PETALING JAYA: Flash floods early Friday (June 20) morning left a senior citizen here trapped in a house after water levels rose. When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said the department was alerted to the incident in Bukit Kemuning at 8.29am. "The victim was then brought out with help from...
SUNGAI PETANI: A senior citizen has been detained by police for alleged animal cruelty after being seen in a video dragging a dog chained to his motorcycle. Kuala Muda OCPD Asst Comm Hanyan Ramlan said the 82-year-old suspect was detained on Monday (June 17) in front of a house in Bandar Puteri Jaya at about 8pm. "Police...
MUAR: A senior citizen has lost more than RM200,000 in savings after falling victim to a fake investment scheme. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 70-year-old woman was randomly added to a group on Facebook in January, where she began interacting with the administrator. "She was offered high investment returns and was told...
KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was fined RM5,000 by a Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday (March 26) for making false statements regarding the birth registration of his two children and submitting false information when applying for an identity card with the National Registration Department (NRD). Magistrate Amira Abd Aziz imposed the sentence on the 62-year-old after...
PETALING JAYA: A senior citizen lost RM4mil after being duped by an investment scam on social media. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the 73-year-old victim joined an investment scheme after seeing its advertisement on social media in November last year. "She was added to a chat group where the syndicate members promised her...
KOTA BARU: A senior citizen has died after the car he was driving was involved in an accident with three other vehicles at KM51 Jalan Kota Baru-Kuala Krai in Machang near here. Machang fire station chief Ahmad Alfarra Mohamad Zin said the 63-year-old victim was trapped in his car and pronounced dead at the scene by...
JOHOR BARU: A 63-year-old man drowned while setting fishing nets in a pond on Jalan Cendana 6 in Taman Cendana here. Pasir Gudang fire station operations commander Sharol Suboh said they received an emergency call at 6.33pm on Monday (Dec 16). “A team was dispatched to the scene, about 7km away, and arrived at 6.40pm. “Upon arrival, the...
SEPANG: A female senior citizen was allegedly raped and robbed at an apartment building in Cyberjaya. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusuf said the 71-year-old victim lodged a police report on the incident at about 12.18am on Friday (Sept 13). "She claimed she was raped by a foreign man at the apartment's stairs. "The assailant...
Retired naval officer Jaafar Sidek Mohd Piah, 77, looks forward to Wednesday mornings. It is on that day that he gathers with his group of friends for breakfast at an Indian restaurant in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Over roti canai, thosai and teh tarik, these senior citizens’ conversation and laughter would fill the air and Jaafar says...
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...
