German tourist drowns while swimming in Pulau Perhentian

KUALA BESUT: A German tourist drowned while swimming with her husband in Pulau Perhentian on Thursday (May 16) afternoon. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairuddin said the victim, Dr Loosen-Freiling Iris,74, drowned while she was swimming with her husband at about 3.30pm. "During the incident, the victim’s husband, also a German, upon realising that his wife...

Husband flees after woman dies with bruises, injuries

KAJANG: A 38-year-old woman, believed to have been beaten, died with bruises all over her body at a private hospital here. Her 32-year-old husband, who sent her to the hospital, could not be located shortly after she was pronounced dead. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said the hospital's nurse alerted police that the woman had...

Married couple freed from drug trafficking charges in Ipoh

IPOH: A married couple were acquitted of a drug trafficking charge at the High Court here. Justice Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohamed ruled that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against Muhammad Yasmi Mohammad Yasin and Rossuhli Ikhsan, and ordered both to be discharged. The couple had been charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the...