Man stabs coworker in oil palm estate in Sibu
SIBU: An Indonesian was murdered to death by his countryman at their workers’ quarters of an oil palm estate in Dalat on Saturday (March 11) night. Dalat OCPD Deputy Supt Saga Chunggat said the suspect, 51, had stabbed the victim, 30 with a sharp object in his stomach. “The victim was rushed to Hospital Dalat […]
Record-breaking Queensland flood peak predicted for Sunday: forecaster
SYDNEY: A record-breaking flood in Australia’s Queensland state was forecast to peak on Sunday, after almost 100 residents of an outback town were moved to higher ground. The flood, triggered by heavy rain over the past week, is worst in the remote Gulf Country town of Burketown, about 2,100 km (1,300 miles) northwest of state […]
Some 200,000 people seek treatment for air pollution-related diseases in Thailand
BANGKOK: Around 200,000 people across Thailand have sought treatment for illnesses linked to air pollution this week as air quality worsens and unhealthy levels of air pollutant PM2.5 persist. Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, the Permanent Secretary for the Public Health Ministry, said that air pollution-related diseases have shown an increasing trend, with reported cases rising from […]
Three-year-old boy found murdered with hands bound in Lahad Datu
KOTA KINABALU: A three-year-old boy was found murdered in a bush with his hands bound in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district on Saturday (March 11). Police have detained a man in his 30s who is believed to be of unsound mind in connection with the boy’s death. Lahad Datu acting OCPD Supt Azmir Abdul […]
Empat dekad dalam kurungan, Kiska ‘paus paling kesepian’ ditemukan mati
KISKA, paus pembunuh dalam kurungan terakhir di Kanada, dilaporkan mati Khamis lalu, menurut media tempatan. Haiwan itu menghabiskan masa lebih empat dekad dalam kurungan di Marineland, zoo dan taman hiburan yang terletak di Niagara Falls, selepas ditangkap di perairan Iceland pada 1979 bersama Keiko, bintang filem “Free Willy”. Berita kematian Kiska muncul empat tahun selepas […]
Undang-undang tangani scam perlu terkini
Kuala Lumpur: Cadangan supaya akta baharu lebih menyeluruh diwujudkan bagi membanteras sindiket penipuan atau scam disifatkan wajar berikutan kaedah penipuan yang kini dipelbagaikan. Penganalisis jenayah yang juga Pakar Kriminologi, Shahul Hamid Abdul Rahim berkata, jika kerajaan mahu menggubal undang-undang yang khusus berkaitan jenayah itu, ia perlu mengikut keadaan semasa. “Pengkhususan undang-undang untuk scam atau penipuan […]
Polis siasat dakwaan pegawai Imigresen dicederakan ketika jalani ujian kecergasan
IPOH: Polis sedang menyiasat laporan seorang pegawai imigresen yang mendakwa dicederakan semasa menjalani ujian kecergasan pegawai dan anggota Pasukan Taktikal Khas (PASTAK) di Depot Imigresen Sementara, Bidor. Ketua Polis Perak, Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri, berkata pihaknya menerima laporan mengenai kejadian daripada pegawai berkenaan pada kira-kira jam 2 pagi Jumaat lalu. Beliau berkata kejadian […]
