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1 April 2021
PETALING JAYA: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is investigating a syndicate suspected of running unlicensed investment schemes promising high returns to prospective investors.
In a statement today, the SC said the syndicate was being investigated for alleged offences under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.
It said SC officers raided several of the syndicateโs locations in Kuala Lumpur recently, confiscating their records and devices. Their servers were also shut down.
According to the statement, the syndicate, which also runs two clone firm schemes promising high returns in a short period of time, was believed to have duped hundreds of investors of over RM7 million.
Initial investigations show that the syndicate had been operating the unlicensed schemes since 2016.
SC identified these schemes as:
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November 25, 2020 9:58 AM
PETALING JAYA: Newly-wed โNellieโ jumped from the balcony of her first floor flat at 3.30am to escape her abusive husband, one week into their marriage.
The 21-year-old emotionally and physically battered bride required surgery, having suffered multiple fractures on four toes in the fall.
She was forced by her family into an arranged marriage on March 14, four days before the movement control order (MCO) was enforced in Malaysia because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
On the first day of the MCO, her husband began beating her. He threatened to hunt โNellieโ and kill her if she tried to flee.
โNellieโ was recently discharged from the hospital and is at a Womenโs Aid Organisation (WAO) shelter where she is being assisted with case management.
The story of โNellieโ paints a bleak picture of life for women for whom the lockdown of fear and abuse has intensified.
The Covid-19 crisis seems to have brought out the worst of human behaviour with reports of violent offences lighting up helplines.
Read more: Domestic violence at crisis level months after lockdown
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September 30, 2020 @ 12:41pm
KUANTAN: All a 26-year-old insurance agent wanted was to apply for a job posted on Facebook but instead he received a strange request to provide his bank account details.
Unperturbed by the demand, the man obliged and the move proved costly as he ended up losing RM22,000 of his savings.
In the incident on Sept 17, the victim noticed a job vacancy post on Facebook and sent a message to a number written on the advertisement to gather details about the job.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Superintendent Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said after some time, the victim received a text message requesting a copy of his MyKad and bank account details.
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29 Sep 2020, 06:06 PM
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is again advising the public not to use their hands or any body part other than the forehead to scan their temperatures
According to Harian Metro, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the ministry discouraged people from recording their body temperatures by pointing the 'temperature gun' at the wrist, which he noted many have been doing lately.
He stressed that the most accurate body temperature readings are obtained from scanning the forehead
"The temperature reading from body parts other than the forehead is doubtful, so in relation to that, the public is advised to stop using their hands or other body parts," he explained.
According to Seattle Children's Hospital, a person's clinical body temperature is normally measured at the forehead, ears, mouth, armpit, or rectum.
Rectal temperatures are the most accurate but are the most invasive, which is why doctors opt for next best screening area - the temporal artery in the forehead.
Read more: MOH: Stop Using Your Hand For Temperature Scans. Use Your Head
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Isnin, 27 Julai 2020 | 4:19pm
PETALING JAYA: Seorang pesara guru wanita berusia 71 tahun, kerugian RM1.07 juta selepas dipercayai menjadi mangsa penipuan sindiket Macau Scam.
Mangsa mula menjadi sasaran selepas menerima satu panggilan daripada individu mendakwa petugas 'Pos Laju Malaysia' memaklumkan ada satu bungkusan dihantar dari Kepong ke Sabah mengandungi kad pengenalan atas nama mangsa, pada 25 Mei lalu.
Panggilan itu kemudian disambungkan pula kepada seorang lelaki lain mendakwa sebagai anggota polis berpangkat sarjan bernama 'Chong Sin Hadari'.
Ketua Polis Daerah Petaling Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal, berkata suspek mendakwa bertugas di Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial, Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Sabah.
"Mangsa diberitahu dia terbabit dengan sindiket kegiatan pengubahan wang haram dan butiran peribadinya kononnya digunakan seorang lelaki yang juga bekas pengurus bank yang sudah pun ditangkap.
Read more: Pesara guru rugi RM1.07 juta diperdaya Macau Scam
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09 JUL 2020 / 15:36 H.
PETALING JAYA: Employees who are affected by salary cuts or retrenchment and need to service their loan repayments, are advised to liaise with their banks.
The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) has urged these individuals to engage with their banks now instead of waiting until September, when the moratorium period ends.
โIf you have genuine concerns about not being able to make the payments after Sept 30, contact the bank as soon as possible to explain your situation and seek to re-negotiate your loan. Negotiate honestly to find the best way forward,โ Fomcaโs president Datuk Dr Marimuthu Nadason said in a statement today.
For those servicing multiple loans with various banks, he suggests contacting the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) for assistance.
Read more: Loan payment: Fomca urges employees affected by pay cuts to speak with their banks
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SUDAH hampir dua minggu negara dilanda jerebu. Menurut Jabatan Alam Sekitar, kebakaran hutan di Sumatera dan Kalimantan, Indonesia menyebabkan jerebu merentas sempadan dan memberi kesan kepada peningkatan bacaan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) di semua kawasan di sepanjang pantai barat Semenanjung Malaysia dan barat Sarawak.Kebakaran belukar bagi tujuan pertanian di beberapa kawasan antaranya di Johan Setia, Klang, Selangor memburukkan lagi keaยญdaan.Untuk rekod, bacaan IPU antara 0 hingga 50 dikategorikan baik, 51 hingga 100 (sederhana), 101 hingga 200 (tidak sihat), 210 hingga 300 (sangat tidak sihat) manakala 300 ke atas berbahaya.Ketua Perkhidmatan Oftamalogi Kementerian Kesihatan, Dr. Nor Fariza Ngah berkata, jumlah pesakit bagi kes berkaitan konjunktivitis (mata) meยญningkat 20 hingga 30 peratus di 42 hospital kerajaan seluruh negara kesan jeยญrebu.
Beliau menasihatkan orang ramai mengurangkan aktiviti luar rumah yang boleh memberi kesan kesihatan terutama mereka yang menghidap asma.Peningkatan IPU ini turut menjejaskan sesi persekolahan di kawasan yang terlibat apabila terpaksa ditutup bagi mengelakkan kesihatan pelajar terjejas. Antara negeri yang terlibat deยญngan penutupan sekolah ini ialah Sarawak, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Selaยญngor, Pulau Pinang dan Kedah serta Putrajaya.Mengikut pekeliling Kementerian Pendidikan, sekiranya bacaan IPU melebihi 100, pihak sekolah hendaklah menghentikan semua aktiviti luar bilik darjah. Jika bacaan 200, semua sekolah yang berada dalam kawasan atau daerah hendaklah ditutup serta-merta. Jabatan pendidikan negeri di seluruh negara mempunyai kuasa mengikut prosedur operasi standard masing-maยญsing untuk mengarahkan penutupan sekolah jika kawasan mereka dilanda jerebu teruk.
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