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Al Bawaba
3 days ago
- Al Bawaba
Syria thwarts missile smuggling to Lebanon
Published June 6th, 2025 - 07:12 GMT ALBAWABA - The Syrian Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that the Internal Security Directorate in the city of Qusayr in the Homs countryside had foiled an attempt to smuggle a shipment of weapons and ammunition that was intended to head to Lebanon. Also Read US announces catching IS leader in Iraq, Syria operations The ministry announced in a statement, "After careful monitoring and follow-up, and by choosing the appropriate time and place, an Internal Security patrol in Qusayr was able to seize a weapons shipment containing Kornet anti-tank guided missiles and 30mm ammunition, which were hidden inside a vehicle loaded with vegetables as a camouflage." It further noted, "Security forces arrested the driver, confiscated the weapons and ammunition, and referred the detainee to the competent judiciary to take the necessary legal action against him." In another story, two traffic police officers were killed Thursday in a shooting attack near Masaken Jaleen in the western countryside of Daraa, southern Syria. Assassinations and assassination attempts are escalating in the province, with ISIS-affiliated groups and remnants of the Syrian regime accused of being behind them. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Malay Mail
02-06-2025
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
Singapore man, 64, arrested for dangerous driving after fatal crash kills 21-year-old motorcyclist in Mandai
SINGAPORE, June 2 — A 64-year-old man has been arrested for dangerous driving causing death following a fatal collision with a motorcyclist in Mandai. The incident occurred around 7pm on May 29 along Mandai Road heading towards Mandai Avenue, police said. The 21-year-old male motorcyclist was found unconscious at the scene and later died in hospital, according to a report in The Straits Times today. A 34-year-old man who was a passenger in the suspect's car was taken conscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Police investigations into the crash are ongoing. According to traffic police statistics, the number of motorcyclists and pillion riders killed in road accidents has risen in 2024. There were 85 such fatalities last year, up from 68 in 2023. Although motorcycles make up only 14.7 per cent of all vehicles in Singapore, riders and their passengers account for more than half of all traffic accident deaths and injuries.
Malay Mail
28-05-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Traffic cop claims trial to bribery charge over accident case in Mersing
JOHOR BARU, May 28 — A traffic policeman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of accepting a RM1,000 bribe related to an accident case he investigated nearly two years ago. The accused, Wan Shazrul Wan Shamsuddin, 47, claimed trial after the charge was read before Judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail. According to the charge sheet, Wan Shazrul, an assistant traffic investigation officer at the Mersing district police headquarters, allegedly accepted RM1,000 from an individual as an inducement to hand over documents related to a road accident. The alleged offence took place at a restaurant in Jalan Ismail, Mersing, at 4pm on December 13, 2023. Wan Shazrul was charged under Section 17(a) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years and a fine of five times the bribe amount or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction. MACC prosecuting officer Ameera D'Aneez Mohd Shukari told the court that the offence is non-bailable but requested bail be set at RM10,000 if deemed appropriate. Defence counsel K. Bharathi appealed for a lower bail amount, citing Wan Shazrul's financial obligations, including supporting his unemployed wife and three children who are still in school. The court granted bail at RM5,000 with conditions that Wan Shazrul reports monthly to the Johor MACC headquarters and surrenders his international passport. Judge Ahmad Kamal Arifin set July 8 for mention and the submission of documents.
CNA
16-05-2025
- CNA
Driver, passenger each get jail after lying about who was at the wheel in traffic accident
SINGAPORE: A male driver whose car collided into a traffic light pole, and his female passenger, who offered to take the rap for the accident, were each handed jail terms on Friday (May 16). Yuen Zheng Wen, 36, and the passenger, Chin Wei Yeeng, 31, were each given three weeks' jail. Yuen was also given a two-year driving ban. Yuen pleaded guilty to one count each of obstructing justice and careless driving, and Chin to one count of obstructing justice, with a charge of providing false information taken into consideration for her sentencing. Yuen, a Singaporean, and Chin, a Malaysian and Singapore Permanent Resident, were friends and colleagues. In earlier proceedings, the court heard that both were having dinner with other colleagues on Feb 16, 2024 before the incident. Yuen had three to four glasses of red wine while at the restaurant, located at 190 Keng Lee Road. After dinner, Yuen offered to drive Chin home. At about 10.35pm, as Yuen turned from Moulmein Road onto the Central Expressway, he lost control of his car, which accidentally mounted the kerb on its left. The car struck and damaged a traffic light pole. The cost of repairs for the traffic light pole amounted to S$991.57 (US$760). The car also sustained damage to its windscreen, front bumper, left tyre and front headlight. After the accident, Chin suggested to Yuen that she take the blame on his behalf and offered to swap seats with him. Yuen accepted the offer. Chin later claimed to traffic police officers who arrived at the scene that she was the driver of the vehicle and that she had consumed one glass of wine before driving. Yuen substantiated her account. Yuen was afraid of coming clean as he feared losing his licence. The traffic police officers administered a Breathalyzer test to Chin, who failed it. Chin was placed under arrest and escorted to the traffic police headquarters for further tests. Yuen was allowed to leave with no breath analysis test. At the traffic police headquarters, a test revealed that the proportion of alcohol in Chin's breath was 49 micrograms of alcohol in every 100ml of breath, above the prescribed limit of 35 micrograms. A statement was recorded from Chin at about 2.12am on Feb 17, 2024. In this statement, Chin maintained the same story - that she had been the driver. However, Yuen felt remorseful over the lie and confessed to his offences on the same day. The prosecution sought five to eight weeks' jail for Yuen and four to eight weeks' jail for Chin. Deputy Public Prosecutor Ryan Lim cited Yuen's "conscious decision" to drive after drinking as an aggravating factor. The prosecution also sought a 24-month driving disqualification for Yuen. In respect of both, Mr Lim said that their lie had caused the police to neglect conducting a breath analysis test on Yuen. "This rendered it impossible to prove in a court of law that he was driving while above the legal limit. Given that (Yuen) had downed three or four glasses of wine prior to driving, this was a real possibility," Mr Lim said. Pointing to Chin's charge of false information, which was taken into consideration, Mr Lim said that Chin had maintained her lie even after being hauled in for questioning, showing a degree of persistence. "There is a strong public interest element in deterring such 'scapegoat' offences ... a 'strong message' must be conveyed to individuals who shield traffic offenders," the prosecution added.
CTV News
15-05-2025
- CTV News
Driver held after hitting pedestrians near Beijing primary school, state-run outlet reports
BEIJING — A vehicle drove into a crowd outside a Beijing primary school on Thursday and injured pedestrians, state-run China Newsweek wrote in an online post that was later deleted, citing local school and traffic authorities. Beijing traffic police said in a statement that four people had been injured when a small passenger car 'brushed' several pedestrians in Haidian district, but did not say whether the act was intentional or whether it had occurred outside a school. They said the driver had been detained and an investigation was under way. The municipal government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Many schools in China, a country that already has extensive surveillance systems, have increased police presence and reinforced gates since last year following a spate of similar incidents near schools and elsewhere. Last November, an SUV plowed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in the southern city of Changde, injuring several people. A week before that incident, in one of the deadliest attacks of recent years, a 62-year-old man upset with the division of assets in his divorce killed at least 35 people by ramming a car into a crowd at a sports center in the southern city of Zhuhai. (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
