KOTA KINABALU: Police are on the hunt for two men in connection with a fight in a pub here two weeks ago that led to the death of an Indonesian man. Kota Kinabalu OCPD Asst Comm Kasim Muda said they had identified the two men as Herman and Yusof and were tracking them down. He said the...
IPOH: The High Court here has fixed Aug 1 for mention, giving both the prosecution and the defence time to file written submissions regarding the bail application of a senior police officer charged with the murder of a secondary school student last year. Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet said that he would set a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his condolences to the family of legendary local cartoonist Rizalman, who died Friday morning (June 28). He was 76. The prime minister described Rizalman, whose real name is Mohamad Razali Osman, as a man who contributed immensely to the country's art and comics industries. In the 1970s, Rizalman...
SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old worker has died after inhaling a poisonous gas while carrying out routine tank cleaning at national water agency PUB’s Choa Chu Kang Waterworks on Thursday (May 23). The worker – an Indian national – was one of three men aged between 24 and 40 who had collapsed and were found unconscious at the...
REGULAR tyre maintenance is important to ensure a safe and comfortable driving experience. Whether one is heading to the nearest workshop or petrol station to get underinflated tyres back to normal pressure, such a task seems harmless enough. Recently, however, a photo of two men lying unconscious at a tyre shop went viral on social media. It was...
MELAKA: State Secretary Datuk Zaidi Johari has passed away following a heart attack. A statement issued by his office said the 54-year-old breathed his last at 8.15am on Friday (April 19) at Hospital Melaka. Zaidi was appointed to the post on Jan 5, 2022. He leaves behind a wife and four children. Zaidi started his career in 1996...
Controversial Malaysian rapper-actor Namewee is believed to have faked his “death” on April Fool’s Day. Two minutes after midnight on April 1, a black-and-white photo of the 40-year-old was uploaded to social media with the phrase “1983 - 2024”. His Wikipedia page was also updated to say that he “died” on March 29. An “obituary” was posted...
KUALA LUMPUR: A four-year-old local boy died after falling from the 16th floor of Block B of the Sungai Buloh Hospital Integrated Quarters on Sunday (March 24). Sungai Buloh District Police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said the police received information about the incident at 4.28pm and personnel found the child dead upon arriving at...
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will fully cooperate in the investigation into the death of a vocational college student who was found dead in a dormitory with injuries and bruises on his body on Friday (March 22). The ministry said on Saturday (March 23) that it would not compromise with bullying in all educational institutions under its...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here upheld the death sentence of six men convicted of murdering Deputy Public Prosecutor Datuk Anthony Kevin Morais nine years ago. They are a former pathologist Colonel Dr R. Kunaseegaran, 61; money lender S. Ravi Chandran, 53; and four unemployed men, R. Dinishwaran, 32; AK Thinesh Kumar, 31; M. Vishwanath, 34;...
