August 16, 2025
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Bukit Tambun heroin lab busted, with RM209,000 worth of drugs and vehicles seized

NIBONG TEBAL, Aug 16 — Police have arrested three men, including a Sri Lankan national, and dismantled a heroin processing laboratory belonging to a drug distribution syndicate during two raids in Bukit Tambun on Tuesday.‍

August 16, 2025
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Lorry driver arrested after hit-and-run in Bagan Serai thanks to public tip-off

IPOH, Aug 16 — A lorry driver suspected of involvement in a fatal accident that killed a police officer near Bagan Serai was arrested yesterday following a public tip-off.‍

August 16, 2025
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Naked and armed: Mentally unstable man in Penang subdued with water spray

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Aug 16 — The fire and rescue department took around 20 minutes to help police detain a mentally unstable foreign man who was behaving aggressively and brandishing a sharp object outside a restaurant on Jalan Kubang Semang yesterday.‍

August 15, 2025
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Ghost vessel sighted near Terengganu coast, MMEA probing possible connection to recent tanker blaze

KUANTAN, Aug 15 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detected a ‘ghost ship’ drifting near the Semangkok A oil platform in Terengganu on Tuesday.

August 15, 2025
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Tangkak woman scammed of over RM695,000 in fake ‘Franklin Templeton’ investment via Facebook and WhatsApp

TANGKAK, Aug 15 — A 60-year-old woman has been cheated out of RM695,375 after falling for an online investment scam that used the name of trading firm ‘Franklin Templeton’.

August 15, 2025
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Petaling Jaya to see significant road closures this weekend for the 2025 PJ Half Marathon

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Residents and businesses in Petaling Jaya will face temporary road closures this weekend as the PJ Half Marathon 2025 takes place across the city.