KUCHING: Police are on the hunt for an Indonesian suspect who allegedly robbed and beat up an elderly man at an eatery near Petanak Market last Sunday (Mar 26). Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspect has been identified and the police are tracking him down. “This is the
KUCHING: For law enforcers observing the month-long Ramadan can be quite a challenge against a background of the daily physical and stressful work. It can be taxing, especially for Muslim police officers, when they have to handle emergencies; but they take it all in their stride and view the fasting
TANJUNG MANIS: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel seized a local fishing boat and detained its skipper and six crew members for allegedly fishing outside the permitted zone on Monday (Mar 27). MMEA Tanjung Manis Zone director Commander Gilbert Tinggak Numpang in a statement, said the arrest took place some
KUCHING: A septuagenarian sustained burns on his limbs and face after his double-storey house at Lorong Sungai Maong Ulu 3 here was engulfed in flames last night. The 73-year-old victim was reportedly trapped in the house after the fire broke out around 11.50 pm. The house was occupied by the
SIBU: Marine police arrested a 59-year-old man for allegedly possessing 11,950 litres of diesel without a permit from the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN). The raid codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ was made at noon yesterday (Mar 27) at a store along Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce. Sibu
TANJUNG MANIS: A toddler had to endure pain for about two hours after his foot got stuck in the drain hole of a bathroom at an oil palm plantation workers’ quarters here today. Tanjung Manis fire station acting chief Awang Busrah Awang Mostapha said four of his men were despatched
KUCHING: Eight commercial vehicle drivers will be charged for transporting more than the specified load limit. The Sarawak Road Transport Department (RTD) said an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kenderaan Perdagangan’ was carried out by the Kuching RTD Operation Unit and the police at Jalan Keruing here last week. “A total of
KANOWIT: A total of 91 people from three longhouses here were evacuated to a temporary relief centre (PPS) in the district following non-stop heavy rain since Friday (Mar 24). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reported that the victims from 30 families are from Rh Langong, Rh Suzusie Lily and
MUKAH: Two fishermen who were feared to have gone missing while fishing on Saturday (Mar 25) were apparently stranded at sea after their boat ran out of fuel. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a missing person’s report from one of the victim’s fathers
SARIKEI: An elderly man nearly passed out after he found himself locked in his own car at Jalan Jelutong Barat this afternoon (Mar 25). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Sarikei station were despatched to the scene after receiving a public distress call around
New Sarawak Tribune is a Sarawakian news portal that highlights Sarawak-centric news and other stories of relevance to Sarawak.
Today, New Sarawak Tribune focuses on happenings in Sarawak’s cities, towns and small places no matter how remote these are and events of relevance in other states of Malaysia and other countries.
© Copyright 2024 Tribune Press Sdn. Bhd.