#accident & disaster

LETTER | Please offer cash to families affected by tragedies

LETTER | Please offer cash to families affected by tragedies

The government must make this a standard practice.
LRT passengers recount horror of being flung by impact of collision

LRT passengers recount horror of being flung by impact of collision

Afiq Luqman Mohd Baharudin, 27, says he suffered injuries to his head, left leg and chest.
Car split in half after firecrackers exploded, one dead

Car split in half after firecrackers exploded, one dead

UPDATED 8.20am | A lightning strike was initially suspected but it was later found that the vehicle was carrying fireworks.

Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades

Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades

The express train travelling out of Taipei, with almost 500 aboard, hit a construction truck that slipped into its path.

Yoursay: While justice is blind, M’sians are ‘driven’ by race

Yoursay: While justice is blind, M’sians are ‘driven’ by race

YOURSAY | ‘When reacting in grief, they may be those who will shift the blame to others.’
Body of second missing Sarawakian angler found

Body of second missing Sarawakian angler found

The victim was one of three who went missing while fishing in Lawas.

Injured Belgian climber rescued from Mt Kinabalu

Injured Belgian climber rescued from Mt Kinabalu

Vanden Broere Elien was taken down in a stretcher by a Mountain Search and Rescue Team.

Living conditions 'rapidly deteriorating' after storm in Bahamas

Living conditions 'rapidly deteriorating' after storm in Bahamas

UN World Food Programme warning comes amid announcement that Dorian death toll could rise.

At least eight dead from California boat fire, 26 missing

At least eight dead from California boat fire, 26 missing

Fire broke out aboard the Conception while it was moored just off the shore of Santa Cruz Island.

Engineers found guilty of gross negligence in Tg Bungah landslide

Engineers found guilty of gross negligence in Tg Bungah landslide

According to SCI report, one engineer carried out remote supervision via WhatsApp.

Media invited to join search for Nora Anne

Media invited to join search for Nora Anne

Prior to this, media were only allowed to wait near the resort where the Irish teenager went missing.

171 schools in Kedah damaged by freak storm

171 schools in Kedah damaged by freak storm

State exco says some repairs will take up to a month to complete.

Plus ready to cooperate in probe into motorist's death

Plus ready to cooperate in probe into motorist's death

Man and his wife allegedly ran over a man who attacked their vehicle with a baseball bat.

Salahuddin: Aid on the way to northern farmers impacted by freak storm

Salahuddin: Aid on the way to northern farmers impacted by freak storm

He says inspections on farms in the north will be carried out by Mada and state agricultural offices.

Penang International Airport cleans up after storm

Penang International Airport cleans up after storm

21 flights delayed and two cancelled, but none were injured during the ordeal.

Search for Nora Anne continues despite Aidiladha celebrations

Search for Nora Anne continues despite Aidiladha celebrations

SAR team members given time off to perform prayers at Masjid Kariah Pantai in Seremban.

Death toll in eastern China rises to 30 as storm moves north

Death toll in eastern China rises to 30 as storm moves north

UPDATED 5PM | Typhoon Lekima damages more than 173,000ha of crops and 34,000 homes in Zhejiang.

S'gor to provide aid to 508 households affected by storm

S'gor to provide aid to 508 households affected by storm

RM500 in immediate relief will be provided to each household.

First Penan volunteer firefighter unit set up in Sarawak

First Penan volunteer firefighter unit set up in Sarawak

The unit will serve the villages of Long Kevok, Long Leng, Long Urang, Long Liwok and Long Nan.

Khalid assures transparent probe of Kerinchi PPR lift crash

Khalid assures transparent probe of Kerinchi PPR lift crash

Eight sustained injuries after the lift they were in malfunctioned and fell five floors.

Tremor felt in Beluran after 3.2-magnitude quake

Tremor felt in Beluran after 3.2-magnitude quake

The incident was recorded 33km south of Pitas with a depth of 680km.

Driver, patient killed after ambulance skids on highway

Driver, patient killed after ambulance skids on highway

UPDATED 4.14PM | Driver identified as Mohd Hafidz Mohd Bahari, 37, and the patient as Azizah Dolah, 66.

British military called in to stop dam collapsing

British military called in to stop dam collapsing

Officials say the dam, holding back 300 million gallons of water, is in danger of failing, putting lives at risk.