Body of man discovered near car in Pontian

PONTIAN: The body of a man was found lying in a car near a chicken coop in Kampung Parit Baru, Kayu Ara Pasong near here on Friday. Pontian OCPD Supt Mohammad Shofee Tayib said police received a call from a 25-year-old local man at 12.45pm about the discovery of the body. “The caller informed us that he...

Man found dead at Tamparuli orchard

KOTA KINABALU: The Fire and Rescue Department was called in to assist in carrying the body of a 59-year-old man who was found dead during a trip to an orchard in Tamparuli on Tuesday (Jan 16). Lotimin Maun was earlier reported to have left his house at Kampung Ruhiang there to do gardening work at 2.30am,...

Chopped up body not that of missing single mum

MELAKA: The dismembered body found in Alor Gajah is not that of missing single mother Mira Sharmila Samsusah, say police. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said DNA tests had been conducted on the family members of Mira Sharmila and another missing woman from Gemenceh in Negri Sembilan. “Both the tests showed negative link to...

Body of missing two-year-old found in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a two-year-old boy who fell in a river in east coast Tawau district has been found Tuesday (Dec 26) morning. Tawau Fire and Rescue station chief Jemishin Ujin said Adva Iman Muhammad Iswan was found at 6.45am by the public about 200m from his house on Jalan Apas along the Kg...

No CCTV near where Zyan Rayyan’s body was found, says management

PETALING JAYA: No CCTVs were installed near where the body of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was found. Nor Haizam Hidir, a representative of the apartment’s joint management body, said that only four cameras were installed which were at the entrance, exit, the walkway of Block J and near the surau. However there are CCTVs installed by the...

Man says instinct led to finding body of Zayn Rayyan

PETALING JAYA: Despite the K9 unit sweeping the area previously, Faizol Najib Abdul Naim says his instincts made him want to search near the river. The 45-year-old Idaman Apartment resident recalled the discovery of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin’s body at a river some 200m from the place where he was last seen. ALSO READ: Tragic end to search...

KK police awaiting autopsy report on woman’s body found at Likas Bay

KOTA KINABALU: Police are waiting for a post-mortem report on a 61-year-old woman who was found dead at the Likas Bay beach here to establish cause of death. Though they did not find any evidence of foul play, police said they could not speculate. Kota Kinabalu acting police chief Supt Kalsom Idris said the autopsy report was...

Skeletal remains of man found near Putra Heights LRT station

SUBANG JAYA: Workers have discovered the skeletal remains of a man near a LRT station here. Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said that the workers were performing maintenance at the Putra Heights LRT electrical substation on Thursday (Nov 9) when they made the gruesome find. The remains were found in some shrubbery below...