Fake cop arrested after robbing foreign family in Klang Posted on 05/01/2025 SHAH ALAM, Jan 5 — A man who posed as a policeman before robbing a foreign family in Meru, Klang, near here, yesterday has been arrested. Klang Utara district police chief ACP S. Vijaya Rao said the suspect entered the victims’ home, introduced himself as a police officer and demanded that they pay RM4,000 to avoid arrest. Feeling threatened, the victims handed over two gold rings and a mobile phone to the 23-year-old suspect. “After obtaining the items, the suspect fled on a motorcycle, the type and registration number of which could not be identified. A police report was lodged soon after at 1.24am,” he said in a statement today. The suspect, who was apprehended yesterday along with the stolen items, is being remanded for six days to assist in investigations. The case is being investigated under Sections 392 and 170 of the Penal Code. Vijaya Rao advised the public to remain vigilant and not to fall for individuals impersonating police officers to commit crimes. — Bernama News
UiTM denies Islamic religious camp mandatory for non-Muslims, says miscommunication Posted on 14/01/2025 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has denied allegations that it was requiring non-Muslim students on its Shah Alam campus to attend Islamic religious activities. Responding to the claims, it clarified that Muslim students attended a session on religious practices in the campus mosque while non-Muslim students… Read More
Minister disputes claim on increase of tertiary-educated workers in low-skilled jobs Posted on 19/11/2024 Human resources minister Steven Sim affirmed that the government is committed to tackling underemployment in the country. KUALA LUMPUR: The claim that Malaysia’s underemployment rate among tertiary-educated workers increased by 100,000 in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024 is inaccurate, says human resources minister Steven Sim. Responding to Afnan Hamimi… Read More
SpaceX to launch more private astronaut missions to ISS Posted on 20/12/2024 SpaceX has previously flown private missions with Axiom Space and Polaris, including the first spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to fly private crew missions to the International Space Station in partnership with a California-based startup, the two companies said on Thursday. The missions… Read More