Worker dies as fire engulfs factory in Kulai

KULAI: A factory worker has died in a fire at a waste recycling factory on Jalan Seelong, Senai here. Bandar Baru Kulai Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Muhammad Asri Yousri said the department received a call about the fire at 3.40am on Thursday (Nov 13). He said nine firefighters from Bandar Baru Kulai and Kulai stations...

19-year-old killed in multi-vehicle crash on Kulai-Kota Tinggi road

KULAI: A 19-year-old was killed and several others injured in a crash involving four motorcycles, a car, and a lorry at Kilometre 4 on the Kulai-Kota Tinggi Road early Thursday (Sept 18) morning. Kulai police chief ACP Tan Seng Lee said the accident occurred around 1.05am when a 26-year-old woman driving a Perodua Bezza struck a...

Ab Rahaman takes over as new Johor police chief

JOHOR BARU: Johor police welcomed a new top cop following a handover ceremony held earlier on Monday (Aug 4), marking the official appointment of Comm Ab Rahaman Arsad as the state’s new police chief. Comm Ab Rahaman, 58, previously served as Bukit Aman’s Management Department (services and staffing) deputy director before taking over the helm of...

Johor teen expected to be charged today over AI-doctored lewd pics

KULAI: A 16-year-old school student who allegedly used artificial intelegence (AI) to sell altered nude photographs of people is expected to be charged on Wednesday (April 23). Sources said the boy, who allegedly sold the pictures for as low as RM2 each to about a dozen people is expected to be charged at a Kulai Magistrate's...

QuickCheck: Was a man caught on camera slapping someone in Kulai?

IN A surprising turn of events, an altercation at a local establishment has captured public attention. An incident involving a man slapping another individual at an animal care centre in Kulai recently went viral.. Did this confrontation really occur? Verdict: TRUE Police have launched an investigation following a viral video showing a man slapping another individual, believed to be a...

Woman killed as car overturns on PLUS Highway near Kulai

KULAI: A woman has been killed and three others injured in an accident at KM 39.9 of the southbound PLUS Highway. Kulai Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Asmiza Zaini said a distress call was received at 5.19pm on Sunday (March 9). "Fire and Rescue teams from Kulai and Renggam were dispatched to the scene and they...

Singaporean woman killed in accident on NSE

KULAI: A female Singaporean has been killed and her boyfriend badly injured after the motorcycle they were on crashed along the North-South Expressway near Sedenak here. Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said police were notified about the fatal accident at around 9.15am on Tuesday (Dec 10). "The high-powered motorcycle, driven by a 23-year-old Singaporean man...

Four nabbed over seven housebreaking cases in Johor

KULAI: Police have arrested four local men suspected of involvement in seven house break-ins here as well as in Pontian and Seri Alam. Kulai OCPD Supt Tan Seng Lee said the suspects, aged between 41 and 55, were picked up during raids in two different locations in Johor Baru. “They were apprehended between 9.20pm and 11.20pm on...