JB court grants bail to Chinese national charged with kidnapping 15-year-old

JOHOR BARU: A male student from China who was charged with kidnapping a teenage girl last year has been released on RM8,000 bail with two sureties. Magistrate A. Shaarmini granted bail to 23-year-old accused Huang Xiaonan after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence, Sinar Harian reported on Wednesday (Jan 22). “The accused must also report...

Teenager dies, another hurt after m-bike crashes into car

KOTA KINABALU: A teenager was killed while another sustained injuries after the motorcycle they were riding collided into a car early Friday (Nov 22). The student from SMK Bandaraya in Menggatal near here, had gone out for lunch with a female schoolmate on the motorcycle to buy food from a nearby stall. It is learnt that they...

17-year-old who ploughed into cop’s motorbike barred from having driving licence for 5 years

SEREMBAN: A Form 5 student who ploughed his bike into a policeman's motorcycle while riding against traffic has been barred by a Magistrate's Court here from holding a driving licence for five years. Magistrate Nurul Azuin Mohd Talhah also ordered the 17-year-old to serve a good behaviour bond for a year with a RM1,000 deposit. The Form...

Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Cereal box baby killer: Some sympathy, some anger, but many asking ‘Where’s the dad?’

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have been stunned by the news of a Malaysian student in the United Kingdom who, after giving birth, placed her newborn baby in a cereal box shortly after birth and concealed the box in a suitcase. Teo Jia Xin, 22, was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 17 years at...

Driving Instructor Ties Durian Husks To Steering Wheel To Teach Student How To Drive

No wonder they say learning can be a painful process. A driving instructor from China has come up with a prickly method to ensure that his student will remember their lesson for a long, long time. The instructor revealed on Douyin that he had spent a week teaching his student the correct way to hold the steering wheel. However,...

Student nabbed over road rage incident in Dengkil

PUTRAJAYA: Police have arrested a student of a private higher education institution to assist in the investigation of a road rage incident in Dengkil and seized a steering lock that was used to injure the victims. Sepang acting OCPD Supt Shan Gopal said that a report was lodged by a man claiming he and his friend...

Melaka uni officials travel to Bukit Mertajam to present scholarship offer to underprivileged student

MELAKA: Underprivileged Bukit Mertajam student S. Darshini received an unexpected gift from top officials of Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) after the officials came knocking on the door of her home, almost 500km from here. The 21-year-old was attending to the needs of her visually impaired mother when UTeM representatives arrived at her house in Penang...

Ex-aide to MP charged with sexually assaulting student in Batu Pahat pool

PETALING JAYA: A former aide to an MP has been charged at the Muar Sessions Court with physical sexual assault of a female student at a Batu Pahat swimming pool last month. The accused, Zainoor Juma'at, 45, who is also the chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association of a school in Rengit, pleaded not guilty after the...