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...
JOHOR BARU: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi (pic) has expressed his gratitude and appreciation to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) for their dedicated efforts in the rescue of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui. "I also wish to thank all Malaysians who provided information and assistance during this operation," he said in a statement on...
MELAKA: A commercial building fire at the heart of the historic city kills two sisters while their mother is fighting for her life at Melaka Hospital. Melaka Tengah OCPD Christopher Patit identified the victims as Nuralia Karisa Abdullah, 12, and two-year-old Nur Riaisha Zahra Abdullah. He said the children's mother Azliha Ngah Ariffin, 40 is still in...
KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...
KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...
MEULABOH, Indonesia: An Indonesian search and rescue ship on Thursday (March 21) located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees, and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety. An AP photographer aboard the rescue ship said 10 people had been taken aboard local fishing boats...
KOTA KINABALU: It was a split-second decision and a daring rescue. But thanks to the heroic act, two families of different religious and racial backgrounds will be bonded for life. Eric Perimus, a native Dusun, was having an outing by a riverside with his friends one sunny Sunday when he heard screams for help: two brothers...
