KK police awaiting autopsy report on woman’s body found at Likas Bay

KOTA KINABALU: Police are waiting for a post-mortem report on a 61-year-old woman who was found dead at the Likas Bay beach here to establish cause of death. Though they did not find any evidence of foul play, police said they could not speculate. Kota Kinabalu acting police chief Supt Kalsom Idris said the autopsy report...

Woman who jumped out of moving car not kidnapped, driver has hearing loss, say cops

SHAH ALAM: Fearing for her safety, a woman jumped out of a moving car after the ehailing driver kept "staring" at her and did not respond to her questions. The woman, however, did not realise that the driver was hard of hearing and could not hear what she was saying Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd...

Retiree loses RM3.839mil in phone scam

SHAH ALAM: A retired private sector employee in Subang Jaya suffered a loss of RM3.839mil after falling victim to a 'phone scam'. Selangor Police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the 70-year-old woman received a phone call from an individual in November 2022 claiming to be an insurance officer, who said there had been an...

Man detained for ‘testing’ electric shocker on woman at bus stop in South Korea

YANGSAN, South Korea (Korea Herald/ANN): A man in his 40s has been detained by the South Korean police for using an electric shocker on a woman in her 50s. The Yangsan Police Station in South Gyeongsang province said on Thursday that it had requested an arrest warrant for the suspect on a charge of special...

Fisherman saves woman who fell from Penang Bridge

GEORGE TOWN: A 23-year-old woman who fell from the Penang Bridge early Wednesday (Aug 30) has been rescued by a fisherman. According to a statement by the Fire and Rescue Department, the woman was pulled from the sea at 4.52am. "Firemen arrived at the scene at KM7.4 of the bridge, heading towards Prai, at 4.28am. We...

Quick action by police saves woman’s life

SEREMBAN: Swift action by the police saved a young woman who was about to fall from the fifth floor of a shopping complex near here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said police were notified about the matter at around 10pm on Wednesday (Aug 2). "When my men reached there, they saw a girl on the...