High-powered motorcycle rider killed in collision with car in Johor

BATU PAHAT: A high-powered motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a car at Batu 6, Jalan Kangkar Baru Paloh in Yong Peng, at around 10.15am on Sunday (Nov 10). Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the incident occurred while the victim and several other high-powered motorcycle riders, in a...

Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Nurse remanded for seven days in probe into infant’s death

KOTA BHARU: A nurse at a confinement care centre here has been remanded for seven days to help in the investigation into a negligence case that resulted in the death of a 30-day-old infant on Tuesday (Sept 10) The remand order is effective until next Tuesday and was issued by Magistrate Rais Imran Hamid to facilitate...

Former national weightlifter Che Mohd Azrol dies due to heart attack

KUALA TERENGGANU: Former national weightlifter Che Mohd Azrol Che Mat died last night at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital here. He was 45. His younger sister, Suraya Che Mat, 39, said Che Mohd Azrol, who remained unmarried, succumbed to a heart attack at 7.09 pm after spending 10 days in the hospital. She explained that her brother had...

Noor Farida, former ambassador who wore many hats

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Ambassador to the Netherlands Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, who passed away on Thursday (June 27) at the age of 76, was a prominent figure in the legal and judiciary system. She represented Malaysia in three separate capacities at the peak of her career. The Perak-born diplomat served as the Malaysian Ambassador to...

Five-year-old girl dies after hit by van in Johor

JOHOR BARU: A five-year-old preschool student died after being hit by a school van in front of her family’s house along Jalan Suria in Bandar Seri Alam here. Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the accident happened around 11.35am on Wednesday (June 19). “The incident occurred when the 50-year-old female school van driver had dropped...

Former Lion and two-time Malaysia Cup winner Haslir Ibrahim dies at 73

SINGAPORE: Famous for his uncompromising tackles and commitment to the game, former national footballer Haslir Ibrahim valiantly fought lung infection for the last two years before he died of pneumonia at the age of 73 on Friday (June 7). He leaves behind his wife Munifah Haji Hussain, six children and 16 grandchildren. Affectionately known as the Tanker...

Rescued teenager dies after six hours battling for life

KOTA KINABALU: A teenager, who was earlier rescued from drowning at TMEC Recreation Centre in Ulu Kimanis, Papar, died, after six hours of battling for his life on Sunday. The victim, Muhamad Haiqal Irwan, 18, was pronounced dead at 7:30pm while receiving treatment at the Papar district hospital. Kimanis Fire and Rescue Services Station chief Mohd Johainin...