PUTRAJAYA, July 18 — Excessive speed, which was more than twice the legal limit, was among the key factors behind the fatal bus crash that claimed the lives of 15 students of the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Gerik, Perak, on June 9.

IPOH, June 14 — Only seven injured victims in Monday’s (June 9) crash along the Jeli-Gerik East West Highway (JRTB) that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students are still undergoing treatment in government hospitals.

GERIK, June 13 — A bus driver charged following a deadly crash that killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students here on Monday has pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of dangerous driving causing death at the Gerik Magistrates’ Court.

IPOH, June 12 — The driver of the bus in Monday’s crash, which killed 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students in Gerik, was arrested today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The bodies of the 13 victims from the collision involving a bus carrying Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Upsi) students along the East-West Highway in Banun, Gerik, near Tasik Banding, early today have been taken to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) in Ipoh for a post-mortem.

By Media Selangor Team SHAH ALAM, June 9 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has conveyed his condolences to the families of those affected by the tragic bus crash involving students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Upsi), which claimed at least 15 lives early this...

IPOH, June 9 — At least 15 people were killed in an accident involving a bus carrying students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Upsi) and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) on the East–West Highway in Banun, Gerik, early this morning.

IPOH, May 13 — No negligence was found in the accident involving a container truck that fatally struck a male elephant calf at Kilometre 80 on the Gerik-Jeli stretch of the East-West Highway (JRTB) on Sunday (May 11).

BALING, April 15 — Police were forced to open fire at a car carrying six individuals during a 70-kilometre car chase, which started at a roadblock in Gerik and ended in Baling today.

GERIK, Aug 24 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an additional allocation of RM30 million for upgrading the East-West Highway linking Gerik to Jeli.

IPOH, Jan 26 — The Perak Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has urged the public using the East-West Highway connecting Gerik to Jeli, to be cautious due to the presence of elephants in the area.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has revoked six ordinances and proclamations of emergency promulgated in 2020 that prevented by-elections from being held in Batu Sapi, Gerik and Bugaya amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

GERIK, Sept 10 — Forty-four students and a bus driver escaped unhurt when the tour bus they were travelling in caught fire at KM39.5 of Jalan Gerik near Tasik Banding here today.

GERIK, July 24 — Initial police investigations found that a Toyota Hilux pick-up truck lost control before it skidded into the opposite lane and rammed a Perodua Alza multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in a fatal accident near Km 62 of the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (KeTSA) is finalising the standard operating procedure (SOP) for mining non-radioactive rare earth elements (NRREE) in a pilot project in Gerik, Perak.

IPOH, April 4 — Police have denied allegations that went viral on social media claiming that a policeman in Gerik had died after receiving his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine shot.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 16 — The Election Commission (EC) conforms with the declaration of Emergency Proclamation for the Gerik parliamentary constituency, Perak and the Bugaya state constituency in Sabah, in effect cancelling the by-elections for both seats, said its chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today made a Proclamation of Emergency for the Gerik parliamentary constituency in Perak and the Bugaya state constituency in Sabah, in effect cancelling the by-elections for both seats.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The government will consider proposing an emergency declaration in Gerik parliamentary constituency in Perak and Bugaya state constituency in Sabah if these constituencies are at risk of Covid-19 transmission, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 — The Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election will be held within 60 days after the emergency period ends, said Election Commission (EC) chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh.