Three Singaporeans die as boat capsizes

Malaysian police said Sunday that three Singaporean tourists were killed and two remain missing after a fishing boat capsized in rough seas off southern Johor state.
District police chief Mohammad Nor Rashid told AFP that the accident occurred at about 1:30pm (0530 GMT) as the wooden boat carrying 29 mainly Singaporean tourists headed back to the mainland from Sibu island, where they had been fishing.
"Our reports indicate that there were 19 Singaporeans, one Chinese national and nine Malaysians on board the wooden boat when it capsized because of high waves, near the mainland's jetty, " Mohammad Nor said.