Bangkok mall shooting: TMJ recounts terrifying moments
BANGKOK: Tunku Mahkota Johor (TMJ) Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim shared his harrowing experience as he and his family were at a hotel near Bangkok’s Siam Paragon Mall, where a fatal shooting occurred on Tuesday. The Johor crown prince explained that his family was seated in the hotel lobby when the shooting erupted. He added that […]
Paris on edge after fatal shooting of 17-year-old boy by police officer
PARIS: Tensions erupted in Paris on Tuesday after a police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old delivery driver in a suburb of the capital, with residents setting barricades alight and police responding with tear gas. The teenage boy was fatally shot by the officer earlier in the day in the suburb of Nanterre after he […]
Riots break out in Paris suburb after teen shot dead
PARIS: Street riots rocked the Paris suburb of Nanterre, following a fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old youth during a traffic stop on Tuesday, reported German news agency (dpa). An angry mob set garbage cans, cars and an elementary school on fire and emergency forces were pelted with fireworks, authorities said. Rioters erected barricades between […]
Man killed by own brothers in freak hunting accident
BAU: Two men were arrested yesterday after accidentally shooting their own brother after going out hunting. According to Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, they received a call from Bau Hospital on Thursday (Feb 16) reporting that a man had died after being shot while hunting with his two brothers at a nearby jungle in […]
Victim positive, rescuers in Kampung Stenggang shooting incident to undergo swab tests
BAU: Firefighters, policemen and local villagers who were involved in the retrieval of a man who was recently shot dead in a hunting fatality at Kampung Stenggang here had been ordered to undergo Covid-19 screening and self-isolation. This came after the victim was confirmed to be Covid-19 positive by health officials. Bau Fire and Rescue […]
Four more remanded over shooting
KANGAR: The main suspect, in the shooting incident between the General Operations Force (GOF) and smugglers on the Malaysia-Thailand border last Tuesday, was among three local men and a Thai who were remanded for seven days starting yesterday. This was confirmed by Perlis police chief Datuk Surina Saad. The main suspect is a 45-year-old man, […]
King consents to conferment the PGB medal
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has consented to the conferment of the Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB) medal and the rank of Sergeant on the two General Operations Force (GOF) members, Baharuddin Ramli and Norihan Tari, involved in a fatal shooting at the Malaysia-Thailand border last Tuesday. Home Minister Datuk […]
