SHAH ALAM: An Indonesian man who was suspected of murder has been shot dead after he charged at policemen with a machete. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the incident occurred at around 5.30pm on Wednesday (Jan 31). "A team from Selangor CID Serious Crimes Unit (D9) conducted a raid at a flat at...
MELAKA: A tourist from Chennai, India has died while two others suffered serious injuries after their bus caught fire following an accident at KM198 of the North-South Expressway here. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu identified the deceased as Yafarah Taj Fakrudin Hussaini, 17, who was trapped in the burning bus during the accident at 3.50am...
PETALING JAYA: The passing of Tan Sri Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng is a great loss to the nation and MCA, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Rosemary, who passed away on Thursday (Dec 28) at the age of 96. “On behalf of the...
KOTA KINABALU: An elderly man died while his wife was seriously injured after they were attacked by elephants in Kampung Perpaduan, Begahak Scheme, in Lahad Datu district on the east coast. In the incident at about 10pm on Saturday (Dec 24), 90-year-old Lopis Jubin was killed on the spot while Dalama Hamid, 61, was seriously injured. Dalama...
KOTA KINABALU: Police are investigating a baby dumping case after the body of a baby girl was found inside a cleaning cart in a mall here. The cleaning company supervisor for the shopping complex filed a report after the infant's body was discovered when the staff was sanitising and changing the waste plastic liner for the...
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Putra Malaysia has paid tribute to alumni and celebrated poet Dr Refaat Alareer, who was killed in the ongoing bombing in Gaza. In a post on its official alumni Facebook page, it said that Refaat was part of its PhD program under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Noritah Omar. UPM Alumni said he...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ramesh Chander, who was Malaysia's first-ever chief statistician, has passed away. The chief statistician's office said that Ramesh passed away at 2.50am on Tuesday (Nov 14), at the age of 88. "The late Ramesh was the first Malaysian to hold the title of chief statistician after independence, serving from Jan 1, 1966, to Dec...
JOHOR BARU: A 22-year-old man was found dead at the Sultan Ismail Hospital here following a fall from a height. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat confirmed the tragic incident which took place around 5.20pm on Monday (Nov 6). He added that the hospital's management immediately contacted the police to report the incident. “Initial investigation shows...
MACHANG: Three Bangladeshi workers were buried alive in a landslide while working at a highway construction site near Kampung Maka, Pulai Chondong, here on Thursday (Nov 2) afternoon. Machang OCPD Supt Mohd Adli Mat Daud confirmed receiving a report about the 2.30pm incident from the public. "The bodies of the victims, all in their 30s, have been...
PETALING JAYA: Police have recorded the statements of six individuals in connection with the death of a two-month-old baby girl at a daycare centre in Kota Damansara. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said those whose statements were recorded were the victim's family members and the daycare centre's staff members. "We have yet to...
