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Setia Alam Mall Shooter Gunned Down

Feb 18, 2025

The Setia Alam mall shooting suspect has been taken down by the police.

The local man in his 30’s was killed in an operation in Pulau Ketam early this morning, where he was found with two loaded guns.

Authorities are still trying to determine if the suspect had been hiding out at the location, or had been attempting to flee the country via the island.

He had been on the run since the mall shooting on February 8^th, where he fired several shots, injuring a janitor.

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The morning session for schools nationwide will be held during the same hours throughout the month of Ramadan.

However, the Education Ministry says the afternoon session in Peninsular Malaysia will end at 5:30PM... while in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan, it'll end at 5PM.

The ministry also cautioned against misinformation regarding school sessions on social media and urged the public to only refer to official sources.

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The Home Ministry is stepping up efforts to make reporting police misconduct easier, with the launch of a new system next month.

Among others, it will provide real-time updates on the status of each complaint.

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In a related development, over 1,400 police officers were subjected to disciplinary action last year.

Bukit Aman says this figure represents just 1% of the total number of police personnel.

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And elsewhere, three people have been critically injured, while a dozen others sustained minor injuries, after a plane flipped over upon landing in Toronto.

Canadian authorities say they're investigating the incident, and assured that all 80 passengers aboard the plane have been safely evacuated.