Mother wants justice for daughter killed by toppled container

BUKIT MERTAJAM: The grieving mother of the woman who was killed in a tragic accident here wants justice to be served on those responsible. Lim Sheau Ling, 42, is calling for legal action against the truck driver and the company involved. ALSO READ: Family mourns Penang woman crushed to death by container Her 21-year-old daughter, Lee Zi Rou, was...

Body-in-freezer case: Neighbours say suspect kept to himself, house always dark

KUALA LUMPUR: A suspect who is believed to have killed his mother and kept her body in a freezer for three years kept to himself and never greeted his neighbours at Taman OUG here. One neighbour who declined to be identified said the man, in his 50s, had been seen only three times in the last...

Woman dropped her baby from block of flats before pair found dead: State Coroner

SINGAPORE: A woman who was worried about her one-year-old daughter’s development, dropped her from a high floor of their block of flats on Nov 5, 2023. The mother then jumped down from the same spot before landing on the ground floor near the baby. Delivering his findings on Sept 24 on the double tragedy, State Coroner Adam...

Dr Wee pays last respects to mother of former party president Liow Tiong Lai

PETALING JAYA: MCA President Dr Wee Ka Siong paid his last respects to former party president Tan Sri Liow Tiong Lai’s mother who passed away in Melaka. In a Facebook posting, Dr Wee penned a moving tribute to the late Yap Kim Pee saying: “Madam Yap was a remarkable woman who raised six children with her...

Myanmar woman stabbed to death by own son in Shah Alam

SHAH ALAM: A Myanmar woman has been found dead, allegedly stabbed to death by her eldest son in her house here. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said that the 40-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Seksyen 25 on Tuesday (Aug 20) by her youngest child, who had just returned from...

Albertine’s mum thanks cops and public, ready to go back to work with confidence

JOHOR BARU: The mother of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui has taken to social media to express her gratitude to the public and police for their help in bringing her daughter home safely. In a post on Facebook on Friday (July 26), Leo Qieo Xin, 37, said she is now prepared to return to work, knowing...

Jho Low must forfeit mum’s trio of ‘flawless’ diamonds, rules US Court

NEW YORK: Low Taek Jho, the alleged mastermind of the looting of Malaysia’s 1MDB fund, was ordered to forfeit a trio of "flawless” diamonds he bought for his mother that were from the jeweler who’s designed for celebrities like Beyonce and Adele. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday ordered the fugitive Malaysian financier, known...

Esha’s mother lodges police report against four TikTokers

PETALING JAYA: The mother of the late Hindu activist, Rajeswary Appahu, lodged a police report against four individuals for allegedly disrupting an ongoing police investigation related to a cyberbullying case involving her daughter. Puspa Rajagopal, 56, said the individuals were misleading and confusing the public by discussing the case on social media and were talking badly...

Mentally unsound man nabbed for mum’s murder

JEMPOL: A man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his 63-year-old mother. Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said preliminary investigations have revealed that the 33-year-old suspect, who was the victim's oldest child, was mentally unwell. "We received a call around noon today about an argument between a mother and her son which led...

QuickCheck: Did a driver hit a mother and toddler in Sandakan as seen in a viral video?

FOR most parents, seeing their child dashing across a road would count as a moment where they'd drop everything and rush to save them from potential harm - putting their own life on the line if they have to. Recently, a video went viral of a woman and a toddler being hit by car and it...