Singaporean boy dies in hospital after car-lorry crash in JB

JOHOR BARU: A seven-year-old Singaporean boy died while being treated for injuries after an accident between a car and a lorry at KM2.4 of Jalan Pantai here bound for Permas Jaya. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 10.34pm on Sunday (March 16). “Initial investigations found that the lorry, driven by...

Woman killed as car overturns on PLUS Highway near Kulai

KULAI: A woman has been killed and three others injured in an accident at KM 39.9 of the southbound PLUS Highway. Kulai Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Asmiza Zaini said a distress call was received at 5.19pm on Sunday (March 9). "Fire and Rescue teams from Kulai and Renggam were dispatched to the scene and they...

Two Seremban teens killed after car runs red light, crashes into their motorcycle

SEREMBAN: Two teenagers were killed when a car driven by an 18-year-old boy is believed to have run a red light at a junction and crashed into their motorcycle here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the victims, aged 16 and 15 years old, respectively, were killed on the spot in the 8.30pm...

Negri Sembilan quarantines two villages, ecopark after one death out of nine leprosy cases

SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan has quarantined two Orang Asli villages in Kuala Pilah after nine leprosy cases were reported in the area causing one death, says Datuk Seri Aminudin Harun. The Mentri Besar added that the Jeram Tengkek Ecopark near the two villages has also been closed indefinitely to prevent the disease from spreading. "I was shocked when...

Death of Taiping prison inmate still under probe, said Saifuddin Nasution

PETALING JAYA: The investigation into the death of a Taiping Prison inmate, allegedly due to assault last month, is still ongoing, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said the police are conducting a thorough investigation, including recording statements from witnesses and prison officers who were on duty on the day of the incident. Saifuddin...

Barbie Hsu’s Cause of Death: How the ‘Meteor Garden’ Actress Died

The Taiwanese star was known by her fans as 'Big S.' Learn more about her life, career and untimely death here. Barbie Hsu, a Taiwanese actress best known for her role in the television film Meteor Garden, died in January 2025. She was 48 years old. Known by her fans across East Asia as “Big S,” the late film...

Jojo from One Nation Emcees dies after suffering heart attack

PETALING JAYA: Jojo of the group One Nation Emcees, whose real name is Nur Hasan Balas, passed away on Sunday morning, believed to be from a heart attack. The news was shared by singer Mimy Fly, who said that Jojo died after collapsing in a mosque. "He had a stroke a few months ago. I found out...

Lorry driver dies after rear-ending trailer on NSE

MUAR: A lorry driver has died after the vehicle he was driving rear-ended a trailer at KM132.3 of the North-South Expressway here. Muar police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said that following a report from the public at about 7am, initial investigations showed that the accident occurred when the trailer, driven by a 49-year-old man,...

One dead in blaze at Jakarta shopping centre Glodok Plaza, several missing

JAKARTA: A massive fire engulfed one of Jakarta’s oldest malls, Glodok Plaza, in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, on Wednesday (Jan 15) night, with the city’s Fire and Rescue Agency deploying more than 47 fire trucks and 200 personnel to the site. The remains of the fire were being extinguished on Thursday evening, and one person has...

Baby among six killed in three-vehicle pile-up on Semporna-Tawau road

KOTA KINABALU: Six people, including a baby, were killed after the car they were in was involved in a three-vehicle collision along Jalan Kelumpang in the east coast Semporna-Tawau road on Sunday (Jan 12) afternoon. All six victims in the car were pronounced dead at the scene by the medical team, according to Semporna Fire and...