Crime & Safety news in Pagoh
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Johor bus crash rescue by passengers wins praise online
A video showing passengers helping each other escape from an overturned express bus on the North-South Expressway in Johor has gone viral. The bus was heading to Singapore when it reportedly lost control and overturned into a drain between Pagoh and Yong Peng. The rescue effort has been widely praised as a display of Malaysian unity.
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Thai woman charged in Batu Pahat court for alleged prostitution, visa breach
A 28-year-old Thai woman, Nanthicha Bunrod, was charged at the Magistrate's Court in Batu Pahat today for allegedly engaging in prostitution and violating her travel pass conditions. The alleged incident occurred at a hotel on Jalan Abu Bakar on August 31. The court set September 9 for mention and denied bail.
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Lorry driver pleads guilty to breaking neighbour's car window in Batu Pahat
A lorry driver, Ho Wee Siang, 42, pleaded guilty in the Batu Pahat Magistrate's Court to vandalising his neighbour's car window with a brick, causing RM800 in losses. The incident occurred at a house in Taman Bukit Perdana, Batu Pahat. He was granted RM2,000 bail but was unable to pay and was sent to the Muar Correctional Centre.
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Two motorcyclists die in head-on collision on Jalan Gapam in Bemban
Two motorcyclists were killed in a head-on collision on Jalan Gapam near Bemban, Jasin, last night. Police believe the 41-year-old lorry driver entered the opposite lane while overtaking, colliding with a 21-year-old college student. Both died at the scene.
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'Don't use sirens as an excuse to run red lights,' says mother of teen killed by ambulance
The mother of Muhammad Amirul Asyraaf Md Azizan, 18, who was killed by an ambulance in Jasin last week, has urged drivers not to use sirens as an excuse to run red lights. The ambulance driver, Mohd Noorikhmal Baharuddin, 41, pleaded not guilty in the Jasin Magistrate's Court to reckless driving causing death.
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Form Two Student Who Kept Obscene Videos, Images Ordered to Serve 50 Hours of Community Service
A 14-year-old student was ordered by the Magistrate's Court in Batu Pahat to serve 50 hours of community service after pleading guilty to possessing obscene videos and images. The court also imposed a good behaviour bond and a curfew. The offences were discovered during a police investigation into an alleged assault by the boy's father.