SIMANGGANG: A row of workers’ quarters was razed to the ground in a fire at Jalan Melugu Hilir, here on Wednesday (Sept 16). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call at 9.42am, and immediately despatched a team of firefighters to the scene. “The firefighters managed to
BINTULU: Twenty individuals were hauled up for alleged drug abuse during a raid on a hotel here on Tuesday (Sept 15). Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said that a raid was conducted around 11pm. The suspects included four local women. “Upon inspection, a 31-year-old male suspect was found with
SIMANGGANG: An elderly man who was reported missing on Monday was found 1.2 km away from his longhouse, at Kampung Engkeramut on Tuesday (Sept 15). He was found by firefighters around 8.50am. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said in a statement that Tipu Mukan, 82, was found on
MIRI: The commercial crime index of Miri district police headquarters (IPD) for this year showed a decrease of cases, compared to last year. According to Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, for the period from Jan 1 to Sept 7 this year, 227 cases were recorded, thereby showing
KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing Purchaser Claims Tribunal ordered two housing developers to rectify all defects to the houses of two complainants on Tuesday (Sept 15). The cases were handled by panel president Robert Elone Sireng along with two panelists Mohammad Abdul Aziz Ariffin and Trabawan Mandi. The first case involved
MIRI: Several areas in Miri including Beluru, Marudi and Telang Usan are still affected by floods. The floods forced four primary schools in Marudi to close on Monday (Sept 14). The affected schools were SK Long Bemang, SK Long Lenei, SK Long Sobeng and SK Long Loyang. According to Miri
PADAWAN: Ten men were arrested in Batu Kawa for illegal cockfighting on Sunday (Sept 13). Padawan District acting police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, in a statement on Monday (Sept 14), said the suspects, aged between 29 and 73, were picked up in a raid around 4.30pm. Police also seized
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The body of a man was found in a bush near a factory in Tanjung Bundong here by members of the public on Monday (Sept 14). Samarahan District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said a team was sent to the location following a call regarding the shocking discovery
KUCHING: A two-storey workers’ dormitory building was completely razed in an inferno at Pending Industrial Estate (Shin Yang) on Monday (Sept 14). According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call about the incident was received around 9.01pm, and a team of firefighters was immediately despatched to the
KUCHING: Three hundred and five boxes of contraband beer worth RM45,750 were seized during a raid on a house at Sample Park, Jalan Tun Hussein Onn, Bintulu last Saturday (Sept 12). According to a statement on Monday (Sept 14), the 1pm raid, dubbed Ops Libas, was conducted by Sarawak General
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