KUCHING: A policeman from the Kuching mobile patrol vehicle (MPV) unit suffered severe injuries following an alleged hit-and-run by a motorcycle yesterday. It was reported that the accident happened around 1.30am at Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yakub. Kuching deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa in a statement said the
KUCHING: An air rifle that had been abandoned in a bush in Telok Melano, Lundu, was seized by the General Operations Force (GOF) last Saturday. Brigade commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang in a statement said a team from the 11th Battalion was was patrolling around the border when they
LAWAS: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted an attempt by two locals to smuggle in over 10,000 turtle eggs from Kota Kinabalu, last Saturday. Brigade commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang, who confirmed the case, said the operation codenamed ‘Op Bersepadu Khazanah’, was carried out by the GOF 12th
KUCHING: A 300kg bull crocodile with human remains in its belly was found dead in the waters of Kampung Nyabut, Trombol today. The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) in a statement, said the reptile with a broken jaw was believed to have been dead for the past three days. Its swift
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A woman died on the spot after she fell into the oncoming lane from her motorcycle while trying to avoid a bus that stopped in the middle of the road along KM13, Jalan Kota Samarahan-Mambong today (June 5). Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Sudirman Kram in a statement,
BINTULU: Narcotic police here, in recent separates raids, arrested three men including a foreigner on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the arrests took place at Jalan Sungai Ngiyu on Friday (June 3) and at Jalan Tun Hussein Onn yesterday (June
MIRI: A man who was working in a farm at Taman Da Shing 5, Jalan Taman Tungku, here had a slithering visit from a one-metre-long King Cobra yesterday morning. Civil Defence Force (APM) Miri officer Captain (PA) Usman Harto in a statement, said they received a distress call at 7.48am
MIRI: Police here yesterday (June 3) arrested a foreigner suspected to be involved in several burglary cases around the city. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu in a statement, said the 23-year-old male suspect was arrested during ‘Ops Pintu/Ops Gawai’ around 3am. The district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and
MIRI: Another report about a man allegedly hurting his wife was received by the police. This case involved a couple in a longhouse at Sekaloh, Niah last Thursday (June 2). The alleged incident was said to have occurred around 10.45pm and it was reported to the police by the longhouse
MIRI: An elderly man sustained severe injuries following a head-on collision involving a van and a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle in front of a shopping centre at Jalan Merbau, here today. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call around 7am and firemen
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