Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain personally assisted a motorcyclist who was injured in a three-vehicle accident immediately in front of his approaching entourage on the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway this morning.

According to Kuala Lumpur’s Chief of Traffic Investigation and Enforcement ACP Mohd Zamzuri Mohd Isa, the accident occurred at approximately 8.25am, and involved two cars and a motorcycle heading towards the city centre.

Initial investigations revealed that the incident began when a Honda Civic travelling in the far-right lane was rear-ended by a motorcycle. The impact caused the rider to lose control, subsequently colliding with the rear of a Mazda CX-3 SUV.

“The accident occurred along the route of the convoy of vehicles belonging to the Inspector-General of Police,” he said in a statement.

“Upon witnessing the incident, Tan Sri immediately stopped and stepped out to provide initial assistance to the victim involved in the accident before traffic assistance arrived at the scene. The victim, a 56-year-old Malay motorcyclist, sustained injuries to his left ankle and right hand.”

​Both car drivers involved in the accident have filed police reports, while the injured motorcyclist remains under medical care.

Authorities are continuing their investigations to determine the cause of the collision.

A man sustained body injuries after falling from a second-storey building at Grand Plaza in Putatan here yesterday.

Penampang police chief Superintendent Sammy Newton said a call was made to the police station at 12.20pm stating that a man had fallen from a building in Putatan.

“A team of police rushed to the location and found a man lying on the road.

“Police investigation revealed the 38-year-old local man had fallen from a window of his rented room located on the second floor of the building.

“Paramedics arrived at the scene and attended to the victim before he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment,” said Sammy.

He urged anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward to assist police in their investigation.

Sammy also reminded the public not to upload or share any photos or unverified information on any social media platforms which could interfere with police investigation.

The body of a 15-year-old boy who went missing after being swept away while swimming with friends at the Batu Satu beach in Kuala Baram on Monday has been found washed ashore this morning.

The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), in a statement, stated that the body of Mohamad Iqbal Khairul Hisyam was discovered by a labourer near a construction site about four kilometres from where he was last seen.

“The body was identified by a family member and was pronounced dead by medical personnel at the scene,” it added.

Bomba said the body was handed over to the police for further action.

A multi-agency search and rescue operation for Mohammad Iqbal was launched after being notified of the incident on Monday.

Besides Bomba, the other agencies involved included police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit and Civil Defence Force.

Lutong fire station chief Henry Jugah had on Monday stated that they were alerted of the incident at 6.40pm and rushed a team to the beach.

Henry said based on eyewitness accounts, the four teenage boys were swimming at the beach when the victim went missing after he was suspected to have been carried away by the strong waves.

He added that the other three, aged between 15 and 17, were able to swim back to safety.

A man in his 20s has been arrested for rape after a 14-year-old girl he had befriended was confirmed to be pregnant.

According Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat, the crime was discovered when a doctor reported the matter to the police after confirming the girl to be 10 weeks’ pregnant.

“Initial investigations revealed that the victim had become acquainted with the suspect, a local man in his 20s, in November 2024.

“Their relationship reportedly escalated, leading to sexual activity at the suspect's residence,” he said in a statement.

The age of sexual consent for girls in Malaysia is 16 years’’’' old.

​He said the case is being investigated as rape under Section 376 of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and 10 strokes of the cane upon conviction.

“We urge anyone with information about this incident to come forward to the Subang Jaya District Police Headquarters,” said ACP Wan Azlan.

The victims of Tuesday’s tragic multi-vehicle crash on Jalan Teo Kui Seng have been identified.

The collision, which occurred around 12.50pm, claimed five lives and left four others injured.

According to a source, the five vehicles involved in the accident were two Proton Sagas, a Toyota Altis, and two motorcycles.

Among the deceased were two male students, both aged 16, who were passengers in the first Proton Saga.

A third passenger, a female aged 19, remains critically injured and is being treated in the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Red Zone.

The 16-year-old driver of the vehicle, also a student, survived with cuts to his chin, hands, and right leg. He is still being treated at SGH.

The second Proton Saga was driven by 41-year-old Nasrulhakim Muhamad Sidek, who did not survive the crash.

His passenger, 35-year-old Caryn Ann Risly, also perished.

The rider of the first motorcycle, a 51-year-old man, suffered injuries to his head and hands and is currently receiving treatment at the SGH Green Zone.

Wan Khairul Nizam Wan Kadir, 40, the rider of the second motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Toyota Altis was driven by a 51-year-old man who sustained head and hand injuries.

He is also being treated in the hospital’s Green Zone.

Kuching police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah has said the unlicensed underage driver of the first Proton Saga would be detained once discharged from SGH.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless or dangerous driving causing death.

A food rider man was fined RM1,800, in default a month in prison, by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possession of a fake firearm, which he had bought online.

Magistrate Chia Huey Ting meted out the fine on Mohd Nasir Othman, 47, who pleaded guilty to the charge.

He was charged with possession of an imitation rifle without a valid licence at a house in Jalan Lintang Bayan 6, Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas near here at about 9 am last Jan 6.

During mitigation, his lawyer, Edmund Anthony Hermon from the National Legal Aid Foundation, said his client, who earns RM1,200 a month, has two wives and six school-going children to support.

“He had bought the imitation rifle online through TikTok and it was not intended to hurt anyone as the bullet is of water-based gel.

“The accused did not know that it is an offence to own an imitation rifle which he used to play with his 11-year-old son,” he said.

The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Public Prosecutor, R. Lushani.

In another proceeding at the Sessions Court here, Mohd Nasir pleaded guilty to possession of 18 litres of ketum water in front of a house at Jalan Lintang Bayan 6, Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas near here at 9 am last Jan 6.

He was also charged with his wife, Norhafizah Mohd Zamberi, 36, with possession of 259.5 litres of ketum water in the same house at the same time and date. Both pleaded guilty to the charge.

Judge Ahzal Fariz Ahmad Khairuddin fixed March 12 for submission of the chemist report and set bail of RM16,000 with one surety on both charges for Mohd Nasir, while Norhafizah was allowed bail of RM8,000 with one surety.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Lim Jin Hong, while the accused were unrepresented.

The Court of Appeal here today overturned the acquittal of four men charged with the murder of T. Nhaveen seven years ago.

The four individuals — J. Ragesuthan, 26, S. Gokulan, 26, and two individuals who were juveniles at the time of the incident — have been ordered to enter their defence in relation to the charge.

The three-judge panel comprising Justices Datuk Che Mohd Ruzima Ghazali, Datuk Mohamed Zaini Mazlan and Datuk Noorin Badaruddin, also ordered the four to enter their defence on a charge of causing grievous hurt to Nhaveen’s friend, T Previin, who was 19 years old then.

The appellate court had allowed the prosecution’s appeal to overturn the High Court’s decision.

Justice Che Mohd Ruzima, who led the panel, remitted the case back to the Penang High Court for the four men to enter their defence and ordered all four men to be remanded pending trial.

Meanwhile, the same panel upheld the acquittal of S. Gopinaath, 34, who had been charged in 2021, four years after the incident, while the trial was ongoing.

​“We agree with Gopinaath’s counsel that prejudice had occurred against his client as he was only charged when a prosecution witness was testifying,” he said, adding that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against Gopinaath.

The prosecution was appealing against the High Court’s decision in October 2023, that had acquitted and discharged the five of them for Nhaveen’s murder, without their defence being called.

They had been accused of murdering Nhaveen, then 18, at a park on Jalan Bunga Raya between 11pm and midnight on June 9, 2017.

As for the charge of causing grievous hurt to Previin, Ragesuthan, Gokulan, and two other individuals were accused of committing the offence near the Karpal Singh Learning Centre in Jalan Kaki Bukit, Gelugor, between 11pm and midnight on June 9, 2017.

According to the facts of the case, Nhaveen was beaten with a helmet. He was sent to the Penang General Hospital but he died six days later, on June 15, 2017.

In today’s proceeding at the Court of Appeal, Deputy Public Prosecutors Mohd Amril Johari and Yazid Mustaqim Roslan appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Datuk Naran Singh appeared for Ragesuthen, Gokulan, Gobinaath and one of the juveniles. Lawyer Maanveer Singh Dhillon represented the other juvenile.

A retiree lost more than RM145,000 of his savings to a job scam after accepting a part-time job offer.

Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 63-year-old man claimed he received a phone call from a man last Dec 5 offering him a part-time job which involved promoting electrical goods online and was promised a 25 per cent commission upon registering as a member of the company.

He said the victim was also told that he would be paid a commission of two to eight per cent for every product promoted.

“However, when he wanted to quit, he was asked to make some money transactions to get the promised profit. He made 14 transactions of more than RM145,000 to 12 different bank accounts given by the suspect, and began to feel cheated after being asked to make another transaction,” Yahya said in a statement today.

Yahaya said the victim lodged a report at the Kuantan District Police Headquarters yesterday and the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

Twenty-three passengers were injured when a tour bus collided with a container lorry at KM157.8 of the North-South Expressway northbound near Sungai Bakap early this morning.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Saiful Bahari Mohamad said they received an emergency call about the accident at 4.16 am.

“Upon arrival at the scene, we found the bus carrying 24 passengers along with a driver and an assistant had rear-ended a container lorry.

“Twenty-three passengers sustained injuries, including two who were seriously hurt. They were sent to Sungai Bakap Hospital and Seberang Jaya Hospital for treatment,” he said.

The collision caused severe traffic congestion stretching about five kilometres along the expressway.

The number of individuals affected by huge waves and high tides in two districts in Terengganu has climbed to 299 as of 8 am today, compared to 80 reported yesterday.

The State Disaster Management Committee reported that 285 evacuees from 73 families in Kemaman district have been accommodated at two temporary relief centres (PPS), namely Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Kuala Kemaman and Balai Raya Kampung Geliga Pantai, since last Friday.

In Dungun district, 14 evacuees from five families have been taking shelter at the Bandar Paka Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK) Hall since yesterday.

Meanwhile, Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor, in a statement, announced the closure of the road along Pantai Seberang Takir in both directions starting Jan 12 until further notice.

“This road closure is necessary to ensure the safety of motorists and prevent any untoward incidents due to overflowing water that may disrupt traffic in the area,” he said.

In its latest advisory, the Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a warning of strong winds and rough seas, with northeasterly winds at a speed of 40 to 50 km/h over the waters off Terengganu, Kelantan, Pahang and Johor until Jan 18.

It said wave heights could reach up to 3.5 metres, posing dangers to small boats, recreational sea activities and water sports.

Residents living near the coast have been urged to remain vigilant and avoid approaching the beach.