KUCHING: There is a reshuffle at the top in the state’s police force. Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata (right) is now the acting Sarawak Police Commissioner (CP). He is taking over from outgoing CP Datuk Aidi Ismail (left) who will take up a new posting on Feb 21 as
BAU: Police foiled a human trafficking attempt by a local involving four illegal immigrants, here. The incident happened around 5.45am when the car transporting the illegals was stopped for inspection at a police roadblock near Kampung Suba Buan, here on Thursday (Feb 10). Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the
KUCHING: A motorshop along Jalan Ellis, were damaged in a fire in the wee hours of this morning leaving about 100 motorcycles completely destroyed. Two double-storey houses were also damaged during the 2.25am incident. No casualties or injuries were reported. After receiving a distress call, firemen from Padungan and Batu
KUCHING: Sarawak’s daily COVID-19 cases have hit triple digits after logging in 129 cases on Tuesday (Feb 8), an increase of 45 cases compared to Monday’s 84 cases. This brings the state’s cumulative figure to 253,216 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update said all the
MUKAH: A teenager picked up on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse was later found positive for drugs. The 18-year-old was arrested on Monday (Feb 7) morning at a house in Kampung Penakub Hilir. A straw tube containing crystalline lumps, believed to be methamphetamine weighing 0.14gm, was found inside a
KUCHING: Four families were abruptly awakened by a fire that destroyed their wooden house at Kampung Tanjung Bako in the wee hours on Tuesday (Feb 8). Sixteen villagers comprising five men, four women and six children are now left homeless. Firemen from the Kota Samarahan and Tabuan Jaya stations were
LINGGA: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for a Myanmar national feared drowned in Batang Seterap came to nothing on Tuesday (Feb 8). The victim, identified as Thein Wai Maung, 35, is yet to be found on Day Two. Tuesday’s operation, which involved firefighters, police, Civil Defence Force (APM), Lingga
SIBU: Floodwaters in Kampung Seduan and Kampung Jeriah along Mile 7 1/2 have receded following the flash floods on Monday night (Feb 7). Monitoring carried out by firemen from 9am to 11.30am on Tuesday (Feb 8) found the situation under control. However, one house was reported to be still under
LINGGA: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated on Monday (Feb 7) to locate a foreign worker feared drowned at Batang Seterap. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the victim was identified as Thein Wai Maung, 35, from Myanmar. Sri Aman firemen rushed
KUCHING: An upward trend in Sarawak’s Covid-19 cases continued with 84 new cases recorded on Monday (Feb 7) compared to 58 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 253,087. In its daily update the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) however said only one case was classified under
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