MORE PICS - Haunted RapidPenang Bus? Emergency Door Opens, Woman fell, dies Hari Raya Murder & Suicide; Man & 2 Children Died of Poisonings; PJ

MORE PICS - Haunted RapidPenang Bus? Emergency Door Opens, Woman fell out, died of severe head injuries; Hari Raya Murder & Suicide; Man & 2 Children Died of Poisonings; PJ

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Haunted Rapid Bus? - they should also consult the "ghost busters"

= == = The latest report on the investigations show that the people involved are doing it without carrying out any tests. Just visual inspection and that the door is locked. What they should do is to take our the whole door and set up a test rig with the help of SIRIM and subject the door and frame to a simulated bus vibration. Under such condition the latch could be unlatched if the design is faulty. They should also check with the lock manufacturer.

2007/10/21, NST

Woman's death still a mystery

GEORGE TOWN: Puspakom has found no fault with the RapidPenang bus from which a Rela member fell to her death through the emergency exit door last Saturday.

RapidPenang Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Azhar Ahmad said the national vehicle inspection unit completed its investigations on Wednesday. "Puspakom confirmed that the glass pane covering the door knob was not tampered with. "Nor was there any sign the door had been forced open from the outside as it remained latched."

He added that an internal investigation by the bus manufacturer also found the emergency exit door was secured at the time of the accident. Azhar said the death of 35-year-old Ng Siam Kiang remains a mystery. "We have no plausible explanation for Ng's death after investigating the accident from all angles," he said. He added that the cones placed in front of the emergency exits of all RapidPenang buses will remain there until further notice.

"The cones prevent passengers from leaning against the emergency exits," Azhar said. Ng was on her way to meet her husband on the Air Itam-bound bus last Saturday morning when she fell off the moving vehicle. It is believed she fell through the emergency exit door.

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Update:
October 16, 2007 20:01 PM

Emergency Door Incident: RapidPenang To Get Bus Maker's Services

PENANG, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- RapidPenang Sdn Bhd will get the services of the bus manufacturer concerned to find out how an emergency door could open on its own. The company had sought the assistance of DRB Hicom Defense Technologies Sdn Bhd in investigating the incident, said state traffic management, information and community relations committee chairman, Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan. "We want to know how the emergency door could open on its own as checks made by the bus company showed that it was secure and safe," he told reporters after a check on RapidPenang buses here Tuesday. This followed the death at around 10.40am on Saturday of a 35-year-old trader who fell from a bus on its way to Jalan Air Itam.

The victim, Ng Siam Kiang, suffered from head injuries and died on the way to the Penang Hospital at around 11.35am. This was the first accident involving a bus passenger since RapidPenang started operating in Penang in end-July this year. Dr Teng called on the bus company management to be proactive in ensuring the safety of passengers by placing a cone at the emergency door so that passengers do not stand too close to the door. He also advised passengers to be disciplined when in a bus and to observe all the safety instructions. Meanwhile, RapidPenang's chief executive officer Azhar Ahmad denied claims that the company was not concerned with the safety and comfort of passengers. "Before starting out, a bus driver has to conduct safety checks, which cover the bus condition, electrical system, engine and related matters," he said.

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RapidPenang may be sued; By : Aaron Ngui
GEORGE TOWN:

The family of Ng Siam Kiang, who died after falling out of an emergency exit door on a moving RapidPenang bus on Saturday, is contemplating legal action against the ompany. The deceased's younger brother, Tiang Phai, 33, said it was an option the family was considering. "Right now, we just want to get over my sister's funeral and our grief before deciding," he said at Siam Kiang's funeral yesterday. Siam Kiang's body was cremated at the Batu Gantung crematorium and her ashes interred at the Bandar Baru cemetery here.

More than 50 friends, relatives and well-wishers attended the funeral. Also present to pay their respects were Batu Lanchang state assemblyman Ng Fook On, Datuk Keramat assemblyman Ong Thean Lye and Tanjung member of parliament Chow Kon Yeow. Ong, a member of the bus company's board, said bus drivers would be conducting door checks daily as a safety measure. He added that a cone would be placed at the emergency exit to prevent anyone from leaning on the door. "These measures are being taken to prevent any untoward incident from happening again." Siam Kiang had been on an Air Itam-bound bus on her way to meet her husband with his lunch, which she had bought from Komtar. She was standing beside the emergency exit at the back of the bus when she fell out on Jalan Air Itam, about 10.40am. She died in hospital at 11.35am of serious head injuries.

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Strange happenings can take place and when new buses are put to use for service, they should performed a “blessing service” to get rid of any “evil spirits”. This Penang bus with the “emergency door” opening by itself can be in the realm of “believe it or not” or another case of Made in Malaysia Boleh – when the door was fixed, they forgot to put in the door latch – a shoddy job again.
And for the tragic death of the man and his two children, the police have been very kind and said that case is “sudden death & no foul play” and not “murder & suicide” as any exercise of investigation would be a futility. The Star has an updated account - the poison is aircond cleaning fluid mixed with syrup.= = == = == =

October 14, 2007 19:18 PM
Woman Dies After Falling Through Emergency Exit Door Of Bus

PENANG, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- A woman died after she fell through the emergency exit door of a bus of Rapid Penang Sdn Bhd here Saturday. Ng Siam Kiang, 35, a distributor of cakes prepared by the family, fell off when the door in the middle on the right side of the bus flung open suddenly as it was pulling out of a bus stop near the state mosque at 10.40am. She died of severe head injuries soon after being brought to the Penang Hospital. The incident was disclosed by RapidPenang Chief Executive Officer Azhar Ahmad who called on Ng's family at the Farlim Crematorium in Air Itam here Sunday. He said it could not be explained how the door could have opened when the protective glass over the door handle remained unbroken. "We are puzzled as to how the door could have opened because it cannot be opened from the outside," he told reporters. Azhar said he would leave it to the police and Puspakom, the computerised vehicle inspection centre, to investigate the incident. He said RapidPenang would look into the compensation payment for the family of Ng after getting a report on the investigation. "RapidPenang will take immediate safety measures by placing a traffic cone at the emergency exit door of its buses to prevent passengers from standing near or leaning against the door," he said. Ng is said to have been leaning against the door when the accident happened. She was standing as all the seats had been taken up. There were about 30 passengers in the bus which can take up to 55 people. == = == =

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Quarreled with Wife who left & came back to find the Deaths

Monday October 15, 2007

Dad and kids found poisoned

PETALING JAYA: Factory storekeeper Sham-sul Hadi Yaakob, 32, poisoned his two children and killed himself at their flat in Taman Desa Ria, Jalan Klang Lama, here on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. He left RM380 cash and RM400 in his bank account for funeral expenses as stated in a note he left along with the words Maafkan abang ke atas apa yang berlaku (Forgive me for what has happened) recovered by police near his home’s front door.

ABOVE: In shock: Siti Roslinawati, waiting to collect the bodies of Shamsul, Nor Malissa Nasuha and Muhammad Fariz Hilmi at University Malaya Medical Centre yesterday. Shamsul Hadi’s body was lying in a pool of blood while his children Nor Malissa Nasuha, seven, and Muhammad Fariz Hilmi, two, had foam in their mouths when they were discovered. The bodies were found by Shamsul Hadi’s wife Siti Roslinawati Sudar, 27, father-in-law, brother-in-law and another person who came in search of him when repeated calls to him went unanswered. Their bodies were found lying on a mattress in the hall. A mixture of coil cleaner (fluid used to clean air-conditioners) and syrup, believed to be the deadly concoction that claimed the trio’s lives was found in a milk bottle and a plastic cup on a table near the mattress. Shamsul Hadi’s body had some burn marks, believed to have been wounds caused by the highly acidic mixture that was also found in a bottle at the kitchen. According to sources, the time of death was estimated to be between midnight on Friday and 2pm on Saturday.

Siti Roslinawati went to University Malaya Medical Centre at about 10.10am yesterday to claim the bodies but refused to talk to re-porters. It is believed that the couple had marital problems and Siti Roslinawati was believed to have left them a week ago. She left the mortuary before the bodies were brought out to the hearse at 2.15pm, for burial at the Bukit Tandang cemetery in Sungai Way. Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamad said they had classified the case as sudden death, as there was no evidence of foul play involved.

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October 14, 2007 19:44 PM

All Will Be Known On Aidilfitri', Says Storekeeper Before Death

PETALING JAYA, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- "All will be known on Aidifitri" were among the final words of storekeeper Shamsul Hadi Yaakob to his mother before he and his two children were found dead yesterday, believed to be from drinking poison, at their flat in Taman Desa Ria, Jalan Klang Lama, here. The mother, Azizah Kasim, when met at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre mortuary today, said Shamsul said this after sending his son to her house in Taman Medan a week ago. "I knew he had problems, but he did not talk about them to me or his father. He's a quiet person and those final words seemed like a bad sign," she said. Azizah said the last time she saw her 32-year-old son was on Thursday when he came to pick up his son. She said on Hari Raya night, her husband tried to contact Shamsul but was unsuccessful. Shamsul's wife Roslinawati was also at the mortuary but she declined to talk to anyone.The bodies of Shamsul and his two children -- Nor Malissa Nasuha, 7, and Muhammad Fariz Hilmi, 2 -- were claimed by family members at 2.15pm for burial. Meanwhile, Selangor CID chief, Senior Assistant Commissioner (II) Mazlan Mansor, when contacted, said investigation was still continuing. Shamsul and his children were found dead in the hall of their flat. Police found a note and a bottle of poisonous liquid near the man's body.

Saturday October 13, 2007
MYT 7:31:33 PM

ABOVE: House in Taman Ria, Petaling Jaya

Storekeeper and 2 children found dead

By KULDEEP S. JESSY; STAR
PETALING JAYA: A 36-year-old storekeeper and his two young children were found dead in their flat in PJS here. The man, his nine-year-old son and three-year-old daughter were found dead in their flat at about 1pm on Saturday by the man's father-in-law. It is learnt that the man's wife, in her 30s, had left the flat and her two children about a week ago after a misunderstanding. The man's father-in-law, suspecting something amiss when his phone calls remained unanswered, rushed over to the flat. Upon arriving there, the father-in-law found the door locked from the inside and decided to open it with a pair of spare keys, which he had with him. He found the man and his two grandchildren lying in the hall. Selangor CID Chief Senior Asst Comm (II) Mazlan Mansor confirmed the incident and said that police had found a suicide note and a bottle of poisonous liquid near the man's body. He said, in the note, the man had apologised to his wife for what he had done. ACP Mazlan said police were looking for the wife for questioning and added that the case had been classified as sudden death as no foul play was involved.

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A man and his two children were found dead in their house in Taman Ria, Petaling Jaya Saturday, 13^th Oct 2007, and the 1^st Day of Hari Raya. Initial police investigation revealed. that they died after drinking poisons. The dead were identified as Shamsul Hadi Yaakob 32, Nor Malissa Nasuha, 7, and Muhammad Fariz Hilmi, 2 . Petaling Jaya police Chief ACP Junaindi said they were trying to identify the type of poisons used. It was revealed that Shamsul had a quarrel with his wife after which she was said to have left the house. The deaths were discovered when she returned to the house and her calls went unanswered. The door then was forced open by damaging the locks at the iron grill and the wooden door

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Oct 15, 2007
Woman falls to death in Clementi

By E-von Yeung, STS
POLICE discovered the body of a woman at the foot of a block of flats in Clementi early on Monday morning. She was believed to have fallen to her death. The police are investigating the case as one of unnatural death. According to passers-by who saw the unidentified victim's body, there was a lot of blood where she fell at the foot of Block 372 in Clementi Avenue 4.

Madam Lin, 38, a resident living on the third floor, directly above the spot where the body was found, said she was woken up by a loud thud at around 4am. Police said that a man residing on the ninth floor was assisting with the investigation. A man living on the third floor had alerted the police, according to neighbours who spoke to The Straits Times. According to residents who saw the body, the victim was wearing a black top and black shorts, had shoulder-length hair and was wearing spectacles.

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