PETALING JAYA: Seven Vietnamese women were rescued after the Immigration Department busted a human trafficking and sex exploitation syndicate here. The department said that the seven women, aged between 32 and 45 years old, were rescued during a raid at a shoplot in Klang on Oct 21. "Based on complaints received, the women were imprisoned inside the...
GEORGE TOWN: The search for Dr Balraj Sethi, who was swept away while trying to rescue his father in the Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand, India on Sept 24, will be extended until Nov 20. His brother Suraaj Sethi, 32, said the Indian police and the state disaster relief force personnel have agreed to continue with the...
IPOH: A sinkhole has caused the porches of two houses in Taman Teja here to cave in, while two other houses also suffered some minor damages. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a big chunk of the porches of both houses, numbered 11 and 15, at Lorong Teja Utama, caved...
KUANTAN: Hundreds of children were rescued following a large-scale operation in two states. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, at a press conference at the Pahang police headquarters on Wednesday (Sept 11), said the rescue was part of Ops Global. The raids were conducted at 18 care homes in Selangor and Negri Sembilan. A total of 402...
SERI ISKANDAR: "When I heard the baby crying, I dived straight into the ditch with only one thought in mind, to rescue the baby and the other victims,” said Mohd Azwan Basirun, 38, the heroic figure who helped save those involved in a car accident in Bagan Serai on Aug 24. In the incident at KM15...
SLIM RIVER: A total of 21 people stranded at the Risda Eco Park in Ulu Slim after a dam burst and a bridge collapsed on Aug 23 have been rescued as of 12pm. Perak Fire and Rescue Department director Sayani Saidon said 19 visitors and two staff were rescued on Saturday (Aug 24). "The flash flood at...
KOTA KINABALU: A man was rescued by firemen while attempting to jump off the first floor of the Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan on Wednesday (Aug 14) evening. Sabah Fire and Rescue Services Department senior assistant fire commander Mohd Ishak Amran said a distress call about a suicide attempt was received from the hospital at...
KOTA KINABALU: When Katherine Tsen Kin Lin was rescued during the floods earlier this month, all she could think about was getting to safe ground. Understandably, the 68-year-old just went through a traumatic experience after being trapped with a family member in their vehicle, which had fallen into a hole that they did not see because...
PETALING JAYA: Six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui, who went missing during a Bon Odori event in Johor Baru, has been found safe at a hotel in Batang Kali on Tuesday (July 23). This was confirmed by Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. She was reported missing at around 8.30pm on Saturday (July 21) during the...
PETALING JAYA: Six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui, who went missing during a Bon Odori event in Johor Baru, has been found safe at a hotel in Batang Kali on Tuesday (July 23). This was confirmed by Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. She was reported missing at around 8.30pm on Saturday (July 21) during the...
