Motorcyclist arrested for violent armed robberies in Kulai

KULAI: A 40-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested for robbing and injuring two women at different locations here. Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said the first armed robbery took place behind a restaurant in Jalan Seri Putra here, where the suspect was believed to have hacked a 52-year-old Indonesian woman using a parang before fleeing...

Four cops injured in machete attack after man runs amok in Sungai Petani

SUNGAI PETANI: Four policemen suffered injuries to multiple parts of their bodies, including their heads, after being slashed with a machete while trying to restrain a man who ran amok in Taman Seri Astana near here on Friday (Feb 14). Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail two of the injured personnel, both...

Chemical plant explosion: 32 were injured in Klang, say cops

KLANG: The police have confirmed that 32 individuals were injured in an explosion at a chemical recycling plant in Taman Perindustrian Kapar Indah, Klang, on Monday (Jan 20) evening. Klang Utara District police chief ACP S. Vijaya Rao stated that the injured individuals, aged between 20 and 40, were in the vicinity when the explosion occurred. "All...

Malaysian among injured in Pattani bomb explosion

PATTANI:A Malaysian man and six volunteer defence personnel were injured in a bomb explosion near the Mueang Pattani District Police Station in Pattani Province, Southern Thailand, on Monday (Jan 13) morning. The incident occurred around 8 am after a police parade at the station, said Mueang Pattani Police Chief Col Jeffery Sulaiman. "Initial investigations revealed that the...

Singapore Airlines pilots forget to apply parking brake, plane rolls back at Delhi Airport, a cabin crew sustains injury

NEW DELHI: A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 on Monday (Nov 25) night rolled back at Delhi Airport at the parking bay as the pilots allegedly forgot to put on the parking brake. Fortunately, it did not hit any other plane or ground crew vehicles. The pilots quickly applied the brakes once they realised the mistake, reported...

Girl died from falling off bicycle, not hit-and-run, say cops

SUNGAI BULOH: The 10-year-old girl who was found seriously hurt on the road in Kuang has died. According to police, the child died at 10am on Wednesday (Nov 20) after what was initially thought to be a hit-and-run. However, Sungai Buloh OCPD Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said that the girl had sustained her injuries while falling...

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...

Two cops badly hurt in bomb disposal incident

KLUANG: Two policemen sustained severe injuries after being buried while conducting bomb disposal duties at a residential site on Jalan Tabah, Taman Sri Lambak, at around 3pm here on Tuesday (Aug 27). The duo from the Johor police headquarters have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom for emergency...

Driver killed in two-lorry collision in Simpang Renggam

SIMPANG RENGGAM: A male lorry driver was killed in an accident with another lorry on the North-South Expressway. Renggam Fire station chief Mohd Nizar Ma’mun said the incident happened at KM69 of the expressway on Thursday (Aug 22) He said they received an emergency call about the incident at 6.29pm. Six firemen and a Fire Rapid Tender...

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...