Day: September 18, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Police have confirmed that a prison inmate receiving treatment at Sungai Buloh Hospital escaped at 3.56 pm today. District police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said the Sungai Buloh District Police Headquarters (IPD) Control Centre received a report via the MERS 999 line from the hospital that an inmate was missing from his bed and believed to have escaped He said the inmate known as A. Kalai Kumar, 27, has eight prior criminal records, including four related to narcotics. “The police are actively tracking down the inmate,” he said in a statement today. Mohd Hafiz also appealed

IPOH, Prolonged heavy rain for more than two hours caused severe damage to a restaurant and a fish landing jetty in Bagan Sungai Burung, Bagan Datuk, early this morning. Bagan Datuk District Civil Defense Force (APM) officer, Mohd Fazly Mohamad Zawawi, said that based on information received, there were strong winds, rain, and thunderstorms in the area at 4 am. He said a team of APM personnel was sent to the scene to monitor the situation and check the water level after a report was received around 9.45 am. ‘A restaurant and a fish landing jetty suffered severe damage due

KUALA TERENGGANU, A Cambodian woman was killed after a tree fell on her at Pantai Penunjuk, Kijal, Kemaman, this afternoon. Kemaman district police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said the incident happened at 6.15 pm when it was raining heavily at the beach. “The victim, Saleha Ashaari, 49, a permanent resident who was a trader at the beach, was confirmed dead at the scene. “The body of the mother of three who lives in Kampung Berayun, Kijal has been sent to the Kemaman Hospital Forensic Unit for post-mortem,” he said when contacted today. Earlier, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said that Kemaman

KUALA LUMPUR, Police have confirmed that a prison inmate receiving treatment at Sungai Buloh Hospital escaped at 3.56 pm today. District police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said the Sungai Buloh District Police Headquarters (IPD) Control Centre received a report via the MERS 999 line from the hospital that an inmate was missing from his bed and believed to have escaped He said the inmate known as A. Kalai Kumar, 27, has eight prior criminal records, including four related to narcotics. “The police are actively tracking down the inmate,” he said in a statement today. Mohd Hafiz also appealed

SHAH ALAM, Several roads in Klang will be temporarily closed and diverted this Sunday, Sept 22, for the Selangor Police Integrity Half Marathon. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan announced that the road closures will begin at 4 am and end at 10 am upon completion of the event. ‘A total of 31 roads and routes will be closed completely or in stages for this event, which will involve approximately 5,000 participants, consisting of Selangor PDRM personnel and the community,’ he said in a statement today. ‘Alternative routes available include Jalan Tengku Kelana, Lorong Kota Raja 4, Lorong Kota