KUCHING: Three men were apprehended for alleged drug abuse during a raid in Matang on Wednesday (Sept 30). According to State National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) in a statement, the three suspects aged between 20 and 30 years old, were caught during a prevention operation by their Security and Enforcement Unit.
KUCHING: Three teenagers were nearly drowned when their boat sank. This unfortunate incident was due to the rising waves at Sungai Prima Bintawa, here on Thursday (Oct 1). According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the operations centre received a distress call at 1.09pm on the occurrence. The victims
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here on Thursday (Oct 1) fined a Vietnamese woman RM3,000 for soliciting for the purpose of prostitution in default five months’ imprisonment. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar read the sentence to Tran Thi Thuy An, 35, under Section 372B of the Penal Code which carries a jail term
KUCHING: Two men pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here yesterday to snatching a woman’s handbag at Jalan Datuk Ajibah Abol on Sept 26. The Court rejected an appeal made by one of the accused, who is a labourer, in request for bail. Meanwhile, the other accused who was
SIMUNJAN: A double-storey house at at Kampung Kancong in Simunjan was razed to the ground on Wednesday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department, a distress call about the incident was received by Malaysian Emergency Response Service (MERS) 999 at 6.16pm. Following the call, a team of firefighters from Simunjan
BAU: A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with another vehicle at KM11.5 Bau-Kuching Road on Wednesday. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident occurred around 4.30pm, adding that the motorcyclist and the other vehicle were going in opposite directions. “The incident occurred when the
TANJUNG MANIS: Failure to produce a port clearance pass resulted in the detention of four crew members and a cargo ship loaded with diesel about 1.1 nautical miles south of Tanjung Jerijih today (Sept 30). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim
SAMARAHAN: A woman suffered severe injuries on her leg when the motorcycle she rode crashed into a lorry, here on Wednesday (Sept 30). According to Kota Samarahan district police chief, DSP Sudirman Kram the 12pm incident happened at Lorong 22, Desa Ilmu. “The driver of the lorry, 34, was driving
KUCHING: A 23-year-old man was fined RM1,500 by the Kuching Magistrate’s Court here for drink driving. Sakius Bunan, who was detained after he was stopped and inspected during an operation codenamed “Ops Mabuk” around 12.58am on Sept 5, pleaded guilty after the charge was read to him before magistrate Syukri
KUCHING: Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) have asked to help create conducive learning environment in schools. In making the call, Pantai Damai assemblyman, Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi, pointed out that a conducive environment would have a positive influence on students. He spoke at the handing over of donations to the PTAs
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