Brawl in Taman Medan Jaya nothing to do with race, say cops

The Selangor police investigation into the brawl at Taman Medan Jaya in Petaling Jaya has concluded, with police chief Shazeli Kahar stating the dispute was not racially motivated but rather due to dissatisfaction with the housing management's decision to cut off electricity supply to certain business premises. The incident, which was captured in a viral video, arose when a man requested on October 9 for the electricity supply to be reconnected, a request that was reportedly ignored by the management.

Fueled by this perceived injustice, the man and several of his friends confronted the management and local residents, resulting in a physical altercation. As a consequence, five men were arrested and released on bail after spending a day in remand. The viral footage showed a few individuals, one of whom was holding a parang, engaging in the quarrel with residents.

Meanwhile, the police are still seeking information to identify the remains of a man found in the wheel-well of an airplane at KLIA Terminal 2 on August 27. The individual had been deceased for over 72 hours before his body was discovered by engineering crew who detected a strong odor emanating from the aircraft's wheel-well after it arrived from Tokyo, Japan. Authorities are still seeking to locate the next of kin of the victim.