16/07/2025

WEDNESDAY | JULY 16, 2025 5 Woman assaulted on varsity campus PETALING JAYA: Less than a month after the murder of a private college student in Cyberjaya, another violent incident has rocked Malaysia’s higher education community, this time involving a foreign student at a university in Subang Jaya. A 20-year-old woman was hospitalised on Monday after she was stabbed on campus, allegedly by her former boyfriend. According to a Bernama report, Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the attack occurred at 6.30pm. The victim sustained a slash wound to the left side of her neck and was rushed to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, where she is now in stable condition. A 21-year-old foreign man believed to be the woman’s ex-boyfriend was detained shortly after the incident. “The motive is under investigation,” said Wan Azlan. Police are probing the case under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons. Several videos of the incident have been widely spread, showing students intervening at the scene. In one recording, a group of female students is seen assisting the victim by applying pressure to her wounds and attempting to keep her conscious until medical personnel arrived. Another video depicts several male students subduing the suspect, with one of them restraining the hand reportedly still holding a knife. Following the incident, social media users circulated unverified claims alleging that the victim had been subjected to physical abuse and confinement. This case follows the June 24 killing of Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, 20, a physiotherapy student whose body was found in her off-campus apartment in Cyberjaya. Investigations revealed that she died of blunt force trauma. Several personal belongings were missing and police arrested three suspects, including her housemate and the housemate’s boyfriend. The suspects have since been charged, the man with murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code and the woman with abetment. The incident prompted the University of Cyberjaya to suspend the students involved and tighten off-campus housing security. Ű THE SUN TEAM newsdesk@thesundaily.com IPOH: Two Chinese nationals were killed while a local driver was injured after their car skidded while trying to avoid a lorry at Km316.9 of the North-South Expressway (northbound) on Monday. Tapah police chief Supt Johari Yahya said police were alerted to the incident at 10.30pm and the deceased, identified as Chong Hong and Yucheng Pan, both 41 years old, died at the scene due to severe head injuries. Driver Lau Yong Kheng, 56, sustained injuries to his neck, legs and arms. “Initial investigations revealed that the vehicle, which was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Penang in the right lane, had tried to avoid a lorry that changed lanes in front of it, causing the driver to lose control. “Efforts are ongoing to trace the lorry driver and obtain dashboard camera footage to assist in the investigation.” The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. – Bernama Two dead in highway crash

New entry control system to be used starting October

KUALA Immigration Department is set to begin using the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) in October, a move aimed at enhancing border security through artificial intelligence (AI). Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the entry control system would be used to screen visitors and tourists prior to their departure from their country of origin to Malaysia. “We have separate systems that do not allow access to data from other agencies, such as o Initiative would screen visitors prior to departure from country of origin to Malaysia: Immigration Dept LUMPUR: The

theme “AI for KDN, KDN for AI”. Zakaria said the autogate system using quick response code technology at KL International Airport would also incorporate AI for facial recognition, addressing integrity issues more effectively. “I see that in managing integrity, this technology greatly helps us reduce human involvement in decision-making. That is why we are moving towards fully using autogates at our entry points,” he said. He also said in the meantime, the department would step up enforcement efforts against illegal immigrants this year to maintain public confidence in the department, Bernama reported. He added that as of this year, 49,000 illegal immigrants have been detained for various immigration offences while action has been taken against 1,064 employers for harbouring illegal immigrants in residential premises, shared residences and construction sites.

police, but now we will integrate all the data to produce a more effective output before making decisions. “Through this system, tourists and visitors will be screened in their countries of origin before departure. If they are found to be ineligible to enter (Malaysia), the airline will automatically prevent them from boarding,” he said when appearing as a guest on Bernama TV’s Ruang Bicara on Monday. He said the application of NIISe is among the department’s initiatives to utilise AI to enhance the efficiency and integrity of its service delivery to the community. “Through NIISe, we will also introduce a chatbot, allowing the public to ask questions directly through the system without needing to make phone calls or visit counters,” he said. According to him, the use of AI in department operations is in line with the Home Ministry’s direction to expand the use of technology within the ministry under the

Company directors jailed for contempt of court KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has sentenced two directors of an investment firm to 20 days’ jail for contempt of court after they were found guilty of failing to comply with a Mareva injunction issued in a civil suit involving breach of contract. “The great concealment of the material information, the failure to comply over an extended period and the strategic nature of the non-disclosure demand a stern response.” preventing a defendant from disposing of assets until a decision is made in a case between a plaintiff and defendant. Earlier in court, the couple apologised, claiming they had no intention to disrespect the court. SWAT STRIKE ... A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission tactical squad conducting a raid on a scrap metal smuggling syndicate during Ops Metal at a storage and processing facility in Jalan Bukit Minyak, Bukit Mertajam in Penang yesterday. – BERNAMAPIC

The court also ordered the couple to pay a fine of RM10,000 each within seven days, failing which they would face an additional seven days’ prison. Last month, the court found the couple guilty of contempt for failure to adhere to the Mareva injunction filed by their investors in September last year. The decision stemmed from an interlocutory application in a civil suit filed by 64 investors against Alpha Capital for failing to pay monthly dividend returns, involving a collective sum of RM19,831,440.50. A Mareva injunction is a temporary order

“We did not intend to be in contempt of court. We did not understand what was being requested (in the Mareva injunction). “The audit is in progress but we have only received a draft audit report because we are unable to make payments to the audit company as all our bank accounts have been frozen,” said Syed Mahadzir. Lawyers Sachpreetraj Singh and Simran Kaur appeared for the investors while the couple was represented by lawyer Ganesh Magenthiran. – Bernama

Judicial commissioner Yusrin Faidz Yusoff handed down the sentence against Alpha Capital (M) Bhd directors Syed Mahadzir Fadaak Syed Jamil Fadaak and his wife Erna Elliyana Rosli for defying the court orders dated Sept 5 and Nov 22 last year. However, he allowed a stay of the execution of the jail sentence for two months from today to give time for the couple to fully comply with the Mareva order issued on Sept 5, 2024. “The court is not persuaded that the fine would be sufficient for a just sanction.