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Mother's sambal chicken dish never eaten by son killed in Bukit Kelicap crash
A 29-year-old man died after his motorcycle was hit by a lorry that skidded at Kilometre 116 of the Johor Bahru-Melaka road near Bukit Kelicap, Batu Pahat, at about 7.30am yesterday. His mother, Samsiah Kassan, 67, said the sambal chicken she packed for him was still in good condition. The 47-year-old lorry driver injured his hip and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
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Suhakam urges authorities to map stray dog hotspots after child mauled in Johor
Suhakam's Children's Commissioner has urged local authorities to identify stray dog hotspots around schools, nurseries, playgrounds and public housing to prevent attacks on children. The call follows an incident in which a two-year-old girl was badly injured on her head and face after allegedly being attacked by five stray dogs near her grandmother's house in Sungai Kelambu, Johor on 5 September. Suhakam also wants the Housing and Local Government Ministry, state governments and the Veterinary Services Department to set clearer risk-based response standards and strengthen national data on animal attacks involving children.
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Zara Qairina inquest: mother among last three witnesses in October
The inquest into the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir will resume in October, with her mother, stepsister and the investigating officer as the final three witnesses. The coroner set Oct 6 to 23 for their testimony and fixed an Oct 5 site visit at the religious school where Zara studied. About 80 witnesses have testified so far in the inquiry into her death after she was found beneath her hostel building on July 16, 2025.
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Man found dead in 1.5m drain near SMK Tun Hussein Onn, Butterworth
A man was found dead in a 1.5-metre-deep drain near SMK Tun Hussein Onn on Jalan Siakap, Taman Kelisa Emas, Butterworth, today. The Perai Fire and Rescue Station received a call from police at 12.10pm to help lift the body, and the five-member operation ended at 12.47pm. The body was handed to police for further action.
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Housewife admits robbing, injuring aunt with golf club
A housewife pleaded guilty at the Batu Pahat Sessions Court to hitting her 71-year-old aunt with a golf club during an attempted robbery at a house in Taman Manis 2, Parit Raja. Nur Arisha Harmira Abd Halim, 28, was charged under Section 394 of the Penal Code and granted RM8,000 bail. The case is set for mention on Oct 23.
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Lorry attendant remanded three days over peeping at stepdaughter in shower
A 26-year-old lorry attendant has been remanded for three days by the Batu Pahat Magistrate's Court to assist investigations into allegations he peeped at his 12-year-old stepdaughter while she was showering. The incident is believed to have occurred at 6.40am last Wednesday at a house in Batu Pahat, and the case is being investigated under Section 15(3)(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
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Bangladeshi influencer murder case: chemical report not ready, mention set for Oct 13
The Kuala Lumpur Magistrate's Court was told the chemical report in the case of military officer Captain Jad Faid Arhan, accused of murdering Bangladeshi influencer Muzahid Millad, is not yet ready. The court set Oct 13 for the report and additional documents for two drink-driving charges. The alleged incident occurred at KM 1.9 of the Maju Expressway (MEX) on April 23.
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Family denies dog that mauled Haira belongs to victim's grandfather
The family of a girl mauled by stray dogs in Peserai, Batu Pahat has denied claims that the animal belongs to the victim's grandfather. The child is being treated in the paediatric intensive care unit at Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru. An NGO claiming to have information on the dog's owner says it will lodge a police report.
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Health Ministry van and bus collide at KM23.3 of Senai-Desaru Expressway, no injuries
A Health Ministry van and a bus collided at KM23.3 of the Senai-Desaru Expressway southbound near Kulai at 12.30pm today. No one was injured, and both drivers have lodged police reports. The van was carrying patient samples from Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital in Kluang to Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Baru.
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Kluang fire kills army veteran's wife and two sons at Taman Titiwangsa
A fire at a house in Taman Titiwangsa, Kluang, killed a 49-year-old woman and her two sons, aged 18 and 11, on Tuesday night. The father, an army veteran, escaped after trying to put out the blaze and said the brothers were found embracing. The remains are to be buried at the Kampung Bentong Dalam Muslim Cemetery.
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Three family members die in house fire at Taman Titiwangsa, Kluang
Three members of a family were found dead after their two-storey terrace house in Taman Titiwangsa, Kluang, caught fire last night. Neighbours tried to climb the roof and douse the flames but failed as the fire spread. Post-mortems are being carried out at Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom before burial at Kampung Bentong Dalam.
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Two trailer lorries collide at Taman Cantik junction in Kulai, drivers injured
Two trailer lorries collided at the Taman Cantik traffic light junction in Kulai at about 10.05am today, leaving concrete culvert pipe blocks scattered across the road. The 47-year-old driver of the loaded lorry was trapped and suffered leg and knee injuries, while the 49-year-old driver of the empty lorry was lightly hurt. Firefighters freed the trapped man and both were taken to hospital; clearing work was still ongoing.
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Radzi Jidin wants a national plan on stray dogs, starting in Putrajaya
Putrajaya MP Radzi Jidin has urged the government to draw up an integrated action plan to rid Malaysia of stray dogs, beginning with the administrative capital as a model stray-free city. He cited the attack on a two-year-old girl by a pack of stray dogs in Sungai Kelambu, Batu Pahat, Johor, last Saturday. Johor has launched a large-scale stray-catching operation in Batu Pahat and will extend it statewide.
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Contract worker pleads guilty to snatching RM10,000 gold chain in Arau
A contract worker pleaded guilty at the Kangar Magistrate's Court to robbing and injuring an elderly woman while snatching a gold chain worth RM10,000 at a house in Bumbung Lima, Arau on 5 September. Wan Afandi Wan Salehudin, 26, was granted RM6,000 bail with one surety, and sentencing is set for 23 September.
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CAP urges MACC to probe alleged illegal dumping of construction waste in Pontian
The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate alleged illegal dumping of construction waste in Pontian, Johor. The waste is said to have originated from Singapore and been dumped at non-designated sites, with residents disturbed by night-time truck convoys. CAP also called on Malaysian and Singaporean authorities to explain how the trucks passed checkpoints undetected.
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Kluang hospital short of staff as beds and specialist services grow
Enche' Besar Hajjah Kalsom Hospital in Kluang is facing a manpower shortage as its bed capacity and specialist services expand to serve more than 330,000 residents. Johor health committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the hospital has 396 beds, with 38 more expected once Ward 10B upgrading is completed by end-September, and that Johor will raise the staffing shortfall with the health ministry.
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Three dead including a child in Kluang terrace house fire
Three people, including a young boy, died after being trapped in a fire that gutted a two-storey terrace house in Taman Titiwangsa, Kluang, last night. The Kluang fire station received the emergency call at 10.44pm and sent 14 personnel to the scene. The house was about 50 per cent destroyed and the victims have not yet been identified.