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A Batu Pahat father wept in court as four men were formally charged with murdering his son, businessman Low Kai Xian. Authorities allege the victim's body was wrapped in netting and disposed of in a river.
Four men have been charged in a Johor court with murdering a businessman whose body was recovered from Sungai Tanjung Sembrong in Parit Raja on August 3. The accused appeared before the Magistrate's Court in Batu Pahat.
A Pakistani perfume salesman faces charges of outraging a woman's modesty in a parked car in Batu Pahat. The alleged incident occurred earlier this month with a woman he had recently met.
A 33-year-old fisherman in Batu Pahat spotted a body wrapped in netting while attempting to film social media content at Sungai Tanjung Sembrong. Three suspects were arrested as authorities linked the discovery to a July 29 missing person report.
Authorities have detained three individuals as part of a murder investigation sparked by the discovery of a body in the Batu Pahat river, with the victim found restrained with adhesive tape.
Two brothers and a woman have been charged at Batu Pahat magistrate's court with trafficking MDMA-laced vape liquid and possessing ketamine. The trio faces serious drug trafficking charges that could carry capital punishment under Malaysian law.