successful raids reflect the police's continued commitment to battling drug distribution networks. 'We have struck a significant blow to drug syndicates with the arrest of five suspects, aged between 22 and 47 years old, including a Singaporean. 'These operations dismantled well-organised distribution channels that used gated and guarded apartments and vehicles to store and move drugs,' he said
The Star
29-04-2025
- The Star
Johor cops seize over RM8mil worth of drugs, Singaporean among five nabbed
JOHOR BARU: A major police operation across four districts in Johor has led to the arrest of five male individuals, including a Singaporean, and the seizure of drugs worth nearly RM9mil. The five-day special operation, launched by the Johor police from Sunday (April 20) until Thursday (April 24) targeted syndicates operating in Johor Baru, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi, and Kluang. The raids resulted in the confiscation of various drugs including syabu, ecstasy, ketamine, Erimin 5 pills, heroin, ganja, and yaba pills, with a total street value of RM8.97mil. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the successful raids reflect the police's continued commitment to battling drug distribution networks. 'We have struck a significant blow to drug syndicates with the arrest of five suspects, aged between 22 and 47, including a Singaporean. 'These operations dismantled well-organised distribution channels that used gated and guarded apartments and vehicles to store and move drugs,' he said in a press conference at the state police headquarters here on Tuesday (April 29). Comm Kumar added that the Singaporean suspect was arrested during the raid at an apartment unit in Danga Bay here at around 10pm on Wednesday (April 23) night. He said during an inspection inside the apartment, police found a variety of drugs including more than 10,000 grams of ecstasy powder worth RM1.6mil. 'Checks with our Singapore counterparts found the suspect has one previous record in the island republic. Further inspection also revealed that he possessed a fake identification document during his arrest,' he added. Comm Kumar said all five suspects were being remanded to assist with investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
