Author: Allan Jay

MIRI: Narcotics police arrested five individuals, including a Chinese woman, for alleged involvement in the distribution of drugs last Tuesday (Mar 5). Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu in a statement, said that the other four suspects are two local men and two Indonesian men. He said the Sarawak

MIRI: A 16-door longhouse at Kampung Long Kerangan in Baram, was destroyed by fire last night (Mar 6). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant director of operations Henderi Ardimansyah said they were notified of the incident through a WhatsApp group around 10.52 pm. However, it is uncertain when the

MIRI: Fifty foreigners, including children, have been arrested for various immigration offences at a remote plantation yesterday (Mar 6). The Sarawak Immigration Department said that a team from the Miri Immigration Enforcement Unit, acting on information, raided a plantation in Bekenu and conducted inspections on the individuals there. Checks found

BAU: Police arrested a local man for allegedly stealing electric cables from a fish farm in Siniawan on Tuesday (Mar 5). According to Bau police chief DSP Jawai Francis Kempas, the incident happened around 8.50 am when the owner observed the suspect leaving a farmhouse with electric cables and a

SIBURAN: A ground floor fabric store was completely engulfed by an afternoon fire at Mile 17, Jalan Kuching-Serian yesterday. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that firefighters from Siburan and Serian stations were dispatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 3.25pm. Fortunately, the

JULAU: Continuous heavy rainfall since Tuesday night has inundated the Julau District Office, forcing the relocation of equipment to higher floors yesterday. The rising floodwaters was first noticed by office employees before the start of office hours. Firefighters from Bintangor station were promptly dispatched upon receiving notification of the incident.

LAWAS: A father’s darkest fear unfolded as he discovered his son’s lifeless body on the riverbank at Sungai Suang Trusan on Monday night. Forty-year-old Eddy Geriso, believed to have drowned while fishing, was found at around 10 pm after failing to return home since last Saturday. Lawas police chief DSP

BINTULU: A workers’ quarters of a wood factory in Kuala Segan here was razed by fire yesterday morning (Mar 5) , leaving 10 laborers homeless. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported. According to Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operation centre, a total of eight rooms were destroyed in the

SONG: Heavy downpour and soil erosion triggered a landslide, blocking the road at Takan Bridge here  this morning. A spokesman for the Civil Defence Force (APM) said a six-man team was dispatched to the scene, about 7km away, after receiving a distress call at 6.58 am. Upon arrival, the APM

SIBU: Police are currently investigating a fatal accident that occurred along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman here yesterday (Mar 5), attributing reckless driving to the cause of death. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, confirmed that investigations are ongoing under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.