
Nine foreigners detained in Kelantan over suspected online scam operations
Malaysian authorities arrested nine foreign nationals in Kelantan's Pengkalan Kubor on suspicion of coordinating online scam operations targeting regional victims.
The day's essential Malaysian news, briefed.

Malaysian authorities arrested nine foreign nationals in Kelantan's Pengkalan Kubor on suspicion of coordinating online scam operations targeting regional victims.

Two teenage cousins missing since Thursday night in Kota Baru were found safe in Machang after a 32-hour search. Police have arrested four individuals in connection with the disappearance.

A Kelantan court has convicted 54 undocumented migrants of immigration offences, imposing fines up to RM10,000 per person or jail time of up to three months in default of payment.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has confiscated 24 boxes of illicit cigarettes valued at approximately RM212,000 during a maritime enforcement operation near Kampung Penambang in Kelantan's Pasir Puteh district.

Business leaders in Kelantan are warning of growing cases where foreign nationals use marriages to local women and business partnerships to operate enterprises while evading regulatory oversight and taxation requirements.

A police corporal has entered a not guilty plea in Kota Baru magistrate's court over allegations of possessing nearly 20 grams of methamphetamine discovered in the court's detention facility last week.
Kelantan's Regent Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra held an audience with Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil to discuss growing concerns over fake accounts and false information spreading on social media platforms.