Court Orders TNB To Pay Plus RM10.5M Over Penang Bridge Fire

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to pay highway concessionaire Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Bhd (Plus) RM10.52 million over a...

SMJK Chung Ling Classroom Damaged in Fire, No Injuries Reported

A classroom at SMJK Chung Ling in Ayer Itam, George Town, was damaged in a fire on Monday night, 21 September, with no injuries...

Croatian Climber Details Gruelling Nine-Day Mount Kinabalu Ordeal

Croatian mountaineer Mauro Persic has broken his silence on a nine-day survival ordeal on Mount Kinabalu, revealing he came close to giving up even...

Factory Bus Crashes Into Penang Drain, Driver Injured

A factory bus driver was injured after the vehicle crashed through a road divider and plunged into a deep drain near the Jalan Tun...

Two Trapped on 14th-Floor Ledge Rescued by Penang Firefighters

A 78-year-old man and his neighbour were rescued unharmed from a narrow ledge on the 14th floor of a Jelutong flat on 22 August,...

Woman Escapes Predawn Car Fire on Penang Bridge

A 29-year-old woman escaped unharmed when her Perodua Axia caught fire on the Penang Bridge in the early hours of 9 August.The fire broke...

27 Dead in Bangkok Bar Fire After Blaze Traps Patrons in Toilets

A devastating fire tore through a popular bar in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district early Monday, killing 27 people and hospitalising 63 others in one of...

Penang to review fire safety for heritage buildings after fatal Odeon blaze

Penang will conduct a wide-ranging review of fire safety compliance for old and heritage buildings after a fire at the Odeon building on Jalan...

One killed as fire destroys historic Odeon cinema in Penang’s George Town heritage site

A man believed to be a caretaker has died after a fire gutted the former Odeon cinema on Penang Road, one of the oldest...

Udini Underpass inferno: Five vehicles ablaze as Penang rush-hour grinds to halt

A five-vehicle pile-up erupted into flames at the Udini Underpass in George Town early today, shutting down major commuter arteries during the morning peak...

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