KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — A former restaurant waitress, a Chinese national, pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today to murdering her female fellow national by stabbing her multiple times at a restaurant in a shopping mall in Cheras two years ago.

Yang Yahong, 36, made the plea after the charge was read before Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin.

The woman was accused of murdering her colleague, cashier Zhang Wei, 34, at 4.30pm on November 29, 2024.

She was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, and is also liable to not less than 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Faridah Nurdinie Bahrum appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.

In the same court, a local man pleaded not guilty to a charge of trafficking 7,707.8 grams of Methamphetamine last year.

Kong Mung Kean, 33, was accused of trafficking the drugs in a shopping mall parking lot on Jalan Klang Lama here at 5.40pm on July 24, 2025.

He was charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment, and if not sentenced to death, a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction.

The prosecution was conducted by DPP Faridah Nurdinie, while Kong was represented by lawyer Evie Melynda Jee.

The court set July 16 as the next mention date for both cases. — Bernama

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Police have arrested 15 men after raiding an illegal cockfighting activity at a coastal hut near the Miri Golf Club area on Thursday afternoon.

The 3.30pm raid was carried out by officers from the Miri district police headquarters following a tip-off on the activity at the location, according to a report by BuletinTV3.

Miri police chief Asst Comm Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah confirmed that all those detained were locals aged between 28 and 74.

He said various items believed to have been used in the activity were seized during the raid, along with live and dead roosters found at the scene.

“Initial investigations found that all suspects admitted they were at the location for cockfighting purposes,” he said in a statement.

Police have completed investigation papers and all suspects were charged at the Miri Magistrates’ Court last Friday under Section 73(1)(g) of the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999.

If convicted, they face a maximum fine of RM2,000 or up to six months’ jail, or both.

The court set June 12 for mention.

All accused were allowed bail of RM600 each with one local surety.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Proton recorded sales of 16,995 units in May, outperforming the wider automotive market despite an estimated 15.4 per cent month-on-month decline in total industry volume.

In a statement today, the national carmaker said its year-to-date sales for the first five months of 2026 stood at 84,294 units, up 38 per cent from the same period last year, with an estimated market share of 26.7 per cent.

It said the Saga returned as Malaysia’s best-selling vehicle in May, with 7,398 units delivered during the month and 37,375 units sold year-to-date.

The company said its e.MAS range also topped electrified vehicle charts, with the e.MAS 7 PHEV becoming Malaysia’s best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle after 1,181 units were delivered in May and 2,936 units sold cumulatively since its February 4 launch.

It added that the e.MAS 7 EV reclaimed the top spot among electric vehicles in Malaysia in May with 958 units delivered, while the e.MAS 5 remained Malaysia’s best-selling EV year-to-date with 9,357 units sold.

Proton also said the S70 recorded 2,350 units in May, while the X50 remained the best-selling model in its SUV class and segment with 2,793 units delivered.

Deputy chief executive officer Dato. Ir. Abdul Rashid Musa said Proton’s 2026 performance showed Malaysians continued to respond to products offering “strong value, advanced technology, and a rewarding ownership experience”.

The company said its e.MAS models delivered 3,022 units in May across domestic and export markets, bringing year-to-date sales to 14,687 units, led by the e.MAS 7 PHEV with 1,181 units and the e.MAS 7 EV with 958 units.

PRO-NET chief executive officer Zhang Qiang said the response to the e.MAS range reflected growing consumer confidence in electrified vehicles, adding that Proton was strengthening supply as local assembly ramps up for the e.MAS 7 and begins for the e.MAS 5.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — Department of Community Communications (J-Kom) Director-General Datuk Ismail Yusop has announced the end of his service after more than a year leading the department, saying he will soon take on a new assignment.

In a Facebook post, Ismail, affectionately known as “Tok Abah”, said every journey in life has its moments of meeting and parting, and that every ending opens the door to a new beginning.

“Today is my last day serving as the Director-General of J-Kom. Insya-Allah, I will carry out a new responsibility at a new place for religion, race and country with the same spirit and determination,” he said.

Ismail, a former deputy director (training) at the National Civics Bureau (AKM), was appointed to the post on Jan 15 last year to fill the vacancy left by Dr Mohd Khairuddin Othman, whose service was terminated in September 2023.

Mohd Khairuddin, also Selangor PKR secretary, was appointed J-Kom Director-General on March 1, 2023, replacing Prof Datuk Dr Mohammad Agus Yusof.

Ismail said leading J-Kom had been a meaningful experience and expressed gratitude for the achievements recorded since January 2025 until now.

“If there is anything that can be considered an achievement, it is not the result of an individual effort, but rather the spirit of teamwork, loyalty and commitment of all J-Kom staff,” he said.

He also extended his appreciation to all department staff, strategic partners, community leaders and all parties who had placed their trust, support and cooperation in him throughout his tenure.

“I also seek forgiveness for any shortcomings during my service and pray for the best for everyone. Thank you for all the memories, experiences and friendships along this journey,” he added.

J-Kom plays a role in ensuring government policies are effectively communicated at community level, while its functions have been refined to strengthen inter-ethnic relations through its programmes and activities. — Bernama

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It led to the Macpherson report, she said.

[It] wanted to put right what went wrong with policing in the 1990s.

However, in attempting to do so, it also enshrined a principle which I believe is wrong that a racist incident is racist if it is perceived as racist by the victim or any other person.

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It has been two weeks since 101 employees lost their unionized jobs at Mama Earth Organics, a Toronto based grocery and produce delivery service. The job losses came after the company decided to relocate their operations from East York to Mississauga.

Mama Earth hourly workers were represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local 1006A. Employees unload, sort, pack, and deliver vegetables and specialty grocery items across the GTA and as far as Peterborough and London.

The union’s collective agreement, ratified in 2023, allowed for the workers and union recognition to move if the East York facility relocated. This only applied within the city of Toronto, which Mississauga is not a part of. 

Matt Davis, a former driver at Mama Earth, said the change left many workers feeling hopeless. 

“People had this look in their eyes, like a 1000 mile stare,” Davis said in an interview with rabble.ca. “Then towards the end of the day, as the day shift in the warehouse was leaving, I was there with my van. There were a lot of tears, and people sort of slowly made their way out.” 

Davis said the sting of the job loss was only sharpened by the current state of the job market. He said many were worried because it is hard to find work right now. In Canada, the unemployment rate sat at 6.9 per cent in April, a six month high. 

Davis said workers will continue to fight for jobs at the Mississauga facility. At the same time, workers want Mama Earth customers to be informed about the company’s decision. He said Mama Earth presents itself as a company that wants to make the world a better place through people’s food choices. 

“This move to terminate over 100 people with the minimum legal notice, no guarantee to continue their jobs at the new facility and no recognition of the union that our coworkers previously fought so hard to secure, I don’t know if that fits with that that kind of image of sustainability and putting people on the planet first,” Davis said. “We want to give the company the chance to do the right thing, and to begin to right some of these wrongs, because we don’t want to drag the company down.”

Ran Goel, CEO of Mama Earth, said his heart goes out to the employees impacted by the move but it had to be done because their lease was expiring and a renewal would come with much higher rent prices. 

“The building also needed over $1 million of repairs which we cannot afford. Over a quarter of impacted staff have indeed moved over the new facility but for many the commute was too far,” Goel said. 

He added that UFCW itself hasn’t alleged any union busting or similar behaviour. As well, he said Mama Earth went above and beyond its legal obligations. Despite Goel’s assertions, one customer felt she could no longer continue doing business with Mama Earth. 

“It was so blatantly evil and corrupt in my eyes,” said Julia Mathieson, who was subscribed to Mama Earth’s services for seven months. “I cancelled my subscription without hesitation the next day. It wasn’t a hard decision, despite how much I had grown to love and rely on the boxes, but there was no way I would continue to support and give my money to a company who would pull this.” 

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For Davis, this loss of union representation is emblematic of the larger challenges facing the labour movement in Canada right now. 

“I think our situation at Mama Earth is a call, even in a small way, to the labor movement to look very seriously and critically at what’s happening to our unions and at the different ways that employers are going after us and the ways that the law is currently not sufficient in protecting us,” he said.

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) claim of excess capacity against Malaysia may have stemmed from imports from other countries, Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said today as Putrajaya insists Malaysian manufacturers are not overproducing to flood the American market.

USTR had cited suspected forced-labour concerns and alleged excess capacity among Malaysian manufacturers as reasons for a proposed 10 per cent tariff on certain Malaysian exports.

The tariff is expected to take effect after the current 10 per cent tariff imposed under Section 122 of the US Trade Act 1974 expires on July 24, although the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) has said discussions are ongoing and no final decision has been made.

“We don’t have excess capacity,” Johari told reporters after addressing executives from US companies at the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce annual general assembly luncheon here.

“It could be that we import products that come from third parties with excess capacity, so that’s why.”

Johari maintained that Malaysian manufacturers were not producing beyond market demand in an attempt to flood the US market.

Excess capacity refers to a situation where businesses produce more goods than the market can absorb, sometimes allowing exporters to keep prices artificially low and gain a competitive advantage.

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 8— The High Court here today fixed August 5 to rule on the prosecution’s appeal against the Sessions Court’s acquittal of human rights blogger Jufazli Shi Ahmad.

The appeal stems from two charges of making offensive posts against former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Umno via YouTube, and failing to provide a YouTube account password to police officers.

Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin set the date after hearing submissions from deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Shahrizzat Amadan and defence counsel Ramesh N.P. Chandran, representing Jufazli, 37.

On October 18, 2024, the Sessions Court acquitted and discharged Jufazli on both charges without calling for his defence.

In his submissions today, Mohamad Shahrizzat contended that the Sessions Court judge had erred in ruling that no evidence linked the respondent to the uploaded video, and that this error justifies an intervention by the High Court. 

Meanwhile, Ramesh said the prosecution failed to adduce any evidence whatsoever from YouTube to prove that the respondent was the administrator or owner of the account known as “KingMaker”.

On July 7, 2022, Jufazli pleaded not guilty to uploading a video titled “Panas!! Supermodel Kantoi Merompak RM77.3 billion” on YouTube King Maker Politik at 3pm on June 27, 2022. 

The offensive videos were viewed at 3pm at the Criminal Investigation Department of the Dang Wang district police headquarters on July 1, 2022.

The charge, framed under Section 233 (1) (a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998, carries a maximum fine of RM50,000 or imprisonment for up to one year or both, and is also liable to a further fine of RM1,000 for each day the offence persists after conviction.

Jufazli also claimed trial to a charge of failing to provide the password to his YouTube King Maker Politik account, stored on his mobile phone, to police officers at the Dang Wangi police headquarters at 12.10pm, July 5, 2022.

The charge was brought under Section 249 of the CMA, which is punishable by a maximum fine of RM100,000 or imprisonment of up to two years or both, upon conviction. — Bernama