KUCHING: A 59-year-old man who was reported missing in Santubong since Jan 3, has yet to be found as the search and rescue (SAR) operations entered day five yesterday without any new clues. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the search yesterday covered an
SIBU: The 10th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF) successfully foiled an illegal logging activity and arrested two locals in Kanowit last Thursday. GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said a logging area in Nanga Lupus suspected of carrying out illegal logging activities, was raided and inspected around 10.20am. Inspections
SIBU: A 43-year-old woman is believed to have committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of a hotel at Jalan Pahlawan here last Thursday. District police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim identified as Kong Mei Yiing, was believed to be suffering from depression. Prior to the
KUCHING: Two vegetable traders have been arrested for alleged involvement in a molotov cocktail which was thrown at a house in Kampung Beratok, Jalan Kuching-Serian last Thursday morning. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said both traders aged 32 and 37, were arrested around 4.40pm. The traders –
KUCHING: Two Indonesians have been sentenced to jail for three years each by the Sessions Court for illegal logging activities. Sarawak Forest Department director Datuk Hamden Mohamad revealed that the duo was caught in Kampung Kandis Baru, Bau on Dec 26 last year. Both accused have pleaded guilty before Judge
BAU: A team of personnel from the Bau Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) arrested four unemployed men, aged between 23 and 47, for drug abuse in a wooden hut at Jalan Gua Angin here today. Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the team raided the hut and found the
KUCHING: Two search and rescue (SAR) operations in Santubong here and Kuala Serupai, Bintulu to locate two men are still ongoing. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said both operations involved various agencies such as the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), Civil
JULAU: A landslide has occurred in front of Rumah Ukam Mambang, a longhouse at Jalan Nanga Engkamop here on Saturday (Jan 2) following heavy rain over the past few days. Bintangor Fire and Rescue Station chief Nicholas Belulin said seven of the 24 doors of the longhouse were affected by
TANJUNG MANIS: A 65-year-old man who was reported missing in Kampung Serdeng on Monday was found safe today. The victim, identified as Mohamad Rosli, was reported to have gone to the forest around 3pm to look for bamboo behind his house, not far from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Serdeng. Tanjung Manis
SIBU: A foreign worker was found dead in a house at Lorong 20B, Sibu Jaya here on Sunday (Jan 3). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim has been identified as Sandi, 26, from Desa Sepaso Selatan, Kecamatan Bengalon, Indonesia. The victim was found around 5.30pm
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