Immigration confirms missing British teen entered Malaysia on June 7

SHAH ALAM: A 17-year-old British teenager, who has been reported missing, has been confirmed to have entered Malaysia through KL International Airport (KLIA) on June 7, Sinar Harian reports. Immigration Director-General Datuk Zakaria Shaaban told the Malay language daily that a check on the records showed that the individual had arrived in Malaysia on June 7. "At...

Six-year-old autistic boy reported missing near Kinabatangan riverbank

KOTA KINABALU: A search and rescue operation has been launched following the disappearance of a six-year-old autistic boy in Batu Putih, near Menggaris in Kinabatangan on Saturday afternoon (June 21). The Kinabatangan Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call at 5.14pm reporting that the child, identified as Mohammad Aqeef Al Tarmiezy Arman, had gone missing...

Monkey spray-painted blue still missing, says Perhilitan

PETALING JAYA: The fate and whereabouts of the monkey seen being spray-painted in a now-viral video remain unknown, with the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) still unable to locate the animal. According to a statement from Selangor Perhilitan, the 62-year-old suspect, who has admitted to being the man in the video, had released the monkey...

Missing for two years, wife of former Singapore basketball coach confirmed dead in Japan

SINGAPORE: After more than two years since she was last seen leaving a Nara guesthouse for a hiking trail in Japan, Patricia Wu-Murad, wife of a former Singapore women’s basketball coach, has been confirmed dead by her family. Her family received confirmation of her death on May 9, said her husband Kirk Murad. Pattie, as the Taiwanese-American...

Missing autistic boy found dead in river 500m from Kupang home

BALING: A sombre atmosphere enveloped the home of the family of Mohamad Fayyad Affan Mohd Fakhri, a 4-year-old child with autism, after his body was discovered on the afternoon of March 31, Sinar Harian reports. Mohamad Fayyad Affan had been reported missing for three days after leaving his home near the JPS Quarters, Kampung Landak Paya,...

Teen girl goes missing, family seeks help to find her

SHAH ALAM: A 16-year-old girl has been missing since leaving her home in Seksyen 20 here on Sunday. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said her 46-year-old father lodged a missing person report at about 9.27am on Monday (March 10). "She is believed to have left home after her Internet access was restricted and after...

Man goes missing after croc attack in Sandakan

KOTA KINABALU: A 50-year-old man is missing after being attacked by a crocodile while fishing in Sungai Batang Baru, near Batu 10, on Thursday (Feb 27) evening. According to witnesses, the victim was scattering fertiliser into the river to prepare for fishing when a crocodile suddenly lunged at him and dragged him underwater. Sandakan Fire and Rescue...

Malaysian influencers apologise, admit ‘disappearance’ was only an act

BANDUNG: Malaysian influencers Ammar Mohd Nazhan and Aras came forward on Friday (Feb 7) to apologise over the production of social media content claiming a friend had "disappeared" in a forest in Kota Bandung, Indonesia, recently, Sinar Harian reports. The Malay language daily said that in a statement reported by Indonesian news outlet KumparanNews, the influencers...

Singaporean couple missing after Taiwan quake in April 2024: Remains of husband found by farmer

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The remains of a Singaporean man who went missing with his wife after a 7.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan’s Hualien county in April 2024 have been found. Sim Hwee Kok and his wife, Neo Siew Choo, were officially declared dead by the Hualien district court at the behest of their family in December...

Search underway for missing family of five who went camping

SEPANG: Police are searching for a family of five comprising a husband, a wife and their three children who were reported missing on Jan 18. Sepang district police chief ACP Norhizam Bahaman said that a report on the family's disappearance was lodged on Jan 19 by the younger sibling of the missing 37-year-old woman, who disappeared...