Entertainment outlet fight: Victim died of stab wound to the chest, say cops

SEREMBAN: The man who was attacked by several assailants at an entertainment centre here early Sunday (Nov 23) died of a stab wound to the chest, according to police. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Azahar Abdul Rahman said this was the finding of a medical team from Hospital Rembau after an autopsy of the victim. The victim was...

Namewee Released on Bail After No Evidence Found Linking Him to Influencer’s Death; Her Friend Says “Shouldn’t It Be Manslaughter”

The turn of events have surprised those close to Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh, who was found dead on October 22 in a KL hotel. Malaysian authorities have found no evidence linking Malaysian singer-rapper Namewee to the sudden death of Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh. The 42-year-old will be released today (Nov 13) on police bail. However, influencer Vivian Hsieh, a close...

Worker dies as fire engulfs factory in Kulai

KULAI: A factory worker has died in a fire at a waste recycling factory on Jalan Seelong, Senai here. Bandar Baru Kulai Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Muhammad Asri Yousri said the department received a call about the fire at 3.40am on Thursday (Nov 13). He said nine firefighters from Bandar Baru Kulai and Kulai stations...

Elderly couple on superbike killed in four-vehicle pile-up

SEREMBAN: A couple was killed in a four-vehicle accident along KM11.5 of the Seremban-Port Dickson highway on Tuesday evening (Oct 28). The couple, in their early 60s, was on a superbike when they got involved in an accident with three cars. A Fire and Rescue Services Department spokesman said the victims were killed on the spot in...

Woman killed, five others injured in multi-vehicle pileup

IPOH: A woman has been killed while her husband and two young children were injured after a lorry crashed into their motorcycle at Jalan Kampung Kayan, near Sitiawan. Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said the incident occurred around 8.15am on Wednesday (Oct 22), when the husband stopped the...

Cops say love triangle led to Alor Gajah murder-suicide

MELAKA: An alleged love triangle involving an Indonesian woman and two Bangladeshi men is believed to have led to a brutal murder-suicide at a rented house in Taman Cempaka 2, Durian Tunggal in Alor Gajah here. Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said investigations revealed that the incident, which occurred around 7pm on Tuesday...

Three killed in three-vehicle Senai-Desaru Highway crash, one SUV suspected of ferrying illicit ciggies

KOTA TINGGI: A fatal accident involving three vehicles, including a sports utility vehicle (SUV) suspected of carrying smuggled cigarettes, resulted in three deaths at KM56 of the Senai–Desaru Highway (E22) on Saturday (Oct 11) afternoon, Sinar Harian reports. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said that a 32-year-old local man driving an SUV sustained serious injuries...

Policeman killed in three-vehicle crash near Gerik

IPOH: A police officer has been killed and two others injured in an accident involving two lorries and a car at KM85.3 on the Kuala Kangsar-Pengkalan Hulu Road, near Kampung Tawai in Gerik. Gerik police chief Supt Abdul Samad Othman said the 1.50am incident on Wednesday (Oct 1) involved a lorry hauling logs, a trailer carrying...

Kajang toll crash: Baby was not in a child seat, says Loke

GOMBAK: The toddler who died in Saturday’s (Sept 27) multiple-vehicle crash at the Bukit Kajang toll plaza was not in a child safety seat, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said preliminary findings by the police showed that the baby was thrown out of the vehicle upon impact when a lorry crashed into three other vehicles. Stating...

19-year-old killed in multi-vehicle crash on Kulai-Kota Tinggi road

KULAI: A 19-year-old was killed and several others injured in a crash involving four motorcycles, a car, and a lorry at Kilometre 4 on the Kulai-Kota Tinggi Road early Thursday (Sept 18) morning. Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the accident occurred around 1.05am when a 26-year-old woman driving a Perodua Bezza struck a...