Category: General

MUAR, Police have confirmed receiving DNA test reports of two victims who were burnt to death in a house fire in Kampung Paya Redan, Pagoh last Friday. Muar District Police Chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said that the DNA report received today from the Johor Chemistry Department confirmed that the victims are Mohamed Nor Mohamed Yassin, 82, and his wife Ara Abd Hamid, 76. ‘The DNA results have been obtained, and the victims’ family can claim both bodies for burial,’ he said when contacted today. Meanwhile, the victims’ son, Mahat Mohamed Nor, 44, informed that the bodies are expected

JOHOR BAHRU, A bus driver was killed while 12 others were injured in an accident involving three vehicles at Kilometre 49.4 of the North-South Expressway (southbound) here this morning. Kulai district police chief Supt Tan Seng Lee said the accident occured at about 2.30 am, and involved a Scania bus and two lorries (Scania and Nissan models). ‘Preliminary investigations found that the accident occurred when the bus, travelling from Kuala Lumpur heading to Johor Bahru, is believed to have been unable to break in time and hit the back of the Nissan lorry,’ he said in a statement today. ‘As

KUALA LUMPUR, The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower as the US dollar strengthened today. At the end of trading, August 2024 slid to US$2,480.90 per troy ounce from US$2,485.90 per troy ounce at yesterday’s close. Meanwhile, September 2024, October 2024, November 2024, December 2024, and February 2025 all settled lower at US$2,484.60 per troy ounce against US$2,489.60 per troy ounce previously. However, volume increased to 75 lots from 48 lots yesterday, while open interest surged to 91 contracts from 60 contracts previously. The price of physical gold stood at US$2,456.70 per troy ounce, according to the

KUALA LUMPUR, Underaged-driving has again reared its ugly head on the indifference of parents or guardians, as a wheelie stunt by two 13-year-old teenage friends ended in a fatal tragedy when both died after their motorcycles collided near the Elmina Business Park in Sungai Buloh, Selangor last night. Sungai Buloh police chief Supt Mohd Hafiz Muhammad Nor said in the 11.20pm incident, the motorcycles of the two friends collided head-on during the stunt where a biker lifts the front wheel, as mat rempits notoriously show off at dangerously high speed. ‘As a result, the two astride Yamaha Lagenda and Yamaha

KUANTAN, The progress of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project which includes four states — Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu and Selangor — has reached 70.13 per cent completion as of last month, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said the construction of the project is going smoothly and according to the set schedule, and with that the government is confident that the ECRL operations from Gombak to the East Coast, namely Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, will be able to commence in early 2027. ‘In Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, the construction is well advanced. In Selangor, it is in the early