Sarawak’s Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip passes away

KUCHING: Sarawak's Jepak assemblyman Datuk Talib Zulpilip has passed away here. Talib, 72, was reported to have died at about 6pm on Friday (Sept 15) in a private hospital here after being unwell. An obituary notice shared on WhatsApp to the media stated that he would be laid to rest at the Semariang Muslim cemetery here at...

Man killed after 4WD hits parked trailer on NSE near Muallim

IPOH: A man was killed after his four-wheel drive (4WD) collided with a trailer at KM383.3 of the North-South Expressway near Muallim district. Muallim OCPD Supt Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir said the incident occurred at around 4.50am Thursday (Sept 7). “The victim has been identified as 29-year-old Muhamad Azwan Roslan from Dengkil, Selangor," he said in a...

Two men die in car-lorry accident in Tangkak

TANGKAK: Two men were killed on the spot after the car they were travelling in was involved in an accident with a lorry in Pekan Sagil here. Tangkak Fire station chief Rafiah Aziz said the station was notified of the incident near an oil palm plantation on Jalan Sagil of Jementah at 7.02am on Wednesday (Sept...

Foreign worker killed in quarry accident

IPOH: A foreign worker has died in a mishap at a quarry in Keramat Pulai here. According to Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop, a distress call was received at 11am on Tuesday (Sept 5). “The victim’s hand was reported to be stuck in heavy machinery. “Right now we have to stop the retrieval...

Samirah, two teens responsible for Cradle Fund CEO’s death, says prosecution

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was on Monday (Sept 4) told that Samirah Muzaffar and two teenagers were responsible for the death of Cradle Fund chief executive officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan. Deputy public prosecutor Datuk Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim submitted that since the three respondents were the last persons seen with the deceased (Nazrin), it was...

Ng was a leader who contributed much to Selangor and its people, says Dr Wee

PETALING JAYA: The late Datuk Ng Chok Sin was a state leader who contributed much to Selangor and its people, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. "We paid our last respects to the late Datuk Ng Chok Sin, who had contributed much to the people, especially those in Selangor, the party and the nation. "May his...

Karthigesu, man acquitted of beauty queen Jean Sinnappa’s murder, passes away

KLANG: Psychology lecturer S. Karthigesu, who was acquitted of the brutal murder of beauty queen Jean Perera Sinnappa 44 years ago, passed away on Sunday (Aug 27). He breathed his last at his home in Teluk Pulai here at about 8.40am after a short illness. It is learnt that he suffered from a heart ailment and...

Two killed, one injured in Ipoh car crash

IPOH: Two people were killed and another seriously injured after the car they were in lost control and crashed into an electric post at Jalan Kuala Kangsar at about 2.15am on Sunday (Aug 20). Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre officer-in-charge Saiful Rizan Sulaiman said the two deceased were declared dead at the scene by...

Coco Lee’s Husband Paid S$1.4Mil To Rent Penthouse For Singer, Source Says He Forced Her To Move Out Of Their Home

Located on the top floor of the International Finance Centre in Central, the apartment Coco lived in had a pool and cost HK$800,000 (S$137.3K) to rent a month. Canadian billionaire Bruce Rockowitz, the husband of late Hong Kong singer Coco Lee, has been targetted by her fans since the star’s death on July 5. He has been blamed for the suicide attempt that led...

Remand extended against woman, boyfriend over death of nine-year-old boy

IPOH: The remand order against a woman and her boyfriend, believed to be involved in the death of a nine-year-old boy in Taman Panglima, Assam Kumbang in Taiping last week, has been extended for another six days. Taiping district police chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid said the application was made this morning as the previous remand...