JERANTUT: A special needs student was found dead in Sungai Siam, Felda Kota Gelanggi 3, today.

PEKAN: An Orang Asli boy drowned in a mining pond in Kampung Meranti on Wednesday after attempting to save his brother and friends during a swimming trip.

KOTA BARU: Police have ruled out foul play in the death of 19-month-old Hud Aryan Mohd Nor Hafifi whose body was found on Wednesday, and have classified it as drowning.

KUALA TERENGGANU: A man is feared to have drowned after falling while cleaning a vessel near Pulau Duyong.

MISSED what happened today (Feb 26)? Here's a glimpse of what happened throughout the country in photographs.

MONTHS after trekking through the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama, Saudy Palacios abandoned her hopes of a new life in the United States and joined other migrants going home to South America by sea.

PORT Klang hasn’t changed much for as long as I can remember. The old pre-war shophouses, crumbling buildings and even the once-grand Rex cinema still stand — faded but stubbornly holding on. The cinema’s glory days of screening the latest blockbusters are long gone.

ROMPIN: A senior citizen has been found drowned today after the victim, believed to have slipped and fallen into Sungai Rompin while fishing at Kampung Menchali jetty.

PARIT: The body of the second teenager missing in Sungai Perak near Kampung Tepus in Parit yesterday was found at around 7pm today.

IPOH: One of two teenagers feared drowned after being swept away by strong currents in Sungai Perak, Kampung Tepus, yesterday afternoon was found dead this evening.

PARIT: A teenager remains traumatised after witnessing two of his best friends drown right before his eyes in an incident where two teenagers are feared to have drowned in Sungai Perak near Kampung Tepus yesterday while trying to retrieve a ball that had fallen into the river.

PARIT: Search efforts for the two missing teenagers presumed drowned intensified today as the Perak Fire and Rescue Department ramped up operations with the help of specially trained K9 dogs.

IPOH: The search operation radius for two 16-year-old teenagers who are believed to have drowned in Sungai Perak near Kampung Terpus, Parit yesterday will be expanded to 5km from the scene of the incident.

NEW YORK: At least nine people have died in the eastern United States, including eight in Kentucky, as powerful storms brought flooding and exceptionally powerful winds, downing trees and cutting power, local officials announced Sunday.

LIMBANG: A fishing trip turned tragic when a 62-year-old man was found dead, while his 16-year-old companion remains missing.

SANDAKAN: A 14-year-old teenager is feared to have drowned while fishing for shrimp in the waters off Tanjung Semawang yesterday.

KUANTAN: The suspect in the murder of a female food trader in Pahang is believed to have pawned part of the jewellery belonging to the victim.

JASIN: The 21-year-old man who went missing after the boat he was sailing in during a family fishing trip overturned on the river in Kampung Lancang, Merlimau this morning, was found drowned four hours later after a search operation.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian tourist has gone viral for her heroic act after saving a man from drowning at Diyaluma Falls in Sri Lanka.

Similar laws exist in many countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, ensuring that well-intentioned individuals are not deterred from helping others due to fear of legal repercussions.