KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) arrested a female singer suspected of keeping a sun bear at her condominium unit in Desa Pandan here on Friday (June 7). The 27-year-old woman was arrested at 8pm at her home after Perhilitan officers conducted a raid following a public tip-off. Perhilitan director-general Datuk Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim, when contacted, confirmed that a woman had been arrested to assist investigations into the case. Abdul Kadir said she was being investigated for keeping an endangered wild animal without Perhilitan's permission, an offence under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 [Act 716]. A five-second video as well a picture of a sun bear poking its head out of a window at the woman's condominium unit have since gone viral.

Source: The Star June 08, 2019 00:11 UTC