BINTANGOR: A 25-year-old man hung on to dear life on a tree trunk after he was swept away by strong currents while swimming across a flooded road to get to work at Kampung Nanga Strass this morning (Nov 9). A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the
SERIAN: A 60-year-old man succumbed to severe head injuries after his pickup truck crashed along KM16, Jalan Serian-Kuching on Sunday afternoon (Nov 7). The incident happened around 12.10pm when the victim, Lee Liew Pin, was driving alone towards Kuching from Serian. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, who
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a local fishing vessel and arrested four crew members on suspicion of violating the legal conditions of their license last Saturday (Nov 6). Tanjung Manis Zone director Maritime Commander Gilbert Tinggak Numpang said the suspicious vessel carrying out fishing activities in
KUCHING: Two policemen with the rank of Inspector and Corporal were among 14 individuals arrested for allegedly involved in a drug-fuelled party at an apartment last Wednesday (Nov 3). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, who confirmed the case, said an assistant health officer and a Form Four female student
SONG: The body of a 69-year-old man feared drowned at Jeram Giam, Ulu Sungai Katibas on Oct 30, was found today (Nov 2). A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the body of the victim was found by villagers around 11.30am in a river near
BAU: Police arrested a 23-year-old woman for alleged involvement in illegal lottery sales at Jalan Temenggong Salau here on Monday (Nov 1). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the operation, codenamed Ops Dadu was carried out around 3.30pm by a team of personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department.
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A food delivery rider died after his motorcycle collided with a car at KM9, Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa on Monday (Nov 1). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the incident happened at 5.20pm when the victim, identified as Mohamad Khairil Mahidi, 25, was travelling towards
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was found dead at a quarry in Pulau Salak on Saturday (Oct 30). It is believed that he was crushed by a wheel loader. Nahor Anton Tusi, 27, a general worker, was pronounced dead from injuries throughout his body. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded fewer cases of teenage pregnancy — only 1,269 cases — this year, says state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She disclosed that since the One Stop Teenage Pregnancy Committee (OSTPC) was established in 2014, it had recorded a slight
SIMUNJAN: A man was killed while another was injured in a three-vehicle accident at Jalan Serian-Sri Aman last Saturday (Oct 30). The accident near Kampung Sungai Pinang happened at 5.15pm and involved a lorry, travelling from Miri to Kuching, and two vehicles — a Toyota Yaris and a Toyota Hilux,
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