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Mystery bags found in condo
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (481+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: A contractor, testifying in a US$14. 57mil (RM68. 3mil) "missing jewellery" lawsuit against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic), was told to stop renovation works after discovering several mysterious large suitcases in a room. Chong Tong Leong, the sixth witness for the…...
Indonesia's Bali launches immigration task force to enhance security
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (178+ words) "The establishment of this immigration patrol task force is a concrete step to safeguard stability and security in Bali as one of Indonesia's leading tourist destinations," Director General of Immigration Hendarsam Marantoko said in a statement. Data from the immigration…...
RM100mil human trafficking, forgery gang busted in Kuala Lumpur
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (276+ words) PUTRAJAYA: A human trafficking and document forgery syndicate believed to have raked in at least RM100mil over more than seven years has been crippled following a series of raids. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said six locations across the Klang Valley…...
Nine litterbugs, including Chinese national, complete community service in Kuala Lumpur
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (266+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: A Chinese national and eight locals were forced to swap their morning routines for bin bags and brooms after being sentenced to community service for littering in the capital. The clean-up was part of a court-mandated sentence under…...
Customer data potentially compromised after Booking. com suffers data breach
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (274+ words) In an e-mail sent to its users and seen by The Straits Times on April 15, the platform said it "recently noticed suspicious activity affecting a number of reservations. Its investigations revealed that accessed information could include booking details, names, e-mail…...
AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against you
15+ hour, 35+ min ago (951+ words) April 15 (Reuters) - As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for advice, some "U. S. lawyers are telling their clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line. These warnings became more urgent…...
MCMC flags 441 fake news items on global energy crisis for removal
11+ hour, 39+ min ago (213+ words) PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has identified a total of 441 instances of fake news related to the global energy crisis that have been flagged for removal. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the public submitted official complaints regarding…...
Man scammed of over RM220, 000 while trying to sell antique vases
13+ hour, 18+ min ago (190+ words) SIBU: A 70-year old construction company director has lost RM222, 000 after he was scammed while trying to auction off three antique vases. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Azari Miskon the victim came across an advertisement on March 22 offering auction services for antiques....
RM3. 6mil worth of cigs and liquor seized in Penang
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (246+ words) BUTTERWORTH: Cigarettes and liquor worth RM3. 6mil have been seized following a raid by the Customs Department in Bukit Mertajam here. State director Datuk Rohaizad Ali said the seizure was made during a raid under Ops Petasan on an unoccupied warehouse in…...
Suspect in body parts case to undergo 30-day psychiatric evaluation
19+ hour, 5+ min ago (153+ words) KOTA KINABALU: The Magistrate's Court here has ordered a psychiatric evaluation on a 71-year-old man who was charged with murdering his ex-fiancee and dumping her dismembered body in several rubbish bins in Sepanggar here. Ram, making the application under Section…...