Ketua Polis Sibu Zulkipli Suhaili berkata dua suspek menaiki motosikal melepaskan tembakan ke arah bank berkenaan sebelum melarikan diri.
Pintu kaca sebuah bank di Jalan Lanang di Sibu, Sarawak yang pecah selepas dipercayai ditembak individu tidak dikenali petang tadi. (Gambar Facebook)
PETALING JAYA: Polis menjalankan siasatan bagi mengenal pasti motif dan suspek yang terlibat menembak pintu kaca sebuah bank di Jalan Lanang di Sibu, Sarawak.
Dalam kejadian kira-kira 3 petang itu menyebabkan pintu kaca premis berkenaan pecah, lapor Bernama.
Ketua Polis Sibu Zulkipli Suhaili berkata hasil pemeriksaan di tempat kejadian menemukan satu kelongsong peluru dan satu butir peluru hidup dipercayai mempunyai kaitan dengan insiden terbabit.
“IPD Sibu mengesahkan menerima satu laporan daripada seorang lelaki berkaitan kejadian itu.
“Menurut keterangan saksi, terdapat dua lelaki menaiki sebuah motosikal dengan seorang daripadanya melepaskan satu das tembakan dipercayai jenis pistol sebelum melarikan diri,” katanya dalam kenyataan.
Beliau berkata kejadian itu tidak menyebabkan kecederaan atau kemalangan jiwa dan disiasat di bawah Seksyen 39 Akta Senjata 1960.
Zulkipli turut menasihati orang ramai agar tidak membuat sebarang spekulasi yang boleh menjejaskan siasatan. - FMT
The families, who have lived for more than three generations at a reclamation site at Weld Quay, have been relocated to a new apartment building for a major redevelopment project.
Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow (centre) with a display of the proposed redevelopment of a site at Weld Quay in George Town. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: More than 200 squatter families who have lived for three generations at Weld Quay in George Town, Penang, have been moved to make way for a major redevelopment covering about 5.26 hectares.
The families were relocated from their homes at Weld Quay to the newly built Cecil Residency, an apartment complex built by a subsidiary of the Penang Development Corporation on Gat Lebuh Cecil, Bernama reported.
Cecil Residency is a 24-storey apartment block designed to provide 348 affordable homes for local people displaced by urban renewal.
Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the Weld Quay site is now being prepared for a mixed development that will take five years to complete. Of this total, about 4.9 hectares are state land, while the remaining land belongs to PDC, according to Buletin Mutiara.
In an engagement session in Bayan Lepas, he said the relocation was carried out by PDC, and the developer appointed to redevelop the site would have to pay back the costs of relocation to PDC.
Chow said this would be an advantage for any firm that won the contract, as they would not have to manage the moving process themselves.
Four companies have already bought tender documents for the project, priced at RM5,000 each. Local and international firms have until March 26 to submit their final bids for the land.
Chow encouraged bidders to offer more than the minimum price for the land set by PDC, including extra guaranteed payments, to raise the project’s overall value.
He also said the site falls within the Unesco World Heritage Site, which means strict rules will apply to any new buildings, such as a height limit of 18m to ensure the city’s historic skyline is protected.
The development will be connected to the city centre and Penang Bridge, with a new LRT station planned for the area. - FMT
State premier Abang Johari Openg says Sarawak must become a designer and creator of high-value technology.
Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg said its success in producing AI-powered chips proved the state’s capability in the semiconductor industry. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak must expand strategic cooperation with experts within and outside the country to shift towards being a designer and creator of high-value technology, says Sarawak premier Abang Johari Openg.
“The path towards becoming a technology creator is not easy, and requires many experts and high research and development costs,” he said in a Chinese New Year message today, Bernama reported.
Abang Johari said Sarawak’s early success through SMD Semiconductor in producing gallium nitride compound chips powered by artificial intelligence (AI) proved the state’s capability to move forward in the semiconductor industry value chain.
He said collaboration with a company in the UK had enabled research to be conducted in Cardiff, resulting in the chips being used in AI devices – the first AI-based device developed entirely with Sarawakian expertise.
Abang Johari said a memorandum of understanding was also signed between SMD Semiconductor, Yayasan Sarawak and the University of Bristol to strengthen collaboration in research, technology development and human capital development. - FMT
Fadil Marsus said action could be taken against those who possess, sell, buy or play with fireworks or firecrackers other than those permitted.
KL police chief Fadil Marsus said the two types of fireworks were permitted because they do not contain explosive materials that could endanger public safety. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have allowed only the ‘Happy Boom’ fireworks and ‘Pop-Pop’ firecrackers to be sold in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations, city police chief Fadil Marsus said today.
Anyone found possessing, selling, purchasing or playing with firecrackers and fireworks other than those permitted may face action under the Explosives Act, he said in a statement today.
Fadil said the two types of fireworks were permitted because they do not contain explosive materials that could endanger public safety. A permit from the district police is required for the sale of the two permitted items, he said.
Offenders may face up to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine of up to RM10,000 or both.
Fadil also reminded the public not to set off firecrackers and fireworks after midnight, as this could disrupt public order and pose a danger to others. - FMT
The draft legislation might be tabled at the next sitting of the Dewan Rakyat, says deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof.
Deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof said illegal gambling, if left unchecked, can affect social wellbeing, especially among the younger generation. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: A new law is being drafted to curb online gambling and might be tabled at the next parliamentary sitting, deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof said today.
He said there were growing concerns over the social impact of online gambling, and the need for a more comprehensive legal framework on illegal gambling, Bernama reported him as saying in Kuching.
He said the proposed legislation is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat as early as the next sitting, subject to the bill’s readiness.
“Illegal gambling, if left unchecked, can affect social wellbeing, especially among our younger generation. That is why the government is treating this matter seriously,” he said after a constituency event in Petra Jaya, where he is the local MP.
Fadillah said the proposed law is still under review as to whether it will be introduced as a new Act or incorporated as amendments to existing legislation, such as the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953.
Once enacted, the law would strengthen enforcement mechanisms, particularly on online gambling, and facilitate more effective action by the police and other relevant authorities.
In January, home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told the Dewan Rakyat that the police had proposed a review of existing laws to deal with the evolving nature of online gambling. Among the proposals were to amend the Common Gaming Houses Act and to incorporate provisions on online gambling offences into a proposed Cyber Crime Bill.
He was responding to a question by Batang Lupar MP Shafizan Kepli about what action was being taken to curb the spread of online gambling in rural areas of Sarawak.
In November last year, Sarawak police said efforts to curb online gambling were focussed on identifying more effective ways to block access to such platforms, in line with technological developments that enable gambling activities to be conducted via mobile devices.
Sarawak police commissioner Zainal Abdullah said a new approach was needed to enhance system-blocking measures. - FMT
Traffic flow is expected to continue increasing late into the night on the North-South Expressway and the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway.
A 50% toll discount, provided in conjunction with the 2026 Chinese New Year celebrations, began at 12:01am yesterday and ends at 11:59pm today. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Traffic flow across several major stretches of the North-South Expressway and the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway was reported to be slow and congested at 6pm today.
The Malaysian Highway Authority said the volume of vehicles on all major highways is expected to continue increasing until late tonight as the public takes advantage of a 50% toll discount, which will end at midnight.
Northbound traffic on the E1 was congested from Bukit Beruntung to Bukit Tagar; Gopeng to Simpang Pulai; the Menora tunnel to Kuala Kangsar; and Changkat Jering to Taiping Utara. On the southbound E1, traffic was moving slowly from Jawi to Bandar Baharu and from Sungkai to Slim River.
On the E2, southbound traffic was slow from the Sungai Besi toll plaza towards Kuala Lumpur; Bandar Baru Nilai to Bandar Ainsdale following an accident at Km277, which is obstructing the right lane, Bernama reported.
Congestion was also reported on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway from Gombak to Genting Sempah and from Lanchang towards Bentong. - FMT
