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Two cheat death in head-on collision

KUCHING: Two female drivers were involved in a head-on collision at Jalan Rampangi on Tuesday night. Both women were driving alone. Petra Jaya fire station chief Azaharul Sahari said the incident happened at 9.14pm. “One of the women was heading towards Santubong before her car collided with another car from

Man found dead in towing vehicle

MIRI: A 45-year-old man was found dead in a towing vehicle at Kampung Padang Kelulit, Bekenu on Tuesday.   Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said the deceased was identified as Ho Guek Ping from Ulu Sungai Dalam, Taman Tunku. He said a distress call on the incident

Man arrested for bribe attempt on police officer

KUCHING: An attempt by a local man to bribe a General Operations Force (GOF) officer with RM1,850 to avoid arrest and seizure of smuggled controlled goods worth RM1.034 million at Kampung Raso on Tuesday (Dec 22) was foiled. Sarawak General Operations Force commander, SAC Mancha Ata, said a patrol team

Two fire stations to be proposed soon

SIBURAN: Two Class E fire stations will be proposed soon in the areas of Teng Bukap, Padawan and Kampung Krokong, Bau. Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Willie Mongin said this at the press conference after Fire Safety Awareness Programme in conjunction with Christmas celebration and appreciation to Bomba

Fire safety lessons for housewives

SIBURAN: Housewives will be trained in fire safety through the Housewives Programme   (Program Suri Rumah), said Bomba Sarawak director Khirudin Drahman. “This programme focuses on housewives who are at home full time while their husbands and children are at work and in school. “They will be trained by women fire

Raids net three women for illegal gambling

PADAWAN: Three women were arrested in three different locations for illegal online gambling during an anti-gambling operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’. Padawan police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, said the three suspects comprised two locals and one Indonesian aged between 18 and 36. The first to be apprehended was the Indonesian woman,

Goods worth over RM500k confiscated in Miri this year

MIRI: Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Miri Division has confiscated items worth RM503, 809.80 followed by 121 cases produced from Jan 1 until Dec 21, this year. Miri Division KPDNHEP Chief, Joe Azmi Jamil revealed that 301 complaints have been received and completed by the Consumer Complaints

No new cases for Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded yet another zero positive Covid-19 cases today, as the total number of cases remains at 1,090. Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said four new cases had recovered and discharged from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), bringing the total cumulative total of recovered and discharged cases

Workers’ accommodations to be inspected

KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will assess workers’ accommodations at plantations, factories and construction sites. SDMC chairman, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, said that the decision was made after the increase in the number of positive cases in Malaya was mainly among such workers. Uggah added that SDMC

Karaoke in shopping malls reopen

KUCHING: Karaoke centres to reopen tomorrow. However, this strictly applies to only those in shopping malls closed-door karaoke rooms. Chairman of the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) had refined the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the