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- A + A KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): An individual who contested in the recent 15th General Election was arrested in a case of using a firearm without a licence and permission, following a video uploaded on social media. Petaling Jaya District deputy police chief Supt Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said the 28-year-old woman was arrested with her friend, a 41-year-old man in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, at 10.20pm on Wednesday. According to him, the arrest was made after police received a report at about 6.53pm on Wednesday, regarding a local citizen uploading a video clip doing shooting practice without a permit at the Selangor Shooting Club target range. He said the video clip was uploaded by the woman on her TikTok and Instagram accounts. “Police also confiscated a Glock 19 pistol, a cartridge case, 12 rounds of live ammunition, a Selangor Shooting Association card and a mobile phone to help with the investigation,” he said here on Thursday. Ku Mashariman said the two … [Read more...] about GE15 candidate arrested for firearm violation

Bulgarian prosecutors have charged five people for supporting terrorist acts in connection with an explosion in central Istanbul that killed six people on Nov. 13, the country's chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev said on Saturday. Three men of Moldovan origin and a man and woman of Syrian Kurdish descent were detained by Bulgarian special police forces earlier this week following investigations and close cooperation with prosecutors in neighbouring Turkey, Geshev told Reuters. "Five people have been charged. The charges are in two groups - for supporting terrorist acts in another country, namely the attack in Istanbul, and for human trafficking," Geshev said. "These people were mainly involved in human trafficking through the border (with Turkey) and smuggling," he said. Prosecutors will ask a Bulgarian court later on Saturday to keep the four men in detention, while a different option will be sought for the woman in light of a health condition, he said. Turkish prosecutors … [Read more...] about Bulgaria charges five people in connection with Istanbul blast

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline U.S. officials released convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in their prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner Thursday morning, returning the man known as the “Merchant of Death” to Russia who has had a long history of arms trades with among the most dangerous people in the world. Key Facts Bout, a former Soviet military officer who had gained a reputation as the world’s biggest arms dealer, was arrested in a U.S.-led sting operation in 2008 in Thailand, leading to his extradition in 2010 and his conviction in New York federal court one year later for conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons illegally to the Colombian terror group called the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC). He was convicted in 2011 of conspiring to kill Americans, conspiring to acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles and conspiring to providing support to a Colombian terrorist organization, and was … [Read more...] about Viktor Bout: Here’s What To Know About Russia’s ‘Merchant Of War’ And Why He Was The Prisoner Exchanged For Brittney Griner

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Nantucket, an island off of Cape Cod, is known for its pristine beaches and celebrity sightings. On Tuesday, Nantucket approved a measure allowing women to go topless on all of the town’s beaches (men were, not surprisingly, already permitted to do so). Throughout the United States, the fight for gender equality in laws that allow men, but not women, to bare their chests in public has been raging for decades. The Gender Equality on Beaches bylaw amendment passed with a vote of 327-242 following a debate at the annual town meeting in Nantucket. The measure isn’t quite a done deal, as it still needs the approval of the Massachusetts Attorney General before it goes into effect. Currently, only men can go topless on Nantucket’s beaches, and topless women can face a fine of up to $300 and up to three years in prison. The measure was proposed by seventh-generation Nantucket resident Dorothy Stover, founder of the Nantucket … [Read more...] about Nantucket To Allow Topless Women On All Beaches To Promote Gender Equality

Police busted a Kuwaiti overstayer on Thailand’s island of Koh Pha Ngan , as Thai cops continue to crack down on overstayers. The man, 56 year old Rashed Hea Juma, overstayed his visa by 16 days, according to police. Surat Thani Immigration officers arrested Rashed at a house in the Baan Tai sub-district earlier this week. Rashed was taken to the Koh Pha Ngan Police Station to face overstaying charges, and is waiting to be deported, The Phuket Express reported. This news comes after another two foreigners were reported to have been arrested for overstaying just yesterday. One foreigner arrested was a Chinese man in Rayong, 43 year old Chao. Police arrested Chao at YESMUM Chinese restaurant in Pluak Daeng district on Tuesday. Another foreigner arrested was a British man in the northeast province of Sisaket. The man, 30 year old Michael McLaughlin, admitted to immigration officers that overstaying in the country was wrong but he loved … [Read more...] about Kuwaiti overstayer busted in Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand