MERSING: A mother and son were killed after their vehicle collided with a lorry at KM10 Jalan Jemaluang-Mersing, here. Mersing OCPD Supt Abdul Razak Abdullah Sani said the accident occurred at noon on Thursday (Dec 26) when the car was heading towards Mersing from Kota Tinggi. “The vehicle was driven by a 65-year-old man. His 57-year-old wife...
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight people were arrested by police following a fight among football fans at the Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT station recently. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa, when contacted, said that all eight had been granted bail. “Investigations have been referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP). Investigations are still ongoing and a...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Police have confirmed receiving another report on negligence from a father who claimed his baby daughter fell onto the road tarmac from a baby cot at a hospital here on Nov 17, when she was just two days old. Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the second report was received this...
SINGAPORE: After days of searching, the remains of a woman, likely to be Makansutra food guide founder K.F. Seetoh’s sister-in-law, have been found near the villa in Italy’s Tuscany region where a deadly explosion took place just before Christmas. Seetoh’s elder brother, Seetoh Kwok Meng, 68, was also killed in the Dec 21 blast. His body...
PETALING JAYA: Starting next July, the base electricity tariff in Peninsular Malaysia will be raised by 14.2% to 45.62 sen per kilowatt-hour (kWh), along with a new tariff schedule. The change will take place under the three-year Regulatory Period 4 (RP4) that will be effective from Jan 2025 to Dec 2027. Under the RP3 2022-2024, base...
SEREMBAN: A generator room supplying electricity to the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital (HTJ) here caught fire on Thursday afternoon (Dec 26). Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) senior operations commander PgKB II Khir Amir Ahmad said they received a call about the incident at 12.40pm. “When responders arrived, they discovered that a fire had taken place in...
A Shanghai court ruled that a man was not obliged to return the 300,000 yuan (US$40,000) his ex-girlfriend gave him in an attempt to salvage their relationship after he discovered her affair with his nephew. The man, surnamed Li, and the woman, identified as Xu, met in 2018 and soon began dating. Two years later, Li...
GUA MUSANG: The Disaster Operations Control Centre has identified at least four sinkholes in the area around the FT185 route, Section 78.60 of the Lojing-Gua Musang Road near Kampung Jekjok, Pos Brooke, which occurred on Dec 14. Gua Musang Disaster Operations Control Centre chairman Nik Raisnan Daud said that currently, the repair work on the route...
KUALA LUMPUR: The recent deaths of several cats at Universiti Malaya (UM) have been attributed to an attack by a pack of stray dogs, according to findings from police investigations based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) confirmed the cats died from...
BERA: A 39-year-old man experienced a harrowing moment when his luxury car caught fire by the roadside at Kilometer 10 Jalan Bera-Mayam on Sunday (Dec 22). Bera District Police Chief, Superintendent Zulkiflee Nazir, said the incident occurred around 12.45am when the driver noticed a burning smell coming through the air conditioner. He immediately pulled over to the...
