ALOR GAJAH: Melaka police will summon the parents of a three-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at a homestay in Durian Tunggal here to assist in an ongoing investigation into an alleged case of child neglect. Acting Alor Gajah OCPD Deputy Supt Azrul Mohamed said officers had contacted the parents to have their statements...
IPOH: No negligence was found in the accident involving a container truck that fatally struck a male elephant calf at Kilometre 80 on the Gerik-Jeli stretch of the East-West Highway (JRTB) last Sunday (May 11). Gerik police chief Supt Zulkifli Mahmood said preliminary investigations revealed that the area was foggy at the time of the incident,...
IPOH: Negligent parents and guardians should be held accountable for failing to care for underage motorcyclists who are killed in road accidents, says a national human rights institute. "The deaths of these children were not merely accidents or matters of fate; they could have been prevented if their parents and guardians had exercised proper vigilance," said...
KUALA LUMPUR: A former Navy cadet officer told the Sessions Court here that the late J. Soosaimanicckam was targeted by officers during his training at KD Sultan Idris Navy Base, Lumut. Abdul Muiz Ramli, 31, a quality engineer, testified that when Soosaimanicckam struggled with the exercises, he was frequently isolated by trainers. "I believe the officers targeted...
KUALA LUMPUR: An eight-month-old girl died after being left in a car for several hours here. Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the incident occurred just before 6pm on Thursday (Oct 5). "We received information from the medical officer of Hospital Chanselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM that the infant was brought in unconscious from the hospital...
KOTA KINABALU: A foreign tourist drowned while eight others were rescued after their boat capsized off Sabah’s east coast Semporna district on Monday (Sept 4). The incident occurred in Timba-Timba Island waters at about 10.10am. Semporna police chief Supt Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said they had detained four men, a local aged 22 and three foreigners aged...
