Obama to hand over social media accounts to new president

WASHINGTON: The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter but a clean slate of tweets. It’s all part of the peaceful transition of power in the social media age. The White House said Monday that Obama’s official @POTUS account will be taken over by the next president.

Four found dead with plastic bags over head in Bachok

BACHOK: Four people were found murdered near a padi field with plastic bags over their heads at Kampung Tanjung Hilir Bekelam near here on Sunday.

The bodies, which had multiple stab wounds, were found in some thick undergrowth.

State police chief Datuk Dr Ab. Rahman Ismail said the victims, aged between 20 and 30, could have been killed elsewhere three days ago and the bodies dumped at the area.

“There were wounds on their hands, thighs and stomach and one of the deceased had a tattoo on his hand.

“We are working on the theory of revenge and it may have something to do with an on-going investigation," he said.

The bodies have been sent to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital for postmortem.

A 41-year-old local man, who was passing the area at about 6.45pm on Sunday, discovered the bodies due to their strong smell.

The murders could be drug related. In Kelantan, drugs with a street value of over RM16mil were seized this year.

Grandmother suffers burns to save grandson from fire

KOTA KINABALU: A grandmother suffered burns on her face and right arm after she rushed into a burning room to rescue her eight-month-old grandson on Monday morning.

Waasi Laali, in her 50s, managed to bring Gaireil Lapiga to safety while other family members grabbed the other children and ran out of the house after it caught fire at about 8.30am at Kg. Buang Sayang, Lahad Datu.

The baby suffered minor burns on his hand. Both have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

Lahad Datu fire station chief Mohd Apandi Mahmood said they were still investigating the cause of fire that destroyed the wooden house.

“There were eight people in the house when the fire occurred and all of them are safe,” he said when contacted.The fire was brought under control at about 9.22am.

The Bersih demonstration will never succeed without majority support

Now that Seputeh MP YB Teresa Kok has finally admitted that the Bersih demonstration is exclusively held to uphold minority rights, this begs the question - what happened to the Malays who once thronged the street of Dataran Merdeka with them not long ago?

Man leaves ‘suicide note’ on FB and jumps off Penang bridge

GEORGE TOWN: A man facing possible prison time for selling RM360 worth of contraband cigarettes at his sundry shop in Butterworth is believed to have jumped off the Second Penang Bridge here this morning.