BALIK PULAU, A foreign man was found murdered with multiple stabs around 3.15 this morning at a Thai restaurant in Bukit Genting, Jalan Bukit Genting. 'Preliminary investigations indicate the victim had a dispute with several foreign colleagues at the restaurant. 'The Penang Criminal Investigation Department launched a special operation and detained eight foreign men and one local man for questioning,' said Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad in a statement today. With the detention of the nine suspects, aged 20 to 35, police believe they have solved the case in under 12 hours. 'They are under a seven-day remand until Aug 11, and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder,' he added. Source: BERNAMA News Agency