Choong — man with a big heart

Wednesday May 29, 2013

Ronnie Choong’s death, following an accident on Saturday, is a big loss to the entertainment industry.

Choong, 53, who was the group managing director of Trend Matrix Enterprise Sdn Bhd, enjoyed phenomenal success as a nightspot entrepreneur with the launch of several popular clubs, including BeachClub, Nouvo, Rum Jungle, Poppy Garden, Passion, Sangria Island, and Warehouse, all of which are located in the Jalan P. Ramlee vicinity.

These outlets have turned the street into one of the busiest entertainment tourism streets in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

Choong and four friends had left Kuala Lumpur for Kemaman in a big bike convoy on Saturday morning, and were returning home at 4pm when his Harley-Davidson XR1200 was involved in a collision with a car coming out of the Cherating Legend Hotel grounds.

Ronnie’s wife, Judy Choong said: “He had the biggest and kindest heart. Although he was a little aggressive and appeared strict, he never said no to anyone who needed help.

Choong began his career as a DJ at the city’s first disco, Federal Club, when just 17, before joining the Low Yat Group as sales and marketing manager of its properties division.

His early experience led him into real estate with the building of Hotel Havanita in Mersing and Lumina Kiara Condominiums.

His varied achievements even earned him the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Malaysia award in 2004.

Choong leaves behind two children, daughter Jean, 24, and son Casey, 21.

The cortege will leave on Friday at 9.30am from Nirvana Memorial Centre, 2nd Floor, Hall 23, No 1, Jalan 1/116A, off Jalan Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, for cremation at Nirvana Crematorium, Shah Alam.

KL cop killed in road accident

Published: Saturday February 9, 2013 MYT 6:37:00 PM

KUALA LUMPUR: A policeman from the Bukit Aman Narcotics Operations Branch at the Police Training Centre (Pulapol) died in a road accident in front of the Istana Hotel, Jalan Raja Chulan, here early Saturday.

City traffic investigation and legal staff officer DSP Abdullah Roning said Earl Julian Sabran, 22, was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle belonging to a friend when he lost control of the machine which skidded into a road divider before crashing into a monorail station pillar in the 3am incident.

"The victim from Sabah was not on duty and riding alone," he said.

He said the victim died from head injuries and the Narcotics Branch at Pulapol in Kuala Lumpur had been informed of the death.

He added that the cause of the accident was still being investigated and that the body was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem. - Bernama

Motorcycle breakdown leads to string of accidents

Monday April 22, 2013

SHAH ALAM: Five people were killed following a string of accidents that had resulted from a motorcycle breaking down at the Federal Highway.

The accident occurred at around 3.30am yesterday shortly after three motorcyclists stopped by the road shoulder to help one of them, whose machine had suffered a broken drive chain.

While they attempted to fix the motorcycle, a Honda City went out of control and plough into the motorcyclists before the car landed sideways in a ditch.

The collision instantly killed two of the motorcyclists and the driver of the Honda car was flung out of his vehicle and succumbed to head injuries.

Following the initial accident, four people passing by in a BMW car stopped to help.

When one of them was helping the victims, another motorcyclist was killed when he rammed into the BMW.

The car passenger also died due to horrific injuries to his head and his left leg was severed due to the crash.

Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Zahedi Ayub said the dead have been identified as Wilson Lee, 22, M. Kalaychelven, 50, Muhammad Faridzuan Mohd Aziz, 21, Amirul Faiq Zainuddin, 22, and Syahmie Farid Izzat Samsudin Shah, 21.

“We have taken a sample of the Honda driver's blood to test if he was driving under the influence of alcohol,” he said.

It is not known why the motorcyclists did not use the motorcycle lane along the Federal Highway.

ACP Zahedi advised motorcyclists to use the motorcycle lanes for their own safety.

Officer-in-charge of traffic for Selangor Deputy Supt Azmi Mansor urged motorists not to stop by the road shoulder unless it was absolutely necessary.

“In the event of a breakdown or an accident, always make sure that you are standing behind the road dividers. Motorists must always abide by the speed limits and road rules to ensure the safety of themselves and other motorists,” he said.

One dead in Subang freak accident

Updated: Thursday May 30, 2013 MYT 8:23:37 AM

PETALING JAYA: A part of a boom crane fell off a trailer and crashed onto a passing car, killing a passenger and injuring the driver in it.

The incident occurred near the underpass of the Subang Airport-Subang Jaya road, off the Federal Highway, at around 4.30pm yesterday.

The accident caused a massive jam during the rush hour, which eased about two hours later.

The deceased, Kelvin Kumar, 26, was a restaurant worker, who was travelling with his employer, Anisa Abdul Rahman, 46.

Petaling Jaya Traffic chief DSP Wong Siw Choon said the worker died on the spot due to serious head and body injuries.

His body was sent to the Unversiti Malaya Medical Centre for a post-mortem. The employer, who suffered serious injuries, was rushed to the Sime Darby Medical Centre.

Firefighters from three fire stations rushed to the scene and extricated the victims from the wreck within 10 miniutes.

“We believe the iron was being transported for use in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project,” said DSP Wong.

The driver of the trailer, in his 40s, has been detained for questioning.

In a statement posted on the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Facebook page, operation commander Hamzah Din said help was rushed to the scene from the Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya and Kota Anggerik fire stations.

Businessman, two workers killed in crash on NSE near Hulu Selangor

Published: Wednesday March 20, 2013 MYT 3:40:00 PM

KUALA LUMPUR: The owner of a company selling luxury cars and his two workers were killed when their car collided with a trailer at KM421 of the North South Expressway near Hulu Selangor, early Wednesday.

Ooi Choon Hooi, 39, his driver Yong Eng Yew, 59, and worker Tan See Yin, 28, died at the scene.

Hulu Selangor police chief Supt Norel Azmi said during the 12.05am incident, the victims were heading to Ipoh when their car hit a trailer, went out of control and landed in a ditch.

"Initial investigations revealed that the trailer driven by K. Kunasilan, 31, went out of control and swerved across the road before being hit by the victim's car," he said when contacted.

Norel said the bodies of the victims were sent to the Kuala Kubu Baru Hospital for post-mortem while the driver of the trailer was detained for investigations. - Bernama