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A lorry driver implicated in a fatal FRU collision has been acquitted and discharged of charges related to concealing two stolen cattle in Teluk Intan. The driver remains under investigation for dangerous driving.
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Malaysian police have concluded a four-day enforcement operation across Selangor, resulting in 349 arrests including 39 wanted suspects. The coordinated blitz targeted crime hotspots through 235 raids and inspections.
A teenage foreign national appeared in Sandakan Sessions Court facing charges of raping a 61-year-old woman. The alleged offence occurred in March, marking another serious crime involving foreign individuals in the Sabah town.
A DAP legislator has criticised the prisons department for inaction on human rights commission findings into a deadly Taiping prison riot, calling for the director's suspension pending investigation.