Three suspected drug addicts drown after jumping into river

Three suspected drug addicts drowned when they jumped into Sungai Tengi in Tanjong Karang near here to avoid arrest during a police raid in the area Thursday.

Selangor Fire and Rescue assistant director (operation) Mohd Sani Harul said the incident occurred about 3 pm when police conducted a raid at a suspected drug haunt in Kampung Bagan Cina.

"The Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call at 3.13 pm and arrived at the scene about 30 minutes later," he said in a statement today.

He said the body of the first victim was recovered at 11.22 pm Thursday, while the bodies of the second and third victim was found at 2.25 am and 4.13 am, respectively, Friday.

However, he said, the identities of the victims could not be ascertained as no personal document was found on them.

The bodies had been handed over to the police and sent to Tanjong Karang Hospital for post mortem.

Perpaduan rakyat prasyarat ekonomi mampan

Tidak semua negara Islam mempunyai ruang dan kesempatan untuk terus aman dan damai, dan mempunyai peluang untuk menikmati ekonomi yang kukuh dan berkembang seperti Malaysia, tegas Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Beliau berkata, rakyat Malaysia perlu mempunyai tekad untuk memahami maksud dan keperluan perpaduan di kalangan mereka, serta kekuatan dalaman yang seterusnya dapat dijadikan tonggak untuk negara membuat langkah seterusnya.

Warga emas maut ditikam anak kandung yang berhalusinasi

Seorang pesara guru maut ditikam anak kandungnya sendiri di sebuah rumah dekat Kampung Senaling, di sini, petang Sabtu.

Menurut Ketua Polis Daerah Kuala Pilah, Superintendan Amran Mohd Ghani, siasatan awal mendapati warga emas berusia 65 tahun itu cuba memujuk anak lelakinya yang juga pemegang kad orang kurang upaya (OKU) mental yang dikatakan mahu membunuh diri.