IPOH: A 43-year-old female teacher who was reported missing since Dec 10 was found safe and sound in Teluk Intan on Thursday afternoon (Dec 26). Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said police managed to find the woman Nur Nazalishah Ahmad at 2pm on Thursday in Teluk Intan, thanks to information from the...
LUMUT: Accident victim Nor Fadhilah Mohd Azlan, 24, had asked for her husband's forgiveness prior to the fatal incident that also claimed the life of their two-year-old child. Mohammad Shuqur Ahmad, 24, said his wife talked a lot and had asked for forgiveness, reported Sinar Harian. "At the same time, my wife mentioned that if she 'went,'...
KOTA KINABALU: A 14-year-old boy drowned and two others are still missing while swimming at a beach at Kampung Bundusan in Papar about 60kms from here Thursday (Dec 26). The boy, who was pulled out of the water by villagers shortly after the 5pm incident, was declared dead by medical officers after firemen attempted to revive...
TANGKAK: Police are investigating an incident involving an LED rocket replica displaying China's flag at the Bukit Gambir LED Light Carnival here. Tangkak OCPD Supt Roslan Mohd Talib confirmed that a police report had been filed and that investigations are ongoing. "The case is being investigated under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code for making statements with...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit finished stronger against the US dollar today, supported by rising oil prices which benefitted Malaysia as an oil exporter. At 6 pm, the ringgit rose to 4.4670/4715 versus the greenback from 4.4845/4900 at Tuesday’s close. The ringgit has outperformed other Southeast Asian currencies year to date by posting nearly a 2.8 per cent...
Sometimes, people get along. Sometimes, they don't. A video has gone viral on social media of a few men engaging in a bit of fisticuffs at what appears to be a jetty. Did this happen in Malaysia? VERDICT: TRUE According to Semporna police, the incident took place at Kahanga Jetty around 9am on Dec 21. "The fight was due...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The site for the first public caning in Terengganu is the mosque, Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah in Jalan Sultan Mahmud here, reported Majoriti. The 43-year-old mosque, which features Middle Eastern architecture on a 1.3ha plot, will be the focus of attention when the public caning is carried out after Friday (Nov 27) prayers. On Thursday,...
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...
