Biker suffers cracked skull drunk driving accident

KANGAR: A motorcyclist suffered a fractured skull after being hit by a car driven by a man believed to be drunk in Jalan Raja Syed Saffi here last night. Kangar district police chief Supt  Wari Kiew said the motorcyclist, identified as Bishamhadi  Mohamad Hasbi, 40, was admitted to Tuanku Fauziah Hospital here after the incident […]

Man charged with drunk driving, killing food delivery man

KUALA LUMPUR:  A car accessory shop assistant who rammed into a food delivery man early this morning, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here for drunk driving, causing death. However, Khor Yong Zhang, 21, pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read out by a court interpreter in the presence of Magistrate Puteri Nursheila […]

Community education and engagements better

KUCHING: The issue of drunk driving will be tackled more appropriately and effectively through a soft approach of community education and engagements, said Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. He was commenting on the recent call by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) recently to suspend all productions, sales, and businesses of […]

Don’t drink and drive, it’s as simple as that

KUCHING: Without a shadow of a doubt, drinking and driving is never a good idea. Drunk drivers are only putting their lives at risk but also the lives of others. Figures showed that between 2010 and 2015, 618 deaths were due to drunk drivers. Based on the statistics, Malaysia is only behind Thailand and Vietnam […]

Six found driving under influence of alcohol

MIRI: Six people were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol during a roadblock conducted by the Miri Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division (BPSTD) on Jan 25. According to Miri Deputy Police Chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol, police conducted the roadblock at SJR Jalan Miri/Pujut from midnight until 4.30am. He said that the […]