‘A good lesson learnt’: Singapore resident fined, sentenced to 4 hours of community service in JB for littering, Singapore News

There may not be quite as many bins in other countries compared to Singapore – but that doesn’t mean littering is allowed. A Singapore resident has been sentenced to RM1,000 (S$322) and four hours of community service in Johor Bahru’s Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (April 1) after he was caught for littering. He was among … Read more

Teen foreigner arrested over fatal stabbing of woman in Johor Bahru hotel | Malaysia

A 19-YEAR-OLD foreign man has been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of a 37-year-old woman, who was found with 14 stab wounds in a hotel room in Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru, on Tuesday. Deputy Police Chief of Johor, Deputy Commissioner Hoo Chuan Huat, said the suspect was apprehended within 24 hours of … Read more

2 foreign litterbugs first to be charged under Malaysia’s new law

JOHOR BAHRU: An Indonesian woman and a Bangladeshi factory worker have become the first to be sentenced under Malaysia’s new anti-littering law. Anita Lukman, 49, pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court in Johor Bahru on Friday (Jan 23) for throwing a cigarette butt and a plastic bottle onto the pavement in Stulang Laut. She had … Read more