Malaysian police

7 arrested in connection with religious school fire in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Muslimchronicle

Seven teenage suspects were arrested in relation to the fire at a religious school that killed 23 people, mostly students, Malaysian police said Saturday. Police arrested the seven suspects, aged between 11 and 18, after obtaining surveillance videos from the neighborhood, Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh Ishar Singh told a press conference. "Factor of mischief were found in theRead more

Malaysian police claim to have foiled attack on Arab royalty ahead

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Malaysia on Tuesday said that seven militants arrested late last month were planning an attack on "Arab royalties" visiting its capital, Kuala Lumpur. According to Reuters, the arrests were made just days before the state visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, to Malaysia on February 26th. "They were planning to attack Arab royaltiesRead more

Malaysia police arrest woman over N. Korean killing

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Malaysian police probing the killing of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader arrested a woman Wednesday as they tried to unravel a Cold War-style assassination the South said was carried out by Pyongyang’s agents. As Seoul pointed the finger at poison-wielding female spies from North of their shared border, police in Kuala Lumpur said they were holding a woman withRead more

Malaysia arrests second woman in suspected assassination of N.Korean

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Malaysian police detained a second woman on Thursday suspected of involvement in the apparent assassination of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. State-run Bernama news agency reported that she has been remanded in custody for seven days along with a woman who was caught at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Wednesday, two days after Kim JongRead more

Malaysia police arrest second woman over N. Korea killing

Kuala Lumpur - AFP

Malaysian police probing the killing of the half-brother of North Korea's leader on Thursday arrested a second woman over the spy novel-style assassination Seoul said was carried out by Pyongyang agents. A woman with an Indonesian passport was taken into custody overnight, a police statement said, and was being quizzed along with a 28-year-old Vietnamese woman detained on Wednesday. TheRead more

Malaysia Arrests 4 Involved in ISIS Cell in Philippines

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Four people, including three foreigners, have been arrested over their suspected involvement in an ISIS cell based in the Philippines, the Malaysian police said. The suspects are a 31-year-old Filipino man, two male Bangladeshi nationals aged 27 and 28, and a 27-year-old Malaysian woman. They were arrested in Sabah and Kuala Lumpur between Jan 13 and 19. The suspects areRead more

Malaysia cops arrest 5 over attack on Lankan envoy

Kuala Lumpur - Arab Today

Malaysian police said Monday they have arrested five people after a group of protesters assaulted the Sri Lankan ambassador at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Malaysian authorities said the attack on High Commissioner (ambassador) Ibrahim Sahib Ansar on Sunday left him with minor injuries, but they have so far given no details on the identities or background of the attackers. “FiveRead more