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Malay Mail
5 days ago
- Malay Mail
Man's body discovered in Pasir Puteh river, cops classify as sudden death
KOTA BARU, June 19 — The body of a man was found floating in a river near Kampung Tualang Tinggi in Pasir Puteh yesterday. Pasir Puteh police chief Supt Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said police received a report about the discovery at around 3.30pm. 'A team from the Selising Police Station and Pasir Puteh District Police Headquarters was dispatched to the scene and found the body in the river,' he said in a statement yesterday. Initial checks found no signs of foul play at the location. The body has been sent to Tengku Anis Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case has been classified as sudden death. — Bernama


Malay Mail
5 days ago
- Malay Mail
Man's body discovered in Pasir Puteh river, case classified as sudden death
KOTA BARU, June 19 — The body of a man was found floating in a river near Kampung Tualang Tinggi in Pasir Puteh yesterday. Pasir Puteh police chief Supt Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said police received a report about the discovery at around 3.30pm. 'A team from the Selising Police Station and Pasir Puteh District Police Headquarters was dispatched to the scene and found the body in the river,' he said in a statement yesterday. Initial checks found no signs of foul play at the location. The body has been sent to Tengku Anis Hospital for a post-mortem, and the case has been classified as sudden death. — Bernama

Malay Mail
06-06-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Major highways clear ahead of Aidiladha, heavy traffic expected later, says Malaysian Highway Authority
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Smooth traffic flow has been reported at all major highways nationwide this morning ahead of the Aidiladha celebrations tomorrow. A Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) spokesman said although traffic is smooth flowing towards the east coast and southbound from the capital as of 10 am, it is expected to be congested by noon today. However, he said traffic is heavy on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) heading north from Bidor to Tapah due to an influx of vehicles. The public can get the latest traffic information via the toll-free PLUSLine at 1-800-88-0000, the X account @plustrafik or the LLM line at 1-800-88-7752 and the X account @llmtrafik. Meanwhile, Pasir Puteh police chief Supt Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said that traffic at the two entry points along the Pasir Puteh, Kelantan-Terengganu border was smooth flowing as of 9 am. — Bernama


Free Malaysia Today
31-05-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Worker at ECRL site died of heart attack, not from fall, say cops
Pasir Puteh police chief Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said the Chinese national died while he was pulling cables near the train track. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : The death of a construction worker at the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project site in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, on Wednesday was due to a heart attack and not because he fell from a train carriage, say police. Pasir Puteh police chief Zaizul Rizal Zakaria said the Chinese national died while he was pulling cables near the train track, Sinar Harian reported. 'The victim died due to a heart attack, not due to a fall from the train as alleged on social media,' he was quoted as saying. Zaizul said a post-mortem carried out on the victim found no elements of foul play. A video shared widely on social media had alleged that a ECRL worker died after falling from a train.


Free Malaysia Today
16-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Body of mentally disabled man found in locked house in Kelantan
Wan Silmi Wan Jusoh's sister noticed something was not right because the food she brought for him was untouched overnight. (Pixabay pic) PETALING JAYA : The body of a man said to suffer from mental disability was found in a locked house at Kampung Nara in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, at noon today. Pasir Puteh fire and rescue station operations commander Ridhuan Nor said the body of Wan Silmi Wan Jusoh, 55, was discovered at about 1.50pm after they received an emergency call at 1.25pm. 'We received a call about a man who was believed to be unconscious inside a house. 'Upon arrival, we found the house locked but managed to force open the door and discovered the man's body on a bed. 'His sister noticed something wasn't right because she usually brought him food every evening. Yesterday's food, however, remained untouched as of this morning,' Bernama quoted him as saying. The body was handed over to the police for further action.