HANOI: Nguyen Bich Ngoc, a 27-year-old Vietnamese student who went missing in France earlier this year, was pronounced dead by her family on Tuesday (June 4) after more than five months of extensive searching. "There was no miracle," said Vu Quang Minh, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. "According to a family statement, Ngoc has...
Not sure about you, but we’re truly humbled by this young girl’s multi-tasking skills. A 10-year-old girl from Thailand has gone viral online for skillfully balancing her responsibilities as a diligent student and caring sister. Earlier this month, a teacher posted an 18-second TikTok clip of the girl in class that quickly garnered widespread attention. In it, the student, who goes by...
BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters): There was little warning of the chaos that was about to be unleashed onboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ321. With around three hours left on the journey from London to Singapore, Malaysian student Dzafran Azmir got the uneasy feeling the Boeing 777-300R plane was tilting upwards and beginning to shake. The 28-year-old braced himself and...
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry has taken action in a case involving a teacher sexually harassing a student. The ministry said it would not tolerate any incidents of sexual harassment at any of its institutions. "This case is under the ministry’s attention and action has been taken according to existing guidelines," it said in a statement on...
SEPANG: A teacher is being investigated for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of her students. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police learned of the matter after the student's mother lodged a report on Dec 12. "We received a report from the 46-year-old woman after she noticed her son had red...
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will fully cooperate in the investigation into the death of a vocational college student who was found dead in a dormitory with injuries and bruises on his body on Friday (March 22). The ministry said on Saturday (March 23) that it would not compromise with bullying in all educational institutions under its...
JOHOR BARU: A 19-year-old college student from Kuala Lumpur has lost almost RM15,000 after falling prey to a part-time job scam she found on social media. The woman, who only wanted to be known as Wendy, said she saw an advertisement on Facebook about a job where she could get commissions by simply leaving good reviews...
SHAH ALAM: Police have questioned five witnesses following a sexual harassment complaint by a Form Two student. When contacted, Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said statements were recorded from the suspect and other witnesses. "Further statement recordings will be conducted as soon as possible, seeing that many witnesses and teachers have returned to their...
IPOH: Members of the media were surprised when the senior police officer who was charged with the murder of a 17-year-old student entered the Magistrate Court from another route that bypassed the crowd of waiting journalists and camera crew. Having waited for hours for the opportunity to capture some footage, many members of the press were...
IPOH: About 12 reports have been lodged in relation to the case where a Form Five student was killed after being allegedly rammed by a car driven by a senior police officer in Meru Raya here on Friday (Dec 15). Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the reports were received since...
