KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has advised the public to be cautious of a scam syndicate misusing his name and mobile number to deceive victims.

SHAH ALAM, March 26 — An electrician was sentenced to six days' jail and a fine of RM3,500, in default six months in jail, by the Sessions Court today for deceiving a man over a modification to a Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) electricity meter.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) received 8,501 cases in 2024, comprising 3,910 complaints and 4,591 enquiries, representing a 60 per cent increase from 5,318 cases in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The legal practitioner arrested over corruption related to birth registration is suspected of processing birth certificate applications after receiving payment from applicants.

SHAH ALAM, March 14 — A company managing director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to three counts of using a falsified Malaysian Immigration Department receipt two years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Investment, Trade, and Industry (Miti) Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said there are no findings or reports indicating that Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips in servers were transferred to Malaysia from Singapore as claimed.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A total of 750 Malaysians involved in job fraud syndicates abroad have been successfully rescued and repatriated back home as of February 25.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The government is taking necessary actions to establish whether Malaysian laws had been breached in the alleged shipment of United States (US)-sanctioned artificial intelligence (AI) chips from Singapore to Malaysia, said the Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti).

SHAH ALAM, March 4 — Singer Noraniza Idris lodged a police report today after her murukku business suffered nearly RM630,000 in losses, allegedly due to fraud by a company operating under a local entrepreneurship academy.

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The Court of Appeal has upheld former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony’s conviction and sentence of three years imprisonment and RM50,000 fine for falsifying documents related to a maintenance and service contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) 11 years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti) is investigating an allegation that Nvidia's artificial intelligence chips in servers linked to a fraud case were moved from Singapore to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The High Court has upheld the acquittal of two friends on a charge of cheating two men, involving the distribution of 180,000 boxes of rubber gloves worth more than RM1 million four years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Youth and Sports Deputy Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim has urged victims of fraud cases involving sports activities to file police reports so that strict action can be taken.

NANJING, Feb 20 — A group of 200 Chinese citizens suspected of involvement in fraud were escorted back to China by Chinese police on Thursday after being repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar, Xinhua reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The parties involved in smuggling scheduled waste, electronic waste (e-waste) and scrap into the country are doing so by making false declarations and committing fraud.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — As of February 7, police have received 141 reports of alleged Umrah fraud involving a travel agency, with losses exceeding RM3 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — A company director pleaded not guilty to eight charges of fraud and money laundering involving RM5.1 million through a glove sales transaction five years ago at the Sessions Court today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The former chief executive officer (CEO) of a Johor water company was charged at the Sessions Court today with two counts of cheating the company over non-existent welfare programmes involving RM3.38 million two years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The High Court has granted the public prosecutor's forfeiture application against Havana Bayview Sdn Bhd and Ricky Wong Shee Kai, ordering the forfeiture of a luxury condominium and RM445,039.28 held in Wong's fixed deposit account.

By Danial Dzulkifly BATANG KALI, Jan 23 — The Selangor government plans to tighten its land administration system following recent cases of land title fraud uncovered through police investigations. Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari described the findings and subsequent arrests of...