Woman dies in road accident

PADAWAN: A woman was killed after she fell off a motorcycle and was struck by two vehicles at Mile 5, Jalan Matang on Wednesday (August 5). According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the victim, identified as Monika Mami, 41, was on the motorcycle with her husband, Adres Rijan, 50, […]

Accident traumatises woman

SIBU: A woman in her late 20s was still in a trauma following an accident that saw her car skidded and overturned in a roadside bush at Jalan Lapangan Terbang Sibu today. In the 8.25am accident, the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) despatched firefighters from the Sibu fire and rescue station to the scene […]

Woman made poorer by ‘cops’ scam

KUANTAN: A retired woman has claimed she lost almost half-a-million ringgit in savings after she believed scammers who said they were police officers. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 59-year-old victim claimed to have received a telephone call on April 29, supposedly from a staff of a telecommunications […]

Woman claims to be victim of online cake ordering fraud

KUCHING: A woman from Sarawak, who was stranded in Sungai Petani, Kedah due to the movement control order (MCO), has claimed to be the victim of an online cake (kek lapis) ordering fraud. Zaliha Hassan, a Mirian, has been stranded in Sungai Petani, Kedah since the implementation of the MCO when she went there to […]

Captain Amira enjoys views of sunset from cockpit

KUCHING: Enjoying views of sunset from the cockpit. Captain Amira Nuria Anuar, 31, believes this is the best part of her job as a commercial pilot.Amira, who has been a commercial pilot for 10 years, believes that life in the cockpit is not only for men but for women, too. “The sky is the limit. […]

Woman leaps to her death

KUCHING: A woman jumped off a condominium in an apparent suicide here. The victim, aged 56, is believed to be a teacher from a school here. Kuching OCPD ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said they received information on the incident around 7.37am and rushed to investigate. “Upon arrival, we found the victim’s body on the […]

Disabled woman now a successful bakery owner

KANGAR: In 2007, Nor Hidayah Radzli, 35, was involved in a road accident while on her way to work at a prominent hotel in Langkawi. That accident resulted in permanent injuries to her right foot, leaving her dependent on her parents to move around. She had to use a urinary catheter, and was wheelchair-bound before being able to walk […]

Nabbed for selling lottery without licence

BAU: Police arrested a suspected unlicensed lottery agent at the five-foot-way of a hawker centre last Saturday afternoon.   According to Bau District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon, the 25-year-old woman was arrested around 5pm by a team from the Bau District Criminal Investigation Division. “She was conducting a public lottery sale without a licence […]