IPOH: A foreign worker has died in a mishap at a quarry in Keramat Pulai here. According to Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop, a distress call was received at 11am on Tuesday (Sept 5). “The victim’s hand was reported to be stuck in heavy machinery. “Right now we have to stop the retrieval...
IPOH: The judiciary must not be used as a political tool, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. Following the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision to grant Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA), the Perak Umno liaison chairman said the judiciary institution had always been the backbone of a just...
IPOH:A 50-year-old man was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here with murdering another man at a rehabilitation and nursing home. Lai Mun Kong was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides the death penalty upon sentencing. No plea was recorded and Magistrate Jesseca Daimis set Sept 29 for mention. Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Aqilah Syaza...
IPOH: Two men have been charged with trafficking over 400kg of drugs at the Magistrate’s Court here. Choong Boon Wah and Seng Chung Leong, both 44, were jointly charged with four counts of trafficking 413.826kg of nimetazepam at a house in Jalan Sri Klebang, Chemor on Aug 15. They were charged under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous...
IPOH: Keep politics away from the Merdeka Day celebrations, says Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Md Halim. He said that the proposal by Perikatan Nasional Youth leader Ahmad Fadhli Shaari to use different themes and logos for the celebrations in the four Perikatan-ruled states is wrong and should not be done. "National Day is celebrated...
IPOH: Two people were killed and another seriously injured after the car they were in lost control and crashed into an electric post at Jalan Kuala Kangsar at about 2.15am on Sunday (Aug 20). Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre officer-in-charge Saiful Rizan Sulaiman said the two deceased were declared dead at the scene by...
IPOH: A worker died after being buried alive while he was breaking hardened cement at at a manhole of a silo of a cement factory in Kinta district here on Monday (Aug 14). The Perak Occupational Safety and Health Department (JKKP) Director's Office in a statement here on Wednesday (Aug 16) said that when the incident...
IPOH: A 63-year-old Orang Asli woman was killed after being trampled by an elephant near a durian farm in Kampung Bal, RPS Kemar at Gerik. Gerik OCPD Supt Zulkifli Mahmood said investigations found that the victim had gone to the farm to pick some durians before she came across the animal between 4pm and 5pm on...
IPOH: Efforts to promote Ipoh and Perak as a tourist destination are now ongoing in Thailand, says Loh Sze Yee. The Perak tourism committee chairman said the tourism industry players in Thailand are working hard to promote Ipoh and the state, following a familiarisation trip here a few months ago. "We brought in 30 tour operators from...
PETALING JAYA: Captain and midfielder Luciano Guaycochea has shown good leadership qualities to spark a change in Perak’s performance. On Wednesday, the Argentinian was instrumental again as Perak beat Penang 3-1 in their Super League match at the Perak Stadium. The win came just a week after the team led by Guaycochea had upstaged Kedah 3-1 in...
