For its residents, the Seputeh constituency is regarded as a well-connected and strategic area situated between Petaling Jaya and the Kuala Lumpur city centre. It has a good mix of residential and commercial developments including low-cost houses and luxury properties. The constituency includes housing areas such as Taman Desa, Taman OUG, Sri Petaling, Salak South, [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: Driven to the brink of desperation, a man has offered to sell his kidney to settle his gambling debts despite knowing that it is illegal. A 45-year-old lorry driver from Ampang, who wanted to be known as Phuah, has priced his one kidney at RM50,000 to pay off a RM5,000 debt with loan [...]
GEORGE TOWN: Over 60 people are believed to have fallen prey to a so-called recording and modelling agency from Singapore, involving losses amounted to hundreds of thousands of ringgit, said Penang MCA Public Complaints Bureau deputy chief Lim Thoon Deong. He said so far four victims, who took part in the ‘Idol Search’ and ‘Cover [...]
PETALING JAYA: Investors of Genneva Malaysia Sdn Bhd are seeking the help of the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department and a consumer association to get them out of the predicament they are currently in. Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said they wanted to know how they could get their money back following the [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: Julie Lam thought she was pretty safe walking with several MCA members and Rela officers to a gotong-royong event at about 7am in Jalan Ampang. However, her sense of security was short-lived though as she fell victim to snatch thieves. “I felt a jerk on my right arm and saw two men on [...]
Perak police has successfully reduced the crime rate in the state by 13.5%, surpassing the 5% requirement as stated by the National Key Results Area in fighting crime. Perak CPO Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said crime cases in the state were still under control and the police have taken various measures to combat [...]
GEORGE TOWN: A housewife’s joy when her husband landed a new job in Newscastle, Australia, was shortlived when they were cheated of RM8,500 for an Australian work permit. Samantha Loh, 33, is now worried that her husband is stranded there. Loh, a former interior designer, said both she and her husband met a 34-year-old woman [...]
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has replaced the bulbs of a number of streetlights in Section 21 Sea Park and Section 20 Taman Paramount in Petaling Jaya which have been out of order for close to 36 months. Over the weekend and earlier this week, TNB technicians went all out to fix the streetlights. They changed [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: It seemed like the tables have turned on the Ah Longs (loan sharks) when a borrower turned out to be a conman who cheated three different loan shark groups and disappeared with the money. The matter came to light after IT specialist Thian Kah Haw received “warning letters” sent to his home earlier [...]
KUALA LUMPUR: People looking to buy or sell their vehicles should be cautious of scams, warned MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong. He said he received about two complaints on used car scams every month, adding that there were 26 cases last year and over 10 cases this year. “I [...]
