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Couple killed in Kunak midnight fire

KOTA KINABALU: A couple died just inches away from saving themselves in a fire in Sabah’s east coast town of Kunak. The charred remains of Jumaidi Sakka and Dakati Juma, both in their 50s, were found lying side by side near the kitchen door following yesterday’s 1am tragedy. Kunak Fire and Rescue De …

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Man in MPV killed in collision with trailer

BENTONG: A man was killed in a head-on collision after his multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) veered to the opposite side of the road and smashed into an oncoming trailer truck along the 19th kilometre of the Bentong-Raub road. Bentong OCPD Supt Mansor Mohd Nor said the truck driver swerved sharply to his …

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At least 12 Nepali guides killed in Everest avalanche

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An avalanche swept down a slope of Mount Everest on Friday killing 12 Nepali mountaineering guides at the beginning of the main climbing season, a Tourism Ministry official said. The avalanche, the deadliest in eight years, hit the most popular route to the mountain’ …

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Four more sea turtles found killed

KOTA KINABALU: Four more endangered green sea turtles have been killed in Sabah’s east coast waters off Semporna. The turtles were seen floating between Bum Bum Island and Kulapuan Island by a Fisheries Department staff, who then posted it on his Facebook page but later removed it. The latest killin …

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