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Free Malaysia Today
12-06-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Lorry driver dies in Johor highway crash
The accident on the North-South Expressway (PLUS), near Yong Peng, Batu Pahat in Johor involved three heavy vehicles – an eight-tonne lorry, a tanker lorry and a trailer lorry. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : A 34-year-old lorry driver died after an accident involving three heavy vehicles on the North-South Expressway (PLUS) near Yong Peng, Batu Pahat, in Johor this morning. The three vehicles were an eight-tonne lorry, a tanker lorry and a trailer lorry, The Star reported. 'Following the impact, the driver of the trailer lorry was injured and remained trapped in the vehicle,' Yong Peng fire and rescue department operations commander Hafiz Othman was quoted as saying. He said the rescue teams deployed specialised equipment to extricate the injured victim but the driver was later pronounced dead by an officer from the health ministry. According to Hafiz, the other two drivers, aged 37 and 42, did not suffer any injuries. The incident comes just days after 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students died in a horrific crash in Gerik, Perak, involving a chartered bus. According to police, the bus overturned after it hit a Perodua Alza. The crash also left 33 people injured, including the bus driver, his attendant and the four passengers in the Alza.
New Straits Times
13-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Single mother fined RM1,300 for soliciting at beauty salon
BATU PAHAT: A single mother of three was fined RM1,300 by the Yong Peng magistrate's court today after she pleaded guilty to soliciting sex at a beauty salon here last week. Magistrate Arun Noval Dass handed down the sentence against Wong Yen Yen, 43, who was charged under Section 372B of the Penal Code for seeking customers for the purpose of prostitution. The offence carries a maximum penalty of one-year imprisonment and a fine. Wong, who worked at the salon, was arrested during a police raid at 4pm on May 4 at the premises along Jalan Mohd Akil, where she was found in a curtained room with a male client. Batu Pahat district's Criminal Investigation Division police officers seized three condoms, lubricant, massage oil and tissues believed to have been used for sexual services. Deputy public prosecutor Firdaus Ruslan prosecuted, while Wong was represented by lawyer Tan Song Yan. In mitigation, Tan said his client had turned to the act out of desperation to raise her school-going children. The court ordered a three-month jail term if the fine is not paid. Wong settled the fine.
New Straits Times
29-04-2025
- Health
- New Straits Times
Johor records alarming rise in HFMD cases in one week
JOHOR BARU: Johor has recorded an alarming 20.5 per cent surge in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in just one week. Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said 1,441 cases were recorded in the 17th epidemiology (epid) week this year, compared with only 1,196 cases the week before. Since the beginning of the year, the number of infections in the state had surpassed warning levels, exceeding the total cases recorded in both 2023 and last year, he said. "Up to now, the Tangkak, Kota Tinggi and Pontian districts have reported the highest number of HFMD cases in Johor. "The majority of HFMD cases occurred among children under 6 with 8,085 cases (83.5 per cent), followed by children aged 7 to 12 with 1,512 cases (15.6 per cent), and the rest were aged 13 and above. "On epid week 17, there were 14 clusters of HFMD recorded, making the cumulative total of 74 clusters reported in all state districts. "The reported clusters involved 24 tabika, 19 preschools, 17 childcare centres (taska), 12 kindergartens, one primary school and one house," he said in a statement here today. The Yong Peng assemblyman also said prevention efforts comprising premises disinfection, health education and monitoring efforts were being carried out. He added that two warning circulars had been issued on March 11 by the state Health Department to all hospital directors, medical officers, childcare centre operators, teachers, kindergartens, preschools and playground operators in the state. "Given that a significant portion of transmissions is occurring at childcare and educational centres, the state Health Department is urging all operators to implement precautionary measures to curb the spread of infections. "These measures include strict personal hygiene and infection control practices, such as washing hands with soap and clean water after using the toilet, before food preparation, and after changing diapers or cleaning up young children. "Always maintain cleanliness whether at home, childcare centres, kindergartens and schools, in addition to regularly washing all toys and table surfaces, chairs and floors at least twice a day," he said. Students exhibiting symptoms should be isolated immediately while awaiting collection by their parents or guardians, or until medical treatment is sought, he said. Any cases of infectious diseases, especially HFMD, should be reported to the nearest district health office immediately.
