addiction, a drug addict chopped his wife with a meat cleaver and set her ablaze. The suspect, a fisherman in his 30s, had not slept for four consecutive nights before the incident in Kg Pondo in Pulau Gaya, Kota Kinabalu. The 54-year-old victim was found dead with severe wounds and burns all over her body. The couple's foster child was not spared from the brutal attack and almost lost his left hand. The child has been sent to Likas Women's and Children's Hospital, while the suspect has surrendered to the police.
>A rare sight - hornbill makes its nest at petrol station in JB
A hornbill has made a fast-food joint at a petrol station along Jalan Skudai, Johor Baru, its home. State wildlife department Perhilitan has advised the general public not to disturb the bird, which is a species fully protected under the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998. The bird has turned the signboard of the fast-food joint into its nest and was seen carrying twigs back into its "home". A Perhilitan spokesman said it was a rare sight as the hornbill does not usually choose to live in an urban environment.
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