PADAWAN: A fatal collision between two motorcycles along Jalan Puncak Borneo has claimed the life of a rider and severely injured another last night (Mar 3). Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad confirmed that the accident, involving a Suzuki Rider and a Yamaha Lagenda, occurred around 8.45
BINTANGOR: Four locals, including a woman, sustained injuries after their car skidded and crashed along Jalan Kelupu last night (Mar 3). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Bintangor station were dispatched to the scene near Sungai Jabai bridge after receiving an emergency call at
BINTULU: Police have crippled a burglary gang known as ‘Njok’ in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Pintu’ last month. The operation, led by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) on Feb 19, resulted in the arrest of four local suspects, all in their 20s, at different locations across the district. Bintulu police
KUCHING: Fine weather and receding floodwaters at two villages in Siburan allowed 61 flood evacuees to return home today (Mar 3). This was confirmed by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Secretariat in a flood update report at 4pm. Two temporary relief centres (PPS) namely Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Lintang Baru
KUCHING: Fifteen residents were left with nothing but clothes on their backs after their single-storey house in Kampung Haji Baki here was completely engulfed by a wee-hour fire today (Mar 3). No injuries or casualties were reported as the residents managed to evacuate themselves to safety in the 2.44 am
SIBU: The Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 successfully intercepted a tanker ship carrying 300,000 litres of diesel at Tanjung Jerijeh, Batang Rajang, on Wednesday. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said that the seized tanker and its illegal cargo were valued at a total of RM17,310,000. The patrol boat made
KUCHING: Police have arrested a total of 35 individuals, including two Indonesians, for various offences during a three-day operation codenamed ‘Ops Bersepadu Khas.’ Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that the operation aimed at curbing burglaries, robberies, and vehicle thefts throughout the city, took place from Feb 26 to
MATU: What was initially believed to be a large fish turned out to be a nine-foot-long crocodile entangled in fishing net in Kampung Bruan on Thursday. Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Lt. Jumaat Akasas said they received a report about the incident at 10.50 pm A team was swiftly dispatched
KUCHING: Police have confirmed that at least 16 Malaysians, initially “rescued” from overseas job scams, had left the country with the intention of becoming scammers themselves. In a press conference, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Deputy Director (Investigations/Legal) DCP Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa revealed that these individuals, despite being
KUCHING: Nineteen Sarawakians, enticed by promises of high-paying jobs and attractive benefits, remain stranded abroad. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Deputy Director (Investigation/Legal) DCP Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that from 2021 to February 23 of this year, police received a total of 54 reports in Sarawak, involving 83
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