King and Queen mourn UPSI students killed in crash, pray for the injured
In a Facebook post shared on the King's official page, Their Majesties conveyed deep sorrow over the tragedy and offered prayers that the bereaved families be granted strength, patience, and ease during this profoundly difficult time.
Their Majesties also prayed for the swift recovery of those who were injured and are currently receiving treatment.
The fatal crash occurred at 1.10 am at KM53 of the East-West Highway (JRTB) near Tasik Banding in Gerik, Perak, involving a chartered bus transporting UPSI students back to their campus in Tanjung Malim, and a Perodua Alza multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that was traveling in the same direction, from Jeli, Kelantan to Gerik.
A total of 48 victims were accounted for, including 15 who perished. Seven victims were admitted to the red zone for critical condition, 20 to the yellow zone (semi-critical), and six to the green zone (minor injuries) at Gerik Hospital. — Bernama
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Malay Mail
44 minutes ago
- Malay Mail
Malaysian runs ‘soapland'-style vice ring with Japanese sex workers at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands, gets one year's jail
SINGAPORE, July 4 — A 25-year-old Malaysian man who ran an online vice syndicate that operated out of hotel rooms at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) was sentenced to one year's jail and fined S$4,000 (RM13,300) on June 30. According to Mothership, Goh Boon Hong earned between S$3,000 and S$4,000 by arranging for women to provide sexual services to clients between February and March 2025. He was arrested at MBS on March 7 alongside two Japanese women, aged 26 and 27, during a police anti-vice operation. The court heard that Goh had taken over an online prostitution operation known as FanzaSG in January 2025, after its previous operator, Wong Chi San, was arrested. Goh had initially been recruited in August 2024 to assist with liaising with customers, collecting earnings, and converting the cash into foreign currency. His commission later rose from 10 to 20 per cent. After assuming control, Goh recruited Zhang Kai, a 46-year-old Chinese citizen, to help secure hotel rooms and manage logistics. Zhang was a Paiza Gold member with MBS and used his complimentary accommodation privileges to procure rooms for the syndicate. Goh invited one of the Japanese women, referred to as A1, to Singapore via WeChat in January. She, in turn, invited her friend, A2. Both women agreed, seeking to earn money through prostitution. From February 27 to March 7, the duo serviced a combined total of 81 customers at MBS. A1 earned S$14,800 and was paid ¥1.24 million, while A2 earned S$11,100 and received ¥830,000. Mothership reported prosecutors as revealing that Goh had specially requested rooms with large bathrooms and two doors to facilitate 'soapland' setups — a style of service that included inflatable beds and chairs. Zhang was responsible for setting up and packing down the equipment before and after use. He was paid S$2,100 over the nine days. The women were instructed to update Goh via a WeChat group when clients arrived, departed, and made payment. Goh kept a portion of the earnings, ranging from S$300 to S$1,000 per session. Deputy public prosecutors described Goh's role as managerial, stating he had 'not only procured the women for prostitution, but also advertised their sexual services, liaised with customers and arranged for hotel rooms to harbour them'. They also highlighted the transnational nature of the offences, with women being brought in from Japan. Goh pleaded guilty to five out of nine charges under the Women's Charter, including living off prostitution earnings and harbouring a woman for prostitution. Zhang faces three charges, including obstruction of justice. His case is ongoing.
Malay Mail
an hour ago
- Malay Mail
Why reasonable diligence? — Hafiz Hassan
JULY 4 — In the case of Datuk Seri Najib Razak v PP [2022] 5 MLJ 143, in his appeal to the Federal Court, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (appellant) applied for leave to adduce additional/further evidence to set aside his conviction and sentence on seven criminal charges. The purpose of the application was to show that the trial judge should not have presided over the trial since he was in a conflict of interest position. By his application, the appellant sought to introduce several documentary evidence as well as viva voce evidence of certain individuals, including officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The appellant claimed that he had acquired the proposed additional evidence only in May and July of 2022, long after his trial was over, and that the evidence could not have been obtained at the trial even if reasonable diligence had been exercised. The appellant said he had satisfied the requirements for admission or adduction of the additional/further evidence. The Federal Court unanimously dismissed the application to adduce additional/further evidence. The apex court ruled, among others, that some of the additional evidence sought to be admitted/adduced was available at trial or, at the very least, could have been discovered or obtained by reasonable diligence. Attorney General of Malaysia, Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, arrives at the Federal Court in Putrajaya. July 1, 2025 — Picture by Raymond Manuel Accordingly, the appellant had failed to satisfy the requirements for adduction of fresh evidence established by decided cases, in particular, in the English case of R v Parks [1961] 3 All ER 633 which the apex court had previously endorsed and applied. The slew of cases emphasised the point of 'availability' of the evidence and whether it was discoverable by reasonable diligence by the party seeking leave to adduce the additional/further evidence. The test is therefore one of availability. Some of the additional evidence was available to the appellant even if he was not served with the evidence. The Federal Court emphasised that the evidence could have been obtained by reasonable diligence. It was the apex court finding that the first requirement for adduction of fresh evidence had not been satisfied. The court referred to its own decision in the case of Lau Foo Sun v Government of Malaysia [1970] 2 MLJ 70 where an application to adduce additional evidence was dismissed solely on the ground that it could have been obtained by use of reasonable diligence. The above explains the forceful argument of Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar that Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not exercise reasonable diligence to obtain a purported addendum or 'supplementary order' issued by the King for house arrest when the latter took the matter to court. Dusuki argued Najib had failed to demonstrate the supposed addendum could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence before a judicial review hearing at the High Court in July last year. * This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail.
Malay Mail
2 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Police ‘sniff out' RM5m worth of drugs buried in cow dung in Pasir Mas bust
PASIR MAS, July 4 — Police busted a 'pil kuda' drug trafficking syndicate and seized drugs weighing over 35.4 kilograms (kg), valued at RM5.04 million, through six raids in Pasir Mas and Tumpat last Friday. Acting Director of the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (JSJN), Datuk Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali, stated that six local suspects, comprising five men and one woman aged between 25 and 39, were arrested in the operation. He said the success was the result of a year-long intelligence gathering by Bukit Aman's JSJN in cooperation with the Kelantan Contingent to combat the syndicate's activities, which are believed to have been active since 2022. 'Through the first raid, JSJN intercepted a Perodua Axia car on Jalan Gajah Mati, Banggol Chica, Pasir Mas, and arrested a 34-year-old male suspect. A search of the vehicle found 115 grams of 'pil kuda', before a follow-up search at his home in the same area also found 112 grams of 'pil kuda'. 'Subsequently, a search behind the suspect's house revealed a cattle shed with six cows. A search of the farm found 20 kg of 'pil kuda' hidden in a pile of cow dung,' he told reporters at a special press conference at the Pasir Mas District Police Headquarters yesterday. Elaborating further, Mat Zani said that in simultaneous raids, they also arrested another male suspect along with his Toyota Hilux and seized 15.4 kg of 'pil kuda'. 'Further raids at several houses around Pasir Mas and Tumpat successfully apprehended three more suspects, including a woman who is the wife of the first suspect. 'We believe the profits from selling these 'pil kuda' were used to open other businesses such as a seafood restaurant in Tanah Merah, a salon, and online businesses. They laundered the illegal money by engaging in these businesses,' he said. He added that the 'pil kuda' targeted school students and teenagers, believed to be for the market throughout Kelantan, Klang Valley, and Johor Bahru, which could meet the needs of 177,465 people. 'The syndicate's modus operandi was to use the cattle shed as a storage facility before distributing them to the local market,' he said. Besides 'pil kuda', police also seized jewellery, branded bags, and several luxury cars worth over RM1.1 million and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and all suspects have been remanded for seven days until tomorrow to assist in the investigation. 'Initial urine screening tests found all suspects negative for drugs. However, a check of criminal records found that the second and fifth suspects had past records, including drug abuse. 'The Royal Malaysia Police will continue to curb drug abuse problems, especially in Kelantan as a border state, through continuous operations to detect several other drug syndicates that are on our radar,' he said. — Bernama
