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Free Malaysia Today
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Free Malaysia Today
462 packets of drugs found after fatal Melaka crash
Melaka police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he hit the back of a car and collided with a lorry. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : A fatal road accident involving three vehicles at Paya Rumput, Melaka, this morning has led to the discovery of more than 460 packets of drugs, police said. Melaka police chief Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the accident occurred at 7.54am on Lebuh AMJ and involved a motorcycle, a car and a lorry. The 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed at the scene after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into the lorry. An investigation revealed that the motorcyclist had earlier collided with the rear of a car, causing him to veer into the path of the lorry. Dzulkhairi said police later found several packets suspected to contain drugs at the scene, believed to be in the motorcyclist's possession. 'A total of 462 packets were seized, comprising 450 packets of heroin weighing 688.81gm and 12 packets of methamphetamine weighing 13.41gm,' he said.
Free Malaysia Today
17-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
4-year-old boy dies in Melaka room fire
The boy's body being sent to hospital for a post-mortem. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : A four-year-old boy died in a fire that broke out in a room at the Paya Rumput People's Housing Project (PPR) flats in Melaka today. Melaka fire and rescue department assistant director (operations) Shahrom Laji said the victim was found dead in one of the three rooms in the flat, located on the sixth floor of the PPR. 'We received a call at about 2.39pm. We sent 17 personnel and two fire engines from the Ayer Keroh and Cheng fire and rescue stations,' Shahrom said, Bernama reported. The child was the fourth of five siblings. Shahrom said the victim's mother and siblings were in the house but managed to escape when the fire occurred at about 2.20pm. He said they had yet to establish the cause of the fire. Meanwhile, senior state executive councillor Rais Yasin, who is also the state assemblyman for Paya Rumput, said the state government would offer temporary housing to the victim's family and assist in the burial arrangements.
Malay Mail
16-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Four-year-old boy dies in Paya Rumput PPR fire in Melaka, family receives emergency assistance
MELAKA, May 16 — A four-year-old boy died in a room fire in the Paya Rumput People's Housing Project (PPR) flats here today. Melaka Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Shahrom Laji said the victim was found dead in one of the three rooms in the flat, located on the sixth floor of the PPR, in an incident at about 2.20 pm. 'We received a call at about 2.39 pm before 17 personnel and two fire engines from the Ayer Keroh and Cheng Fire and Rescue (BBP) stations were dispatched to the location about eight minutes later. 'As soon as the fire was brought under control, rescuers found the body of the child, who was the fourth of five siblings, in an unlocked room lying on the floor,' he said when met by reporters at the scene here today. He said the initial investigation found that at the time of the incident, the victim's mother and siblings were in the house but managed to escape when the fire occurred. 'Thirty per cent of the flat was destroyed while the overall structure of the building is safe to inhabit,' he said, adding that the exact cause of the incident and value of the losses are still under investigation. Meanwhile, Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management senior state executive councillor Datuk Rais Yasin, who is also the state assemblyman for Paya Rumput, said the state government is providing initial assistance through the Melaka Housing Board (LPM) by offering temporary housing to the victim's family in the affected PPR. He also said the Paya Rumput State Assembly Development and Coordination Committee (Japerun) Office will assist with the burial arrangements for the victim after the post-mortem is carried out at Melaka Hospital. — Bernama
