BUSINESSWOMAN Zaleha Mohd Khalid, 47, has denied reports of being in love with former national badminton player Jalani Sidek, describing their relationship as close friends, reports Berita Harian.

She claimed her relationship with Jalani was only as business partners because he was helping her in business and was an adviser to her engineering company, Lebar Cahaya Sdn Bhd.

"There was an error in an earlier article's headline saying I love Jalani' as it has caused confusion. Jalani and his wife, Raja Azmi Raja Sulaiman, were shocked over it," she said.

Zaleha said Raja Azmi had taken care of her when she was in hospital during the fasting month.

"I will remember it for the rest of my life," she said.

Zaleha said her children also had a close relationship with Jalani and his wife and even referred them as papa and mummy.

> A 20-year-old man was detained by residents of Section 7 PKNS flats in Shah Alam after he was allegedly caught stealing women's undergarments, reported Sinar Harian.

The suspect was found with a plastic bag full of panties with him.

He was handed to the police but was released as there was no police report lodged against him.