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Free Malaysia Today
07-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Belawai boat capsized due to overloading, say police
Five more victims of the boat that capsized off Belawai, Sarawak, were found this morning. (JBPM pic) PETALING JAYA : Overloading caused a boat to capsize off Belawai, Sarawak, killing 10 people on Saturday, say police. Sarikei police chief Aswandy Anis said an early investigation found that the fibreglass boat was not designed to carry 17 people or the extra baggage it had, Kosmo reported. 'The small boat became hard to control and sank after it encountered rough waves,' he said at a press conference after a search-and-rescue operation this morning. The Sarawak fire and rescue department said rescuers had found five more victims in the morning, bringing the total number of casualties to 10. A spokesman said the bodies of the victims – all Indonesian nationals – were recovered by villagers as well as the Sarawak coast guard. In the incident at about 2pm on Saturday, the fibreglass boat carrying 17 Indonesian nationals from the Kampung Belawai fishermen's jetty capsized en route to the Zion Pelita coconut plantation jetty. The seven survivors comprised four men, two women and a boy. Aswandy reminded boat operators and residents to priortise safety while travelling in both the rivers and the sea. 'Don't take safety lightly. Even rivers can see sudden strong waves,' he said.
Malay Mail
06-06-2025
- Malay Mail
Mother, uncle detained after boy falls to death from 30th floor in Bukit Jalil
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Police have detained the mother and uncle of a four-year-old boy who died after reportedly falling from the 30th floor of an apartment in Bukit Jalil here yesterday. Cheras police chief ACP Aidil Bolhassan said the Indonesian nationals, aged 25 and 27 respectively, have been remanded until today to assist in investigations under Section 31(1) of the Child Act 2001. The boy's father is Malaysian, he said. 'Based on the post-mortem, the child died due to multiple injuries sustained after the fall. The cause that led to the incident is still under investigation,' he said in a statement. It was reported yesterday that police received an emergency call at 11.17 am regarding a boy who died after reportedly falling from the balcony of his home. — Bernama
ABC News
27-05-2025
- ABC News
NT judge fines group of 18 illegal Indonesian fishers more than $80,000 in Darwin court
A Northern Territory judge has raised the stakes for illegal fishers in Australian waters, handing down $82,000 worth of fines to a group of 18 Indonesian nationals. Judge Alan Woodcock said he needed to "send a message" in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday, as he issued the fishermen fines ranging from $4,000 to $10,000 each. The penalties were a drastic increase from those handed down to 20 illegal fishermen convicted of similar charges last month, most of whom received fines between $1,000 and $2,000 each. The 18 men who faced court on Tuesday were discovered on two different vessels fishing for sea cucumbers, around 112 nautical miles inside the Australian Fishing Zone earlier this year. During sentencing, the group's lawyer told the court of the financial pressures the fishers faced in their home country. "These are mostly married men who support their families," he said. "[The] majority of them are from low socio-economic areas, they earn small amounts of money, and risk their lives their lives in unseaworthy vessels." The court also heard that all but one of the men were first-time offenders. Judge Woodcock expressed sympathy for the defendants but said he could not look past the seriousness of their crimes and the increasing prevalence of illegal fishing. "A message needs to be sent that it shouldn't happen, it's not right and people who do it will be punished," he told the court. The captain of one of the vessels, whose one prior conviction of illegal fishing dated back to 2007, received the largest fine of $10,000, while the other captain was fined $8,000. The remaining fishermen were fined $4,000 each. According to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, more than 200 Indonesian fishers have been prosecuted in Darwin Local Court since July 2024.
