KANOWIT: Two vehicles were razed in an early morning fire, which also damaged a pepper store at Taman Lucky Garden, Jalan Kanowit-Durin this early morning. Kanowit fire chief Arrahman Chik said they received a distress call on the incident at 4.49am and despatched their firefighters to the scene. Upon arrival,
KUCHING: Sarawak police are ready for the coming state election, said Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail. He revealed that his men had been getting ready since June. “Under the new norm, there are several standard operating procedures (SOPs) we have to adopt such as physical distancing and use of
KUCHING: Datuk Fisol Salleh is now officially the Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP) effective from today. He takes over from acting DCP SAC Mohd Hairuddin Che Hamid, who is Sarawak Special Branch chief. ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali is now the acting Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) chief, replacing outgoing CID chief SAC
KUCHING: Police on Monday issued 42 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kuching recorded the most compounds at 37, followed by two in Sarikei, and one each in Miri, Simunjan and Kota
SRI AMAN: Sixty-seven residents in TR Morin longhouse, Lingga, were affected by flash floods yesterday. According to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak, this flood is Sri Aman’s sixth flood during the year 2020. The first flood occurred on the 5th of March, 2020, it’s second on the 11th
SIMUNJAN: Riverbank erosion here caused an excavator to plunge into the river and was almost totally submerged. This incident occurred at Taman Botani, Jalan Sabun yesterday evening. Simunjan fire chief PPgB Mat Undik said their station received an emergency call around 3.02pm on the incident and immediately despatched firefighters to
SIBU: In a fire incident that occurred near Jalan Tukung Besi today, a medical laboratory complex almost caught fire as the hose of the stove in the kitchen was leaking and had sparked into flames. Sibu fire station despatched firefighters to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 7am.
PUSA: A senior citizen, who went to her farm alone in Kampung Semarang last Friday, was still missing as the search and rescue (SAR) operation entered day five today. Saratok fire chief PPgB Nazry Mohamat said the SAR operation was divided into six sections involving police personnel, those from
MIRI: A female nurse lost RM6,462 to a non-existent loan scam. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the incident happened around 11.55am on Oct 25 when the victim received a Whatsapp message from a suspect named ‘Anggel’ from Cashe Credit Sdn Bhd. In the message, the suspect offered
KAPIT: Two machineries and 46 various types and sizes of illegal logs were detained on Nov 3. This was made possible through a joint operation between the Sarawak Forest Department (SFD) and General Operation Force (GOF), according to a statement issued today. The incident took place here at Sungai Sut
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