Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW, KHOO JIAN TENG AND R. ARAVINTHAN
A MAN was killed by lightning after a fishing trip with his friends at the Teluk Baru Fishermen’s Jetty in Langkawi, Sinar Harian reported.
Langkawi district OCPD Asst Comm Khairul Azhar Nuruddin said Ishak Hashim, 57, from Kampung Berjaya was pronounced dead at Hospital Sultanah Maliha.
“The victim, who was also the boat owner, went fishing with three friends at 8am on Wednesday.
“At around 7.20pm, they returned to the jetty after their fishing trip.
“It was raining at that time and they sought shelter at the jetty,” he said in a statement.
ACP Khairul said while the victim was about to pick up the fishing rod, he was struck by lightning.
He said prior to that, the victim had time to wash the boat and perform Maghrib prayers.
> A father is selling layer cake for a living to cover the cost of treatment for his eldest daughter, who suffers from chronic heart disease since birth, Kosmo! reported.
Mohamed Haffiez Mansor Taridi, 41, said the eldest of four siblings, Qaireen Adriana Tihani, 14, has heart problems and a valve that is not functioning properly.
“Six heart surgeries have been done since childhood. God willing, my daughter will undergo another major surgery on March 2, 2026,” he said.
Mohamed Haffiez started selling layer cakes part-time in 2022 after being laid off during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He also worked as a delivery driver.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
