IPOH: The younger brother of an eight-year-old girl who died here early on Sunday (May 15) morning is also believed to have been abused by their aunt and uncle. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid (pic) said the six-year-old boy was being treated at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB) Ipoh here, with old and new injuries on his body indicating … [Read more...] about Cops: Brother of dead eight-year-old Ipoh girl also possible abuse victim
Freezing dead bodies
Yellen links Russia sanctions to 1940 U.S. asset freezes aimed at Nazis
WARSAW (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday drew parallels between the financial pressure that the United States and its allies are imposing on Russia to the efforts of a 1940s Treasury secretary to deny financial resources to Nazi Germany. Yellen, speaking at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, said that in 1940 then-Treasury … [Read more...] about Yellen links Russia sanctions to 1940 U.S. asset freezes aimed at Nazis
Guardians being probed for niece’s murder
IPOH: A married couple has been remanded for seven days for allegedly abusing and causing the death of their eight-year-old niece. The girl’s younger brother is also suspected to have been abused. Magistrate Anis Hanini Abdullah ordered for their uncle and aunt, both aged 40, to be remanded from yesterday to May 22. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the … [Read more...] about Guardians being probed for niece’s murder
What a Ferdinand Marcos Jr Presidency Will Mean for Foreign Investors in Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos Jr is set to become President of the Philippines and Sara Duterte, the daughter of the current President, Rodrigo Duterte, is set to become Vice President. Foreign investors are expected to resort to a wait-and-see approach since the President-elect has not made his economic policies clear. The Immediate challenges facing Marcos Jr include the Philippines’ high … [Read more...] about What a Ferdinand Marcos Jr Presidency Will Mean for Foreign Investors in Philippines
Gunung Suku water surge caused by heavy rainfall, says Forestry Dept
IPOH: The sudden surge of water and soil from a stream that swept away two hikers at Gunung Suku in Simpang Pulai on Sunday (May 15) is believed to be the result of heavy rainfall. Perak Forestry Department director Datuk Mohamed Zin Yusop said it had rained heavily prior to the pre-dawn incident. "We have also checked and found that no logging licence was issued in the … [Read more...] about Gunung Suku water surge caused by heavy rainfall, says Forestry Dept