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Malay Mail
10-06-2025
- Malay Mail
Murder and arson: Johor man accused of killing wife in Bukit Gambir, torching in-law's cars
TANGKAK, June 10 — An unemployed man was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of his wife in Bukit Gambir, near here, early this month. Mohamad Khairul Azmi Ithnin, 32, nodded to indicate he understood the charge when it was read out to him before Magistrate Lee Kim Kiat. No plea was recorded as the case falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court. The accused was alleged to have caused the death of Iecah Junus, 34, at a house in Taman Cahaya, Bukit Gambir, between 3.30 pm and 5.30 pm on June 2. The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction. Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Amirah Sapian requested that no bail be offered and applied for the accused to be sent to Hospital Permai for psychiatric evaluation under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court allowed the application and set July 8 for mention of the case to submit pathology, toxicology, and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) reports. Meanwhile, Tangkak police chief Supt Roslan Mohd Talib in a statement said the accused is also expected to be charged in the Muar Sessions Court today under Section 435 of the Penal Code for committing mischief by fire. The suspect allegedly set fire to nine vehicles parked at his in-laws' residence in Kampung Pengkalan, Kampung Durian Chondong, near here, on June 3. He was remanded for seven days from June 4 to assist investigations. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
10-06-2025
- General
- Free Malaysia Today
Indian navy deploys after Singapore-flagged ship catches fire
The 268m vessel caught fire some 78 nautical miles off Beypore port. (Indian coast guard/AP pic) NEW DELHI : India deployed coast guard aircraft and a warship today after a Singapore-flagged container ship caught fire off the southern coast, the defence ministry said, with four crew members missing. Singapore's maritime and port authority (MPA) said in a statement that there were 'some injuries' among the crew, with four members unaccounted for. Photographs taken by a coast guard plane showed a thick plume of billowing black smoke and containers that had seemingly been hurled up by a powerful explosion on board. 'Fire incident reported onboard Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503,' India's defence ministry said in a statement, adding that it had diverted a destroyer to aid the stricken ship. It said the 268m vessel caught fire some 78 nautical miles off Beypore port. Singapore's MPA said that, of the total crew of 22, 18 had been 'accounted for and are in the process of being transferred from lifeboats to a passing vessel', adding that 'some injuries have been reported among them'. It said four crew members remain unaccounted for. 'The Indian coast guard and Indian navy are rendering assistance to the crew and conducting search and rescue operations for the missing crew,' the MPA said. A Liberian-flagged container ship with hazardous cargo sank off the coast of Kerala in southern India last month. The Indian navy rescued all 24 crew members.
News.com.au
05-06-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Crew abandons EV ship inferno
A cargo ship carrying around 3000 cars has been abandoned in the Pacific Ocean and left to burn. The Morning Midas was carrying around 800 electric vehicles from China en route to Mexico when it caught fire about 450km south of Alaska. The US Coast Guard Alaska Division was called to the scene of the unfolding disaster by a distress call at around 3.15pm on Tuesday (local time) and first witnessed smoke coming from the deck of the vessel, where the EVs were said to be stowed. The crew of the Morning Midas were unable to get the fire under control and in consultation with the US Coast Guard decided to abandon ship, with all 22 sailors taken to safety. The incident has underlined the safety issues with transporting electric vehicles whose lithium ion batteries can catch fire and are very hard to put out - sometime burning for two weeks. The current status of the ship is unknown with the US Coast Guard last witnessing smoke pouring out of the ship. ' 'As the search and rescue portion of our response concludes, our crews are working closely with the vessel's parent company, Zodiac Maritime, to determine the disposition of the vessel,' said Rear Admiral Megan Dean, commander of the Coast Guard's Seventeenth District. 'We are grateful for the selfless actions of the three nearby vessels who assisted in the response and the crew of motor vessel Cosco Hellas, who helped save 22 lives.' The 46,800 tone Morning Midas, which flies under the Liberia flag, was built by the Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co, in 2006, The Seattle Times reported. It left the Chinese port of Yantai on May 6, according to Bloomberg. It was en route to Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico. This isn't the first time a car-carrying ship has burnt down with EVs on board. In 2023 the Fremantle Highway, a car carrying ship, caught fire with about 3000 cars on board near the Netherlands. It followed the 2022 Felicity Ace disaster – a ship that caught fire in the Atlantic with around 4000 vehicles on board. The crew abandoned ship, setting the enormous car carrier adrift near Portugal. The vessel capsized and sank with a full load of luxury vehicles including 1100 Porsches. A lawsuit took aim at Porsche for the Felicity Ace fire, blaming its electric cars for the fire. Electric vehicle fires are notoriously difficult to put out. Porsche spokesman Björn Förster said in 2024 that 'thermal runaway' fires involving electric cars cannot be stopped by conventional means. 'When the car is burning, it will be burning for two weeks,' he said. Following the Felicity Ace fire, Australian vehicle importer Neville Crichton said he had no doubt the incidents would drive up the retail price of vehicles, as insurance companies had dramatically increased the cost of coverage for cars at sea.
