Father, daughter stabbed to death in Air Itam, suspect turns knife on self

GEORGE TOWN: A man killed a woman and her father before attempting to take his own life in what is believed to be a tragic case of unrequited love. The man, 32, was rushed to the hospital after he was found with multiple stab and cut wounds on his body at the ground floor of an...

Sungai Buloh Prison inmate dies in hospital

SUNGAI BULOH: A 37-year-old inmate from Sungai Buloh Prison died on Sunday (Oct 27). Sungai Buloh OCPD Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor stated that a prison warden reported the incident. The inmate was transported to Sungai Buloh Hospital due to health complications and was pronounced dead while receiving treatment. A post-mortem conducted on Tuesday (Oct 29) confirmed there...

Firemem Cut metal ring stuck on man’s genitals in Perak

IPOH: Firemen here were roped in to help cut a metal ring that was stuck on a man's genitals at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital. A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the hospital had requested their assistance after medical staff had trouble removing the ring from the 37-year-old man's genitals. The spokesman said they received...

Elderly couple injured after car bursts into flames following crash in KK

KOTA KINABALU: A couple were injured when their vehicle caught fire after crashing into a wall in the city here on Thursday (Aug 15). The couple, in their 60s, were traveling near Taman Ria when the driver accidentally crashed into the cemented brick part of a gate at around 5.30pm, Thursday. Sabah Fire and Rescue commanding officer...

Toddler in Perak suspected to have died from abuse, neglect

IPOH: A two-year-old girl here has died from suspected abuse and neglect. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the victim passed away at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Wednesday (Aug 6) at about 11.10pm while being treated. "The report was made by a paediatric doctor at the hospital. The girl was admitted to...

Sister of Ulu Tiram police station attacker to undergo treatment for depression

JOHOR BARU: The Sessions Court here has ordered one of the five family members of the man who attacked the Ulu Tiram police station to seek medical treatment after showing signs of depression. Sessions Judge Rasidah Roslee made the decision after the family's lawyer Faizal Rahman requested that Mariah Radin Imran, 19, to be refer to...

13-Year-Old Thai Girl In ICU After Finishing Half A Bottle Of Alcohol For S$37

A man took advantage of the girl’s impoverished situation to issue the dangerous challenge. A 13-year-old Thai girl was hospitalised last weekend after taking on an alcohol dare in exchange for 1000 baht (S$37). The girl, known as A, was attending an ordination ceremony at a temple in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. There, A and her friend, a 13-year-old...

Norway’s King Harald admitted to hospital in Malaysia

OSLO (Reuters): Norway's King Harald has been hospitalised in Malaysia with an infection, the Norwegian royal household said on Tuesday (Feb 27). The 87-year-old monarch is on a private trip to the South-East Asian country. "His Majesty the King has fallen ill during his holiday stay in Malaysia, and is hospitalised there, with an infection. The King...

Taib’s wife denies taking him out of hospital against doctors’ advice

‘That’s not true,’ Raghad Kurdi Taib says in an Instagram posting. PETALING JAYA: Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of Abdul Taib Mahmud, has denied claims that she took the former Sarawak governor out of hospital against the advice of doctors. Responding to reports that Sarawak police had launched an investigation over the allegation, Raghad took to Instagram...

Govt must prepare sufficient vaccines as Covid-19 cases continue to rise, says KJ

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A sufficient supply of vaccines must be prepared by the government to safeguard Malaysians against the rising cases of Covid-19, says a former health minister. Khairy Jamaluddin said that early preparations must be made to ensure that the increasing cases do not put strain on the Health Ministry in terms of bed capacity and...