KOTA KINABALU: Hyellene Danius took time off her busy schedule to help flood victims in Penampang, 150km away from Tenom where she works as a teacher. The 27-year-old, who was crowned Sabah's 64th Unduk Ngadau in May, said she left Tenom early on Thursday (July 4) morning for Penampang. "I had a photo shoot yesterday which ended...
Shamsuri Shafie, 39, and his wife, Rosnaida Ismail, 38, have seven sons and five daughters — that's more than enough to form a football team. When it comes to kids, the more the merrier, at least for Malaysian couple, Shamsuri Shafie, 39, and Rosnaida Ismail, 38. The couple, who previously went viral for having 11 children, welcomed their 12th child, a...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Tims/ANN): Suspecting that one of her four children, aged eight to 11, stole her money, a woman made them look for the cash as she splashed hot water on them. On June 24, the single mother, 33, who cannot be named due to a gag order to protect her children’s identities, pleaded guilty...
SHAH ALAM: A predator can groom a child for sex in just one hour, says the Bukit Aman CID Sexual, Women and Children Crime Investigation Division (D11). Its principal assistant director, Senior Assistant Commissioner Siti Kamsiah Hassan, said predators use social media to get to know children and groom them. "These victims are easily attracted to sweet...
KUALA PILAH: A couple who earlier pleaded guilty to child neglect and were supposed to have been sentenced have now decided to file a representation. Muhammad Firdaus Shariman, 32, and Siti Salasiah Jumaah, 25, pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court on April 3 to a charge of leaving their two young children in an unattended car...
PETALING JAYA: When it comes to Malaysia’s growing obesity problem, children – especially boys – are the most at risk. Available statistics show that six out of 10 children in the country are at risk of being overweight or obese by 2035, with boys facing a higher prevalence of obesity. According to Malaysia’s National Health and Morbidity...
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...
