German tourist drowns while swimming in Pulau Perhentian

KUALA BESUT: A German tourist drowned while swimming with her husband in Pulau Perhentian on Thursday (May 16) afternoon. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairuddin said the victim, Dr Loosen-Freiling Iris,74, drowned while she was swimming with her husband at about 3.30pm. "During the incident, the victim’s husband, also a German, upon realising that his wife...

Japanese Woman Moonlights As “Part-Time Girlfriend”, Client Turns Out To Be Her Firm’s Boss

How far would you go to to earn some extra cash? One Japanese fresh grad took on a side hustle as a “part-time girlfriend”, and the experience left her so traumatised that she vowed never do it again. The woman, whose name was not revealed, graduated from a Tokyo university at age 23 and subsequently landed a job in a...

Victim fell asleep in car without opening windows, say Ipoh cops

IPOH: The woman found dead inside a car parked at the parking lot of the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Tuesday was sleeping in the backseat without opening the car windows, say police. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said the woman was taking care of her ill father who was warded at the hospital. “She had...

Chinese Woman Breaks Leg During Yoga Lesson After Instructor Pushes Her Into A Too-Deep Stretch

Here’s a reminder to always work out safely should you decide to get fit after CNY. A lady in Wuhan, who goes by the last name Le, was at a yoga class. As she got into a pigeon pose, Le's instructor walked over and pressed down on her back to force her into a deeper stretch. Unfortunately, the...

Seven in family probed after woman beaten to death in Serdang, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven members of a family were arrested to assist in investigations into the horrific murder of an intellectually-challenged woman, 20, at a house in Jalan Serdang Raya 1, Seri Kembangan, near here Sunday(Jan 21). All the suspects arrested are local citizens comprising four men and three women, aged between 25 and 79, from Klang...

Child and woman killed in five-vehicle crash near Dengkil

PETALING JAYA: A ten-year-old child and a woman in her 40s were killed in a five-vehicle collision along Jalan Banting in Dengkil on Monday (Jan 22). When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said that both died at the scene, adding that a woman in her 20s suffered injuries to her...

Woman claims to have been pushed off Penang Bridge during argument

GEORGE TOWN: The woman who fell into the sea in an incident at KM 2.8 of the Penang Bridge on Monday (Jan 15) claimed her male friend pushed her while they were arguing at the rest area on the bridge. Penang police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said that based on her initial statement, the 40-year-old...

E-hailing driver pleads not guilty to hurting Chinese national

KUANTAN: An e-hailing driver pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Dec 27) to a charge of causing grievous hurt to a Chinese national. Mohd Sidek Saleh, 32, was charged with voluntarily causing serious injury to a finger on the woman's right hand by attacking her with a foldable chair. The offence was allegedly...

Thai woman fined RM1,500 for offering sex to KL cop

KUALA LUMPUR: A Thai woman was fined RM1,500 by the Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday (Dec 20) for offering sex to a policeman last week. Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan handed down the sentence on Nipaporn Pharaphong, 24, who pleaded guilty to the charge. She paid the fine. She was charged with offering sex to the policeman for...

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 was...