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Johor police catch man with a taste for stolen underwear

TANGKAK, Feb. 11 -- Police have arrested a man who is wanted in connection to a previous house break-in involving stolen underwear in a residential area here last week. Tangkak police chief Superinte... Read More


Facts, risks and response: What we know about the tuberculosis outbreak in Johor

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 11 -- Once widely regarded as a "death sentence", tuberculosis (TB) has drawn renewed attention in Malaysia following a recent outbreak in Johor. Health officials have said the two... Read More


No foul play in Skudai house fire that killed pregnant woman, man, Johor cops say

KULAI, Feb. 11 -- Police are ruling out foul play in the deaths of a pregnant woman and a man in a house fire in Taman Damai Jaya, Skudai near Johor Bahru yesterday. Johor police chief Datuk Ab Raham... Read More


No foul play in Skudai house fire that killed pregnant woman and man, Johor cops say

KULAI, Feb. 11 -- Police are ruling out foul play in the deaths of a pregnant woman and a man in a house fire in Taman Damai Jaya, Skudai near Johor Bahru yesterday. Johor police chief Datuk Ab Raham... Read More


Johor Bahru to expand CCTV network to 2,500 units to boost city security

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 10 -- The Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB) is expected to add 2,000 more closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras around the city to the existing 500 units that are in operation. Joh... Read More


Johor TB outbreak: Pontian primary school student tests positive, close contacts screened

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 9 -- The Pontian district health office has confirmed that a male primary school student from the district has contracted tuberculosis after testing positive for the respiratory dise... Read More


Four-day remand for man who drove from KL to Pagoh, ran amok, trespassed homes and assaulted owner

PAGOH, Feb. 9 -- An unemployed man drove for more than two hours from Kuala Lumpur to Pagoh where he ran amok before breaking into three houses and assaulting a homeowner in Taman Pagoh Jaya here yest... Read More


Johor government to conduct cloud seeding this week following low water levels in dams

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 9 -- The Johor government is scheduled to conduct cloud seeding in the state following the low water levels in several dams due to a dry spell. The cloud seeding will be concentrate... Read More


Six schoolchildren quarantined after contracting tuberculosis in Kota Tinggi outbreak

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 5 -- The Johor government said six students from schools in Kota Tinggi have been quarantined and are being monitored closely after contracting tuberculosis (TB) following a recent o... Read More


Tuberculosis outbreak in Kota Tinggi sees 33 active cases under close monitoring

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 5 -- Johor public health authorities are investigating a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kota Tinggi, with 33 active cases detected so far. The State Health Department (JKNJ) stated t... Read More