KUCHING: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) here is intensifying efforts to enforce seat belt regulations among drivers traversing the city’s roads. A recently published video on the department’s official Facebook page highlighted the proactive measures taken by the JPJ Kuching Falcon unit, conducting patrols to identify motorists failing to buckle
KUCHING: The Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 has made a significant seizure, confiscating 430,000 litres of diesel from a tanker vessel at the Sarawak River barrage last Saturday (Feb 10). The operation codenamed ‘Ops Taring Gelora Khas’, led to the seizure around 3.45 pm when a patrol boat intercepted the
KUCHING: Heavy downpours since early this morning have resulted in the inundation of six houses in Kampung Rantau Panjang here, under floodwaters reaching depths of four feet. The Civil Defence Force (APM) Kuching swiftly responded to the situation and dispatched a team to monitor the flood-prone area. Despite the challenging
KAPIT: Forty-one individuals, who were camping at Ulu Sungai Yong, were rescued by authorities after being stranded due to a flash flood last night (Feb 11). The Civil Defence Force (APM) Kapit said it received a request for assistance from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) around 8.49 pm to
KUCHING: A local man, who went missing while searching for clams at a nearby river in Kampung Jaya Bakti, has been found safe but in a weak state. The man identified as Mohd Fahiszuddin Iskandar, 29, was discovered by his father around 12.45 pm today (Feb 11). A spokesman for
KUCHING: The heavy downpour certainly did not dampen the Chinese New Year (CNY) visiting spirit as Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg and his wife Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tun Tuanku Bujang visited more open houses today (Feb 11). Commencing the second day of rainy visits, the Premier
KUCHING: Children were told to prioritise education to ensure their future and make their parents proud. In stressing this, Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki said relationships can come later and that focusing on one’s studies is paramount. He was speaking to a group of 70 boys who underwent circumcision at
MIRI: A retiree lost RM24,000 after falling victim to a phone scam involving the alleged ‘United Nations Compensation Fund’. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed that a 70-year-old man filed a police report regarding the incident on Friday (Feb 9). According to the victim, he received an email
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency’s (MMEA) Offshore Patrol Vessel 1 (OPV1) have detained a foreign fishing boat operated by two crew members for encroaching into national waters on Thursday night (Feb 8). According to MMEA Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus, the Indonesian vessel was sighted about
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here successfully rescued two foreigners who were in distress at sea yesterday (Feb 10) after their yacht, en route to the Philippines, experienced a leakage. According to MMEA Bintulu zone director Captain Mohd Iszuadi Muhamad Hassan, adverse weather conditions complicated the five-hour rescue
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