Cyberspace espionage a particular concern, says Saifuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Online scams and phishing remain the most prevalent global cyber threats, with criminals leveraging increasingly sophisticated tactics to deceive victims, said the International Criminal Police Organisation's (Interpol) Cybercrime Directorate Neal Jetton.

MANILA, March 12 — Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte was sent to The Hague yesterday hours after he was arrested in Manila at the request of the International Criminal Court as part of its probe into a "war on drugs" that defined his presidency.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 20 —  Malaysia has called for the creation of an Asean Cybercrime Task Force similar in nature to Interpol to facilitate real-time intelligence exchange and regional cooperation in combating digital threats effectively.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has no information on the whereabouts of wanted businessman Low Taek Jho, popularly known as Jho Low, who is reportedly in Myanmar, said Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The Home Ministry (KDN) is closely collaborating with Interpol and Aseanapol in addressing issues of human trafficking and smuggling of migrants.

SHANGHAI, May 27 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has asked the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) to redouble its surveillance and monitoring of online information to address any threat of terrorist activities.

SINGAPORE, March 28 — Organised crime rings fuelling an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to US$3 trillion (RM14.19 trillion) annually.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The police will gather and analyse information from existing intelligence before making any arrest in the murder of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Hussain.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The investigation into Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin's murder is still ongoing even though there are no new developments or leads at the moment, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Police are seeking help from Interpol to review some information and evidence obtained in the investigation into the murder of autistic child Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Despite his release from immigration detention in Australia, the police will maintain Sirul Azhar Umar's name in the Interpol red notice, said Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The case of 43 Malaysians tricked by a Macau Scam syndicate before being rescued by the Peruvian police in Lima, Peru, is the first one involving Malaysian citizens in South America, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The Royal Malaysia Police will be seeking Interpol’s assistance to find out the full identity and current whereabouts of comedian Jocelyn Chia, says said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Police have taken statements from five individuals in connection with a viral video allegedly showing a policeman extorting a female Chinese national after she failed to produce her passport at a roadblock at Bulatan Dato Onn here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have denied the allegation that the Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani remarked that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low has been removed from the Interpol red notice list as a ploy to lure him to return to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — An extradition request for fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, cannot be made, as no Interpol member state has confirmed his presence in their respective countries, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.

JOHOR BAHRU, April 22 — Interpol has issued a Red Notice against businessman Datuk Seri Nicky Liow Soon Hee, who heads the ‘Nicky Gang’, and his assistant.