Archive for March 2008



Asmawi Missing: 19-year-old SMS Sender Freed

22 March 2008
Kuala Lumpur
The 19-year-old man who allegedly attempted to extort RM5,000 from the family of missing 11-year-old Muhammad Asmawi Jalaludin was granted police bail yesterday. It is believed that he sent a short message to Asmawi’s sister on 12 March 2008 at 1:50pm.
The suspect, a Form Five student, was arrested at his house in [...]

Nurin Murder Case: MCA Offers RM20,000 for Information

21 March 2008
Kuala Lumpur
In response to criticism that the police have given up on the murder case of 8-year-old Nurin Jazlin, MCA Public Service and Complaints Bureau chief Datuk Michael Chong has offered a RM20,000 reward to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of the killer.
Nurin was kidnapped on 20 August 2007 and [...]

RM6,000 Ransom Paid for Woman’s Release

21 March 2008
Petaling Jaya
A 24-year-old clerk was abducted by three armed men in Taman Rawang Jaya yesterday at 2:15am and was released six hours later after her parents paid a ransom amount of RM6,000.
Woo Yen Yen’s friend had driven her back home and was waiting in the car when three men in a Proton Waja [...]

Asmawi Missing: 19-year-old SMS Sender Remanded

21 March 2008
Kuala Lumpur
The Form Five student who allegedly send a false short message with information on missing 11-year-old Muhammad Asmawi Jalaludin and extorting RM5,000 from his family was brought from Sabah to aid in investigations.
The 19-year-old man, who just finished his SPM, was picked up from his house in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday night [...]

Altantuya Murder Trial: More Bone Analysis

20 March 2008
Shah Alam
Based on the colour and surface texture of the bone fragments found at the crime scene, they had originated from one human body, Kuala Lumpur Hospital forensic pathologist Dr Nurliza Abdullah said. The 43-year-old witness was testifying in the 97th day of the murder trial of Altantuya Shaariibuu yesterday.
She said her bone [...]

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