IPOH: Animal welfare groups have expressed outrage after a dog was beaten to death in Taman Arkid here, saying the case highlights Malaysia’s weak enforcement of animal protection laws. Execute AWA founder Sue Ann Kong questioned the point of reforming laws and proposing new policies if enforcement of existing laws were absent to begin with. “Cruelty cases...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old local man, believed to be the leader of a violent gang involved in house break-ins and robberies, was shot dead by police at Jalan Bukit Tunku on Wednesday (Aug 6). Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) acting director Deputy Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the suspect had a staggering 44 prior offences...
SANDAKAN: The body of a man who was feared to have been killed by a crocodile while fishing in Sungai Sibuga, near Taman Kenari here, has been found dead. The 30-year-old victim, identified as Ubing Markum, was last seen around 4pm on Monday (July 14) when he left his house to cast nets in the river. At...
KLANG: The daily routine of the community in Taman Meru Utama came to a standstill when the peace was shattered by the sound of gunfire in front of a motorcycle shop that claimed the life of a local man on Friday (June 20). At the time of the incident, a retail shop owner, a woman who wished...
AHMEDABAD, India (AP): Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the...
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in its easternmost region of Papua, an official said on Thursday (May 15). The military seized dozens of munitions, including an assault rifle, bows and arrows and an unspecified homemade weapon during Wednesday's operation, TNI spokesperson Kristomei Sianturi said in a statement. It said...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A black panther was killed after being struck by a four-wheel drive vehicle at KM387 of the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2) on Thursday (May 1). Hulu Terengganu police chief Supt Sharudin Abdul Wahab said the accident occurred at about 1.15am when the panther, a protected species, suddenly crossed the road. "The 4WD vehicle, driven by a 19-year-old...
KLANG: A man believed to be involved in the kidnapping of a teenage girl, was killed following a shootout with the police early Monday (April 14) morning. The 16-year-victim was kidnapped in Seremban but released after the ransom was paid. Bukit Aman deputy Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Deputy Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the victim was...
SEREMBAN: A lorry driver and his attendant were killed when the vehicle swerved and overturned after it skidded at KM 226.3 of the northbound North-South Expressway (PLUS) here in the early hours of Tuesday (March 18). Rembau deputy police chief DSP Azmi Ali said the victims are aged 32 and 39 and died at the scene due to severe head injuries...
LONDON (Reuters) - British police have named one of the victims of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans as Edward Pettifer, a 31-year-old from London whose stepmother was a nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry. He was among 14 people killed by a U.S. Army veteran who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State...
