Chiang Mai police arrest magic mushroom vendor after British tourist’s death

CHIANG MAI: Police and public health officials in Chiang Mai conducted a sting operation on Tuesday (Dec 24), using a foreign undercover agent to purchase magic mushrooms from a shop on Tha Pae Road in Muang district. The undercover agent purchased a bag of mushrooms for 500 baht (S$20), prompting authorities to raid the shop and...

UM lecturer, students among seven questioned over cat deaths

KUALA LUMPUR: A lecturer, students from Universiti Malaya (UM), and an animal rights activist are among seven individuals questioned in connection with the recent cat deaths at the university. City police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that the carcass of a cat, found on Dec 21, was handed over to the police by the activist...

Singaporean woman killed in accident on NSE

KULAI: A female Singaporean has been killed and her boyfriend badly injured after the motorcycle they were on crashed along the North-South Expressway near Sedenak here. Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said police were notified about the fatal accident at around 9.15am on Tuesday (Dec 10). "The high-powered motorcycle, driven by a 23-year-old Singaporean man...

Warnings issued as Thai woman dies after neck-twisting massage

BANGKOK: The case of a female singer who died after receiving a massage at a parlour in Udon Thani province in Thailand went viral on Sunday (Dec 8). According to a Nation TV report, a singer identified as Phing Chyada had said her symptoms since receiving the massage, which included neck twisting, in November were getting...

Woman stabbed to death at shopping mall in Cheras

KUALA LUMPUR: A 49-year-old woman was stabbed to death at a restaurant located in a shopping mall in Cheras. Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Aidil Bolhassan said the incident occurred between 3pm and 4pm on Friday (Nov 29). "There were four to five stab wounds on her body. "We have detained seven of her colleagues to assist with the...

Kluang motorcyclist killed after losing control of machine, crashing into streetlight

KLUANG: A mechanic lost his life when the motorcycle he was riding skidded and crashed into a streetlight at KM2.8 of the Kluang-Nyior Road last night. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said they received a report about the accident at 10.56pm on Sunday (Nov 24). "Initial investigations at the scene revealed that the 18-year-old victim...

Girl among three killed, baby hurt after family of four on motorcycle crash into lorry

KUALA LUMPUR: Three people were killed while a baby was injured in a road accident here. The incident occurred early Thursday (Nov 21) morning along KM2 of the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke), heading towards the Segambut toll plaza from Sungai Buloh. When contacted Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that the accident occurred...

MPV in crash where eight died was being pursued by cops

SARIKEI: An accident that resulted in eight deaths and two injuries here occurred when a MPV vehicle tried to flee from an inspection by police on patrol. Sarikei police acting chief Supt Aswandy Anis said the MPV, driven by a Malaysian with seven Indonesian passengers, entered the opposite lane at the Simpang Bulat diversion. He said that...

Girl among three killed, baby hurt after family of four on motorcycle crash into lorry

KUALA LUMPUR: Three people were killed while a baby was injured in a road accident here. The incident occurred early Thursday (Nov 21) morning along KM2 of the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke), heading towards the Segambut toll plaza from Sungai Buloh. When contacted Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that the accident occurred...

Woman killed in crash wanted to return home and meet her mother

PUTRAJAYA: A woman's wish to meet her mother after finishing her work shift was unfulfilled when she was involved in a fatal accident near IOI Putrajaya on Thursday. The victim’s mother, Lina Harun, 60, said her daughter, Nizasuhana Ujang, had mentioned wanting to return home and see her within the next day or two, reported Sinar...