The Star Online: Metro: Central
The Star Online: Metro: Central |
| Posted: LAMPAHAN, Indonesia: The death toll from a strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian province of Aceh has climbed to 22, a disaster official said on Wednesday. "So far 22 people have died, 210 people were injured, and thousands of buildings and homes were damaged in the quake (on Tuesday)," National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a text message. The casualties were spread over the two worst-hit districts of Central Aceh and Bener Meriah, the agency said. In Central Aceh, six children were killed and 14 others were trapped when a mosque collapsed as they were having a Koran reading session, officials in the district said. A huge quake struck off Aceh in 2004, sparking a tsunami that killed 170,000 people in the province on Sumatra and tens of thousands more in countries around the Indian Ocean. Indonesia sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. - AFP |
| Man fakes dad’s death to cheat four friends of RM22,400 Posted: FOUR friends lent Chia Wei Jian S$9,000 (RM22,400) for his dad's funeral expenses – then went to his home where the "dead man" opened the door. Chia, 28, now a chief technology officer, was yesterday fined S$8,000 (RM19,900) for cheating. He had pretended to weep when he called buddy Loh Chung Howe, 39, on April 29 last year, begging to borrow S$3,000 (RM7,400) after texting him the tragic news five hours earlier. He then drove to Loh's house at 11.30pm and took him to an ATM to withdraw the money. He also told Loh that the wake was to be held at a funeral parlour in Lavender Street. The next day, Loh visited the parlour to pay his respects – but there was no sign of any wake for Chia's father. Loh then called three other friends who had also lent money to Chia, and they decided to go to his house. They rang the doorbell – and were shocked to be confronted by Chia's father. Loh went to the police on May 1 that year. Chia admitted to the offences. Police investigations revealed that Chia had suffered huge losses in trading shares early last year. Pleading for leniency, Chia said that he had returned the full sum of S$12,800 (RM31,800) to the victims. District Judge Low Wee Ping told Chia that he had committed very serious offences and it was fortunate that the prosecution was not pressing for a jail sentence. — The Straits Times/ Asia News Network |
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