April 20, 2026
Local
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KOTA TINGGI, April 20 — A 71-year-old man has been remanded for seven days until April 26 in connection with a shooting incident in Taman Kota Jaya that left three people dead yesterday.
BALING, March 29 — A four-year-old autistic child has been reported missing after leaving his home at the Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) Quarters in Kampung Landak Paya, Kupang, around 12:30 pm yesterday.
The child, Mohamad Fayyad Affan Mohd Fakhri, who has autism-related speech delay, is believed to have exited the house through the back door.
Baling Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) chief, Assistant Fire Superintendent Zulkhairi Mat Tanjil, said his team received a call about the incident at 2:36 pm and immediately deployed a team to the scene to begin the search.
“The search operation was launched in the area where the child was last seen and is being conducted in collaboration with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), and local villagers,” he said in a statement yesterday.
As of now, the search efforts remain ongoing. — Bernama
