PETALING JAYA: Heartbroken mother Wong Lee Ping says, “My daughter was stabbed 200 times,” as she recounted the horrifying details of her 16-year-old daughter’s death at SMK Bandar Utama 4 on Tuesday (Oct 14). Fighting back tears, Wong, 44, said inaccurate reports had circulated online about the number of stab wounds her daughter, Yap Shing Xuen,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has issued a stern warning to the public to not share images or videos of the victim and suspect involved in the fatal stabbing at the Bandar Utama secondary school. Teo emphasised that disseminating such content, including crime scene evidence, is not only deeply distressing for the affected...
ISTANBUL: The Malaysian delegation from the Housing and Local Government Ministry - led by Minister Nga Kor Ming - has arrived in Istanbul for the Global Zero Waste Forum 2025 on Thursday (Oct 16). Upon arrival, Nga and his delegation began their visit with a pre-council session with officials from the Consulate General of Malaysia in...
KOTA KINABALU: SK Padang Berampah in Sipitang clarifies that a viral image showing an injured pupil was not related to bullying or a fight but was the result of an accident that happened while the child was playing. Headmaster Ag Ku Jaundin Ag Wahab said he took full responsibility over the incident, giving his assurance that...
SEREMBAN: A 35-year-old man claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to seven charges of robbing his victims of jewellery over a period of 17 months. Mohamad Halikhwan Halbahri pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam on Wednesday (Oct 15). He was charged separately with robbing seven women aged...
MELAKA: A non-governmental organisation pledges to fund initiatives to improve mental health support for schoolchildren after recent alarming incidents. Indian Crime Prevention Society chairman Datuk Ignatius Lourdsamy said the group is ready to work with healthcare providers and agencies to ensure access to care. “Currently, not much emphasis is given to student mental healthcare and we are...
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI edged higher at midday, supported by broad gains amid lingering external uncertainties. At midday, the market barometer rose 2.68 points, or 0.17% to 1,614.14 after hitting an intramorning high of 1,619.58. There were 584 gainers, 383 losers and 471 counters traded unchanged on the Bursa Malaysia. Turnover stood at 2.46 billion shares...
KUALA LUMPUR: No child should feel unsafe, especially in a place of learning, says Unicef, expressing deep concern over recent violent incidents in schools. Unicef representative to Malaysia Robert Gass said they commend the swift response of the authorities and support for victims, survivors and families. “We have consistently maintained that prevention must be at the heart...
NOT many young people would fight as hard as Muhammad Firdaus for the chance to go to university. Born into a B40 household, he grew up watching his stepfather take on odd jobs and long shifts in factories just to survive. For Firdaus, the leap to university felt impossible – there was simply too little to...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR's decision to leave the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition was in line with the overwhelming call for the local coalition to go solo in the state election, the party's information chief Anuar Ghani said. He said the delegates at the Sabah STAR-Parti Bersatu Sabah convention July 12 made it very clear for...
