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Malay Mail
6 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Lorry driver, Myanmar worker hurt in collision with trailer on NSE near Sungai Petani; three more escape injuries
SUNGAI PETANI, June 10 — A lorry driver and a Myanmar worker were injured in an accident involving a trailer and a seven-tonne lorry at Kilometre 106.8 of the North-South Expressway (southbound) near the Sungai Petani Utara exit near here, last night. Guar Chempedak Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) chief, Assistant Fire Superintendent Mohd Happyzam Abd Rasid, said the incident involved five victims, three of whom were uninjured. 'The fire brigade received an emergency call regarding the incident at 8.51 pm and rushed to the scene. 'The lorry driver and the Myanmar national, both in their 30s, suffered minor injuries while the 49-year-old trailer driver and two Myanmar nationals, both in their 30s, were reported to be safe,' he said in a statement today. According to him, all five victims were conscious after the accident and got out of their respective vehicles before the rescue team arrived. 'The injured victims were then taken to hospital using an EMRS vehicle for operation ended at 10.11pm last night,' he said. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
4 days ago
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
PN trying to portray itself as Malay unifier, says PKR man
Sungai Petani MP Taufiq Johari said Dr Mahathir Mohamad's proposal for Malay-based parties to come under a single, broad coalition is a 'desperate and provocative move'. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : PKR's Taufiq Johari today accused Perikatan Nasional (PN) of attempting to portray itself as a unifier of the Malay community, following a PAS leader's defence of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's new alliance for 'restoring Malay power' in the government. In a statement, he said the former prime minister and PAS, a PN component, had 'divided the community many times before in the past'. He said Mahathir had quit Umno to form Bersatu and then Pejuang – all three of them Malay-based parties. PAS, meanwhile, had broken up Muafakat Nasional, an alliance between the Islamic party and Umno, the country's two largest Malay-Muslim parties, he said. 'Now PAS is the latest to jump on Mahathir's false assertion that a new alliance is needed to restore Malay unity. 'Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man must know that Mahathir's proposal for all Malay-based parties to come under a single, broad coalition is a desperate and provocative move,' he said. Tuan Ibrahim, the PAS deputy president, said last night that Mahathir's new platform was key to uniting the Malays. He also said that the proliferation of political parties was one of the main reasons behind disunity within the community. He said the democratic system had allowed the formation of many political parties and that a grand alliance involving intellectuals, corporate figures, politicians, and religious scholars was needed to unite the Malays. He also said that Mahathir's platform was different from PN, which was a coalition of political parties. On Wednesday, Mahathir announced a new loose coalition which would include PAS and Bersatu, to rally the Malays in an effort to save the community from what he described as political and economic decline. The event was attended by PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin, opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin, and Tuan Ibrahim. Taufiq, the Sungai Petani MP, labelled it a 'gathering of disgruntled leaders' whom he said were trying to distract the public with a false narrative. 'I urge the Malays of today to look to the future, and not be tricked by these deceitful and irresponsible claims,' he said. Separately, Urimai chairman P Ramasamy said while Mahathir's new initiative was targeted at the Malays, it had implications for every ethnic group in Malaysia. 'Perhaps it is time for non-Malay communities to consider their own umbrella coalition – a political force to defend their rapidly eroding rights in an increasingly fragmented and directionless Malaysia,' he said in a Facebook post.
Free Malaysia Today
23-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Appeals court upholds 30-year sentence for drug trafficking
A Lingeswaran retains the right to file a final appeal with the Federal Court. PETALING JAYA : The Court of Appeal today upheld the 30-year prison sentence and 12 strokes of the cane imposed on a 39-year-old man for trafficking 43.2gm of heroin and monoacetylmorphine in 2022. Bernama reported that a three-member panel, comprising Justices Azman Abdullah, Azmi Ariffin and Noorin Badaruddin, unanimously dismissed the appeal by A Lingeswaran, who sought to overturn both his conviction and sentence. Delivering the court's decision, Azman held the conviction was safe and warranted affirmation by the appellate court. He said despite conflicting versions of events from the prosecution and defence, the court was satisfied no further witnesses were required to corroborate the testimony of the arresting officer. In July last year, the High Court found Lingeswaran guilty of trafficking 40.1gm of heroin and 3.1gm of monoacetylmorphine at Jalan Kenari Biru 1, Taman Kenari Jaya, Sungai Petani, Kedahm around 12.30am on Sept 7, 2022. The court sentenced Lingeswaran to 30 years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane, with the custodial sentence to take effect from the date of his arrest on Sept 7, 2022. Prior to his arrest, Lingeswaran was employed as a runner for a workshop, assisting in road accident matters by liaising with police or hospitals, and handling insurance claims. He retains the right to file a final appeal with the Federal Court. Lingeswaran was represented by N Sivananthan and Grace S Nathan, while deputy public prosecutor Zander Lim Wai Keong appeared for the prosecution.
Malay Mail
16-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Eight arrested for assault on teens in Sungai Petani over TikTok misunderstanding
SUNGAI PETANI, May 16 — The police arrested eight men over the assault on two teenage boys near Taman Kelisa Ria near here on Wednesday night. Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said the men, 18 to 21, were arrested along Jalan Jati near here at about 7 pm yesterday. 'Both victims, 18 and 19, were on their way home on their motorcycles when the assault occurred,' he said in a statement today. The cause of the assault was believed to be a misunderstanding between the 19-year-old victim and one of the suspects during a live broadcast on TikTok, he said. The suspect had told the victim that he wished to resolve the matter properly but both boys were set upon by the suspect and several other men who were armed with metal rods and wooden sticks. Both victims sustained injuries on their bodies and were taken to Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital here for treatment. All suspects have been remanded for five days from today to facilitate investigations under Section 326 and Section 148 of the Penal Code, he added. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
13-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Woman loses nearly RM1mil to love scam
The victim transferred RM925,850 last year, after the scammer, who claimed to be from Yemen, told her he had been hospitalised and needed money for his treatment. ALOR SETAR : A woman has been left penniless after falling victim to a love scam syndicate that swindled her of nearly RM1 million. Kedah commercial crime investigation department (CCID) chief Loi Yew Lik said the 53-year-old victim came into contact with a man claiming to be from Yemen through Facebook on Jan 26 last year, and had since been communicating with him via WhatsApp. He said that throughout their contact, the man gave the victim two rings, purportedly as a symbol of his commitment to marry the woman. 'On Feb 5, 2024, the suspect told the complainant that he had been hospitalised and needed to borrow money for his treatment, promising to repay her when he came to Malaysia to marry her. 'Driven by love and trust, the complainant transferred RM925,850 in stages through 166 transactions into 15 separate bank accounts from Feb 5, 2024 to March 25, 2024,' he said in a statement today. Loi said the complainant realised she had been scammed when she discovered the man had failed to arrive in Malaysia and that he had blocked her Facebook account. He said the victim filed a police report about the incident yesterday (May 12) at 10.49am at the Kuala Muda district police headquarter in Sungai Petani. Loi advised the public to check with the police before making any large money transfers for dubious reasons. He said that checks can be made through the Semak Mule application, the CCID Facebook page, or by contacting the National Scam Response Centre at 997.
