Indonesia gold mine landslide kills at least eight

JAKARTA: A landslide at a small gold mine in Indonesia has left at least eight dead and dozens more missing, Kompas newspaper reported on Monday (July 8), citing the search and rescue agency. Heavy rain triggered a landslide (pic) that hit the site in the Gorontalo province on the island of Sulawesi, the National Disaster Mitigation...

Celebrities React to Donald Sutherland’s Death: His Ex Jane Fonda, ‘Hunger Games’ Star Tom Blyth & More

Donald Sutherland was and always will be a legend in the film business. Known for his roles in M*A*S*H, Animal House, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, JFK and, of course, the Hunger Games franchise, the late 88-year-old actor etched his name into Hollywood history. After news of his death broke on June 20, 2024, celebrities promptly reacted, with many of his former...

Three children among four killed in Hanoi house fire

HANOI: At least four people, including three children, died after a fire engulfed a six-storey house here on Sunday (June 16) evening, local media reported. The fire broke out at about 6.22pm (1122 GMT) on the fourth storey of the house on Dinh Cong Ha Street in Hoang Mai District, Vietnam News Agency reported. The flames spread...

Three Vietnamese women among four killed in car-lorry crash on NSE

BATU PAHAT: Four people, including three Vietnamese women, were killed when their vehicle crashed into a trailer lorry at KM123.8 of the North-South Expressway (NSE), the Pagoh-Yong Peng stretch. Batu Pahat acting OCPD Supt Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the accident occurred at 9.15pm on Tuesday (June 11) after the lorry broke down in the middle...

Husband and wife killed in Beaufort accident

KOTA KINABALU: A married couple has been killed in an accident in the Beaufort district about 100km from here. Midin @ Maidin Sinja, 69, and his wife, Jurai Imran, 65, died in the incident at Jalan Kampung Lingkungan around 1.50pm on Sunday (May 5). Sabah Fire and Rescue Department assistant fire superintendent Riki Mohan Singh Ramday said...

Child and woman killed in five-vehicle crash near Dengkil

PETALING JAYA: A ten-year-old child and a woman in her 40s were killed in a five-vehicle collision along Jalan Banting in Dengkil on Monday (Jan 22). When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said that both died at the scene, adding that a woman in her 20s suffered injuries to her...

Societal, systemic changes needed to protect children in cars, says Lee Lam Thye

KUALA LUMPUR: The deaths of children accidentally left in vehicles should be addressed through systemic, technological and societal changes that protect children and support parents, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (pic). The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman said there has been an outpouring of grief following the death of a toddler left in a...

Two killed in fire after car-lorry crash in Rawang

PETALING JAYA: Two people were killed when their car caught fire following a collision with a container lorry at Jalan Kuala Garing in Rawang. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the victims were a 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman. The accident occurred at 3.53am on Thursday (Sept 7). "The victims' car was 70%...

Baby among three in family killed in LPT2 crash

DUNGUN: Three members of a family, including a two-month-old boy, were killed while two others were seriously injured after their car was involved in a crash at KM375.8 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT 2) near Bukit Besi on Tuesday (July 25) evening. The victims who died in the 6.25pm incident were Raja Nurhanani Nabila...