KUCHING: City police seized 37 boxes of illicit cigarettes from a factory during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ yesterday (Feb 19). Acting on public tip-offs and intelligence, a team from the Kuching district police headquarters (IPD) raided the factory in Muara Tabuan, here. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said
KUCHING: The Portuguese Man o’ War, a highly venomous marine creature, has been spotted in the waters of Sarawak. The Sarawak Civil Defence Force (APM) reported the first sighting at Telok Melano Beach on February 16 and 17. Since then, there have been additional sightings of this deadly creature at
SIBU: Twenty-nine foreigners were arrested in a series of raids to detect undocumented migrants in the town last week. The Sarawak Immigration Department said the raids codenamed ‘Ops Sapu’ and ‘Ops Mahir’, targeted construction sites, factories, and residences. The team inspected 43 individuals for their documentation last Thursday (Feb 15).
SARIKEI: A motorcyclist died from severe injuries following a two-vehicle collision along KM435, Jalan Betong-Sarikei-Meradong last night (Feb 18). Acting Sarikei police chief DSP Benedict Faris Jimoy said the fatal accident, involving a motorcycle and a car, happened around 8.05 pm “The accident happened when the car travelling towards Sibu
KANOWIT: Two drivers can count themselves lucky for escaping a head-on collision without sustaining injuries along Jalan KJD here this morning. The accident, involving a Toyota Avanza and a Perodua Alza, happened around 6.14 am before the Julau flyover. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen
KUCHING: A foreign worker was found dead in a workers’ quarters at Demak Laut yesterday (Feb 18). Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah when contacted, confirmed that the police received information on the incident around 3.25 pm. “The victim is a 39-year-old man from Indonesia. The case is being classified
PADAWAN: The body of a local man, found afloat in a river at Bintawa today (Feb 18), has been identified as Mohamed Hanafi Mohamed Nassir. Padawan Police Chief Supt. Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad confirmed that the body was Mohamed Hanafi, who had been missing from his house at Taman
KUCHING: The Sarawak Immigration Department has arrested 27 foreigners, including seven men, following a raid on an entertainment centre on Friday (Feb 16). Its director Abdul Halim Abang Naili in a press conference, said that the raid dubbed ‘Ops Gegar’ took place around 9.30pm in the city. He said it
SIBURAN: Three individuals sustained injuries, including a woman, following a car accident along Jalan Kuching-Siburan early this morning (Feb 18). The victims, believed to be a couple and their relative, were en route to Serian when their vehicle skidded and crashed into a ditch at approximately 5.17am. A spokesman for
KUCHING: Sixteen individuals experienced a moment of claustrophobic panic when they became trapped in an elevator at the UTC Kuching building yesterday (Feb 17). Firefighters from Padungan station were dispatched to the scene after being alerted of the incident at 4.30pm. Upon arrival, they had to use a crowbar to
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