capsized off Pulau Timbun Mata about 4km from mainland Semporna late Thursday( April 14) night. Malaysian

KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested the 64-year-old skipper of the boat, which capsized and left five people dead with two still missing in waters off Sabah's east coast Semporna. Semporna district police chief Supt Mohd Farhan Lee said that the man was arrested at 12. 50pm Friday( April 15) for allegedly causing death by negligence under Section 304a of the Penal Code.He said that they would apply to remand the boatman.In the incident, the boat ferrying 21 people capsized in waters off Pulau Ti

KOTA KINABALU: Pump boats filled to overflowing and zipping between the many islands in Semporna are a common sight – but things went horribly wrong when a boat with at least 21 people on board capsized while on its way from Kampung Bakung Bakung to Kampung Tandoan. Five people – two women and three children – drowned while another two children are missing after the overloaded boat capsized in bad weather off Sabah’s east coast. The six-metre long and one-metre wide boat was designed to carry no