PETALING JAYA: Six children were rescued when a sofa in their apartment unit in Damansara Damai here caught fire. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said firemen from the Sungai Buloh station were dispatched to the scene once the distress call came in at 11.15am on Monday (Feb 12). "When firemen arrived, they...
GEORGE TOWN: As Penang water consumers rush to store water at their homes, experts have warned about the danger of leaving toddlers alone to play near the water tanks. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) family medicine specialist Dr Mastura Mohd Sopian said to avoid any mishap at their home during the four-day water cut, parents or guardians...
She has four kids, the oldest is 21 and the youngest, just five. Japanese model Maria Shinbo, better known as Malia, is only 40, but she's already a grandma. Malia has a daughter and three sons. Her eldest kid is 21 and youngest, just five. She’s best known for her beautiy and figure, and was invited to appear on numerous...
KUALA LUMPUR: The deaths of children accidentally left in vehicles should be addressed through systemic, technological and societal changes that protect children and support parents, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (pic). The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman said there has been an outpouring of grief following the death of a toddler left in a...
Chinese stars Zhang Ziyi, 44, and Wang Feng, 52, are no longer wife and husband. The couple, who got married in 2015, released identical statements this afternoon (Oct 23) announcing their divorce. “After careful consideration and discussion, we have decided to end our marriage of eight years. We will move on as family members in raising and nurturing...
KOTA KINABALU: The body of one of two sisters reported missing in the fast-flowing Pegalan river in Sabah's Keningau district was recovered by search and rescue workers early Tuesday (Oct 3). The body of 12-year-old Azila Jabar was found at 11.36am by firemen and villagers about 1.7km away from where she and her nine-year-old sister Azlina...
KOTA KINABALU: Two children are suspected to have drowned at a river in Keningau district on Monday (Oct 2). According to the report received at 5.07pm, the girls Azila Jabar, 12, and her younger sister Arlina Jabaraged, nine, were at Kampung Lingkudou River when the incident occurred. A search and rescue operation has been launched to locate...
KUALA LUMPUR: The death of three people in a closed apartment unit is believed to had been from suicide, police says. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, in a statement Thursday (Sept 7), said that the police received a call regarding the deaths at 7.31am. Investigations by a police team dispatched to the scene at...
Here’s some (alternative) travel inspo for your consideration. Parents, you might want to take your kids to the Prison Museum. A Malaysian family recently visited this museum in Malacca, where they were given a demonstration of how prisoners get punished by the rod. Besides sharing the caning procedure, which included the posture offenders had to take during canings, the warden...
