Thursday, 18 December 2025

Author: Bernama

Plane crashes into river in Alaska

SAN FRANCISCO: A Douglas DC-4 airplane has crashed into a river in Fairbanks in US state of Alaska on Tuesday, authorities said. First responders were conducting an “active rescue” Tuesday after the plane crashed in the area of the Tanana River in Fairbanks, according to local officials, reported Xinhua. Clint

Father accepts loss of son, ‘backbone’ of family

SEGAMAT: The father of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) 502 Squadron Commanding Officer, Commander Mohamad Amir Mohamad, 44, considers the death of his son as a significant loss, describing him as the backbone of the family. Mohamad Borak, 71, however, said his family accepted the death of his second son,

TLDM tragedy: Nation mourns worst chopper crash

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia was shocked yesterday (Apr 23) by an air tragedy as two helicopters crashed following a mid-air collision over the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) base in Lumut, Perak this morning, claiming the lives of all 10 crew members on board. The heart-wrenching tragedy marks the worst helicopter crash

Police tracking down trio who burned kitten

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are tracking down three men suspected of burning a kitten at a motorcycle parking area of the Sri Kenari Flats in Sungai Ramal Baru, Kajang near here on Monday (Apr 22). Kajang police chief ACP Mohd Zaid Hassan said that the incident was captured on closed-circuit television

Chopper tragedy: Pahang Sultan orders mosques to perform funeral prayer

KUANTAN: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has ordered all mosques in the state to perform the funeral prayer in absentia following the tragic crash involving two helicopters at the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) Base in Lumut, Perak earlier yesterday (Apr 23). Comptroller Major General Datuk

Mother’s body intact, says daughter of petty officer Noor Rahiza

IPOH: The eldest daughter of petty officer TNL Noor Rahiza Anuar, Nur Qistina Awliyah Mohd Azinor, 16, shared that her mother’s body remained intact with just facial injuries. The Form Four student, speaking after the identification process earlier yesterday (Apr 23), disclosed that only her mother’s jaw was broken and

‘I want my sister buried in Sarawak,’ says teenager

KUCHING: “I want my older sister to be buried here and I want to see her for one last time,” that was what 16-year-old Honey Viviane Francis said when she heard about her sister Able Seaman I JJM Joanna Felicia Rohna’s death in the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) helicopter tragedy

Critical point failure could be a factor in chopper collision: Expert

KUALA LUMPUR: The fatal collision or two Royal Malaysian Navy helicopters that killed 10 personnel abroad could be due to the failure of critical points of their aircraft structure, aviation expert Assoc Prof Maj Dr Mohd Harridon Mohamed Suffian said. The Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Search and Rescue Aviation Unit

Teenager only left with memories of futsal with late father

IPOH: The teenage daughter of Commander Muhamad Amir Mohamad said she was attending a pastry class at school when told that her father had perished in a helicopter crash yesterday (Apr 23) morning. Nuraina Farhana, 16, who lives in the dormitory at Kuala Kangsar Vocational School, said she received the

Netizens offer prayers, condolences on ‘503 Squadron’ Facebook page

KUALA LUMPUR: The Facebook page of ‘503 Squadron’ has been showered with posts from netizens offering prayers and condolences to the families of all the victims who died in the crash involving two helicopters at the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN)  Base in Lumut, Perak earlier yesterday (Apr 23). The Facebook