Lorry driver in fatal container accident claims trial to reckless driving

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The driver involved in the fatal container accident here has been charged with reckless driving at the Magistrate's Court. Marhizan Johari, 51, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan on Monday (Nov 18) at the Bukit Mertajam Court. ALSO READ: Woman crushed to death by container He was charged with driving a...

Mother wants justice for daughter killed by toppled container

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The grieving mother of the woman who was killed in a tragic accident here wants justice to be served on those responsible. Lim Sheau Ling, 42, is calling for legal action against the truck driver and the company involved. ALSO READ: Family mourns Penang woman crushed to death by container Her 21-year-old daughter, Lee Zi Rou, was...

Penang woman crushed to death by container called mother with dying breath

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Crushed under a cargo container, Lee Zi Rou summoned the last of her strength to call her mother. "Mummy! It hurts so much!" the 21-year-old woman gasped into her handphone. Her mother, 42-year-old Lim, frantically asked her daughter where she was but was met with silence. "I sensed she had died," said Lim in a video...

State polls: Machang Bubok incumbent recovers after fainting at service centre

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Incumbent Machang Bubok assemblyman Lee Khai Loon (pic) fainted in his service centre on Sunday (Aug 6), but is reported to have recovered. A photo of Lee lying face-down on the ground with his spectacles in hand and a person in a red shirt attending to him went viral on social media after it...