May 17th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The wife of the suspected mastermind in the kidnapping of 12-year-old Dutch national Nayati Shamelin Moodliar has denied any involvement or knowledge of the crime. The Star reported this morning that she had cut short her holiday with her husband while in Paris when she learnt that the police were looking for her husband in ..
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May 16th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – Police and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement unit today patrolled the residence of Datuk S. Ambiga at Jalan Setiakasih 1, Bukit Damansara here. Two DBKL vans with 10 enforcement officers and a police patrol car were seen keeping watch over the area this afternoon and as of 7pm, there were no peddlers or groups at ..
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May 16th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 – One hundred alleged victims of police brutality from Bersih 3.0 will come forward this Saturday to tell their stories, Bersih 2.0 announced today, adding that the group may include those in the police wanted list. The polls watchdog told a press conference here that it was inappropriate for the police to launch a dragnet on …
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May 15th
NILAI, May 15 — Police have moved to clarify news reports in which they are said to have stated that the tear gas used during the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28 was approved by the United Nations (UN). Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar told The Star the tear gas was imported based on UN-approved rules, and that the …
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May 14th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Police have busted a major Eramin 5 drug processing syndicate with the arrest of 25 suspects, including Taiwanese and Nepalese nationals, after carrying out 15 raids in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Klang on Saturday. Bukit Aman Narcotics Department Director Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim said police also seized 282.62 kg of powdered ..
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May 14th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Police have detained 21 participants of the April 28 rally as of yesterday, and still waiting for 120 others to surrender by tomorrow after their faces were published in the media. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar said the 21 detained included those who surrendered or were detained at home. He …
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May 14th
PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Ismail Omar has urged the Malaysian Bar to be more transparent on how it arrived at its conclusion of the Bersih 3.0 rally held in the capital on April 28. He said the resolution passed by the Malaysian Bar in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Friday was prejudiced and had …
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May 14th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Police will not act against traders who set up a burger stall in front of Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan’s home on Thursday despite the Bersih chief claiming it was an invasion of her privacy. Deputy IGP Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar (picture) told reporters today the force will not act against the Malaysia Small and Medium Entrepreneurs …
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May 11th
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The Bar Council announced today plans to “engage” with the authorities, including the prime minister, home minister and Inspector-General of Police (IGP), over its findings on Bersih 3.0 and added that it has not discounted holding public march. Its president, Lim Chee Wee, said that “at the minimum”, council leaders hope to …
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