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Kuala Lumpur police have arrested a man suspected of assaulting a victim and threatening him with a gun-like object at a Cheras eatery, in what appears to be a serious criminal intimidation case.
A Butterworth court has convicted three security guards of extorting a UNHCR cardholder, imposing RM5,000 fines on each. The incident underscores protection vulnerabilities for refugee cardholders in Malaysia.
A court has ordered an elderly man to prison for assaulting a law enforcement officer and failing to settle a RM1,000 fine. The incident occurred when he resisted a routine identity verification.
Police have arrested a suspected drug trafficker and recovered controlled substances valued at over RM1.7 million during a residential raid in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.