Farewell ‘Gentle Guru’ Matthew Warrier
Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have. — Cicely Tyson, American actress When I turned 70 last June, I thought it was game-up! Yes, the Bible says that the Almighty has given mankind three-score and 10 years, and anything after that is a bonus. Earlier […]
A ‘friend’ scams teacher of RM9,250
SIBU: A male teacher lost RM9,250 after being scammed by an individual who posed as his friend. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit who confirmed the case, said a police report on the incident was received on Wednesday. The complainant, 46, received a WhatsApp text from an unknown number that used a profile picture […]
Teacher killed by lightning
Dalat: A primary school teacher in Batang Igan was killed by lightning at about 5pm on Wednesday (June 10). The deceased has been identified as Alvin Chelen, 32. The incident was said to have happened near a longhouse, Rumah Penguang, during a boat ride from the school to Sg Kut, Dalat. Dalat District police chief […]
Teacher injured in car crash
BETONG: A female teacher suffered injuries to her body and neck after her car overturned on the Betong-Sarikei Road on Sunday. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the woman was heading to Sibu at 2.15pm when the accident happened. “While driving, her car skidded into the right lane and overturned,” […]
Teacher loses RM4K to love scam
SIBU: A female teacher in her 40s reportedly lost RM4,000 to a scam involving a foreign contact and an online dating application. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that on March 17, the woman met one Jeffrey Ben Mayne on OMI application. He said the man described himself as a London architect. […]
Retired teacher loses over RM700,000 in Macau scam
IPOH: A retired teacher here claims to have lost RM740,000 of her savings after being cheated by a Macau scam syndicate last month. Perak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Hasbullah Abd Rahman said the 77-year old woman, who only realised recently that she had been cheated, lodged a report at Sungai Senam police station last Monday. He said the woman, who is […]
‘Free money’ costs teacher RM8,250
SIBU: Because of greed, a 48-year-old teacher lost more than RM8,000 after being tricked into paying for a non-existent mobile phone purchase from an online shopping company on Sunday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim had earlier received a message from a man who claimed to be a representative of […]
Teacher turns love for figs into business
By Nadia Jumri IPOH: It started from a love of figs. Now, Hawari Wanik, 32, is running a 0.4-hectare farm known as ‘Ipoh Figs Farm’ in Ulu Chepor here. The teacher said he started to grow 50 fig trees of various varieties in pots at his house compound in 2014 after falling in love with […]
