21/08/2025

THURSDAY | AUG 21, 2025

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Assemblyman charged over threat to public order

Doctor loses RM460,000 to online scam

1983, which would come into effect this year, even those who use drugs socially, such as in nightclubs or concerts, may face action and be ordered to undergo treatment. “Those who want to change will be given the opportunity to seek treatment at community centres, while hardcore addicts will be subject to a two-year detention order at rehabilitation centres.” He added that a 14-day remand application would be made for all those detained for further investigation, including laboratory confirmation tests. He said such operations would be carried out nationwide until the end of this year. – Bernama KUANTAN: A 55-year-old female doctor lost RM468,000 after falling victim to an online investment scam advertised on Facebook in May. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the victim was attracted by the advertisement and was later contacted by an individual posing as a representative of Nikko Asset Management, allegedly based in Singapore. “The suspect promised returns of 80% to 128% within a month. Convinced by the offer, the victim made 14 transfers into four different accounts between June 17 and Aug 6, using her Employees Provident Fund savings,” he said in a statement. He said the victim was then shown falsified profit statements through pictures sent by the suspect, indicating that her investment had grown to RM800,000, including the capital. “The victim was subsequently asked to pay another RM152,725, supposedly for tax purposes, before she could withdraw the profits. She became suspicious and refused to comply.” He added that checks revealed that Nikko Asset Management is a legitimate investment management company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with branches worldwide, but its name had been misused by scammers in this case. The victim lodged a report at the Kuantan police headquarters on Tuesday and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. – Bernama Cops investigate suspected murder of female student KUALA LUMPUR: Police have recorded the statements of 19 individuals to assist investigations into the suspected murder of a female college student at her family home in USJ 2/1, Subang Jaya on Thursday. Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said the individuals included the victim’s family members, friends and witnesses and the investigation would continue to identify the true motive and the suspect involved. “No arrests have been made so far and any further developments will be announced,” he said in a statement, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. The victim, in her 20s, was found hung from a ceiling fan in the living room of her family home by her father at 11.55am on Thursday. Autopsy results indicated that she died from bleeding around the hyoid bone and there were signs of strangulation. The victim, who lived with her sister and cousin, was found alone and there was no theft reported. – Bernama

KUALA Setia assemblyman Muhammad Hilman Idham was charged at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with making a statement on the social media platform TikTok late last month that allegedly threatened public order. The Bersatu Armada chief pleaded not guilty to the charge read before Magistrate Amira Abd Aziz, Bernama reported. “I claim trial,” he said. Muhammad Hilman, 36, was accused of making the statement at 2.09pm on July 30. The charge was framed under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum of two years imprisonment or a fine, or both upon conviction. A police officer from the Commercial Crime o Bersatu Armada chief claims trial to publishing offensive statement on social media LUMPUR: Gombak

accepting a bribe of RM500,000 from the same individual as an inducement to help the company secure the same project, which spanned from Jalan Sungai Adam to Kampung Banat in Perlis, with the project valued at RM47.8 million. Adam Radlan is also facing three charges of receiving bribes totalling RM4.1 million from Lian Tian Chuan and Mat Jusoh as payment for helping Nepturis Sdn Bhd and MIE Infrastructure & Energy secure two Jana Wibawa projects. He is also accused of soliciting a bribe of RM2 million from Lian in exchange for assisting Nepturis in obtaining the same projects. All the charges are under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009 and are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of not less than five times the amount of the bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher,uponconviction. Adam Radlan also faces seven money laundering charges amounting to more than RM3 million under Section 4(1)(b) of the Anti Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001. The offences were allegedly committed between March 2021 and January 2023.

Investigation Department came across the post at Menara KPJ. DPP Datuk Badius Zaman Ahmad proposed bail at RM10,000, while lawyer Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali, representing Muhammad Hilman, requested RM3,000 bail with one surety. The court fixed bail at RM4,000 with one surety and fixed Oct 9 for mention. Meanwhile, the Sessions Court yesterday acquitted and discharged Segambut Bersatu deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad, 44, of all 12 corruption and money laundering charges related to the Jana Wibawa project made against him after paying a compound of RM4.1 million. Judge Suzana Hussin made the ruling after hearing submissions from DPP Farah Yasmin Salleh that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has accepted Adam Radlan’s representation letter on June 3. Adam Radlan was charged with one count of soliciting a cash bribe of between 3.5% to 7% of the value of a project to be awarded from Mat Jusoh Mamat, the managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd. He is charged with another count of

CAPTURED CAR... . Road Transport Department (RTD) officers inspecting one of many vehicles seized during the second phase of “Op Luxury” at the Terengganu RTD headquarters. – BERNAMAPIC

Senior citizen among 128 arrested under anti-drug operation KUALA LUMPUR: A 61-year-old man with a history of more than 40 years of drug abuse was among 128 people detained under the National Anti-Drugs Agency’s “Op Perdana” that was conducted simultaneously around the capital and Labuan last night. He said the case reflects the challenge faced by authorities in dealing with hardcore addicts, who have been dependent on drugs for decades, despite various treatment and rehabilitation efforts. at a media conference after observing the operation that was conducted on Tuesday. Ruslin said those detained were Malaysians aged between 19 and 61, comprising 123 men and five women.

Among them were long-term heroin users, aged 40 to 60, who have been dependent on drugs for a long time. “Based on intelligence, the drug haunt in the Jalan Imbi area is active from 6am to 10am and 5pm to 7pm. Some are first-time users, while others are long-time addicts who have been in and out of rehabilitation centres.” He also said under the amended Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act

He added that the operation around Kuala Lumpur involved 77 personnel, focusing on drug hotspots, including abandoned construction sites on Jalan Imbi and a nearby People’s Housing Project. “A total of 112 people were detained in Kuala Lumpur and another 16 in Labuan. Preliminary screenings showed 77 of them tested positive for syabu, eight for ganja, five for benzodiazepine and the rest for heroin,” he said

Its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the man, who works as a contract labourer, has a history of being in and out of prison more than 10 times and has been sentenced to six strokes of the rotan for drug-related offences since his youth. “He is married and his family lives in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He suffers from diabetes, but continues with his drug habit.”