PUTRAJAYA: Pneumonia was the leading cause of death in Malaysia in 2023 with 18,181 fatalities, says Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said the Statistics on Causes of Death, Malaysia 2024 report indicates that pneumonia accounted for 15.2% of the 119,952 medically certified deaths that year. "Pneumonia supersedes ischaemic heart disease as the principal...
PETALING JAYA: When the tragic news of former One Direction member Liam Payne’s death broke, Malaysian Directioners, as fans of the British/Irish boy band are known, woke to a tidal wave of heartbreak and tears. The 31-year-old singer was found dead after reportedly falling from a third floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, according...
KUALA LUMPUR: The family of the doctor who died in Lahad Datu has no intention of using her death for political leverage. “I just want justice for my daughter,” said her mother, Lim Siang Heyeo. At a press conference on Tuesday (Oct 9) at Wisma MCA, the brother of pathology specialist Dr Tay Tien Yaa said he...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A senior citizen who was reported missing after going off into his orchard was found dead this morning from a suspected wild elephant attack. Hulu Terengganu district police chief DSP Zainul Mujahidin Mat Yudin said the victim, Musa Ahmad, 65, was found by villagers in the orchard area about 100 metres from his orchard...
PETALING JAYA: An independent Special Task Force has been set up to investigate the incident of the death of a pathology specialist in Lahad Datu, announces Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said the task force, which takes effect from Oct 10, would be chaired by former Public Services Department director-general Tan Sri Borhan...
KOTA KINABALU: A pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital while her house was engulfed in flames, resulting in the tragic deaths of her three children and two young neighbours on Monday afternoon. The victims were identified as Raisa, 4, and her younger sisters, Raidah, 3, and Raina, 1, along with their neighbours, Almidah, 14, and...
GUA MUSANG: A man was found dead, trapped in the branches of a dokong tree in Kampung Bertam, here on Thursday (Sept 26). Gua Musang police chief Supt Sik Choon Foo said the deceased, identified as Mohamad Mat Noor, 51, was found stuck between the branches of the tree about three metres high in his family’s...
EVER wondered if eating spicy food could potentially be fatal? From the infamous spicy instant noodle challenge to our local spicy sambal, Malaysians have a passion for heat-packed dishes. However, could there be real dangers associated with all that spice? Is death by spicy food a real possibility? VERDICT: FALSE Dr Melvin Look, a surgeon specialising in weight loss and...
KULAI: A 46-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a car at KM41 of the North-South Expressway (NSE), here. Kulai Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Awang Ismail Awang Hanafi said that the agency received a distress call at 6.24pm on Saturday (Sept 21). “The victim, identified as Mohamad Zuraidi Jamadi, was stuck under the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry and Sabah Health Department have been urged to expedite their investigation of a specialist doctor's death in Lahad Datu. Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) president Datuk Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira said the tragic loss underscores serious concerns about the mental health and wellbeing of doctors in the public healthcare system. ALSO READ: Dzulkefly wants...
