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Police await forensics report on RMAF amok incident

KUCHING: A case involving four personnel who were killed in a shooting incident at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) complex in Kota Samarahan, recently has raised questions on the actual cause of the incident. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail in addressing this, said police are still waiting for

End of the road for online gambling centres

KUCHING: Two online gambling operations here were crippled by the police, who also arrested 24 foreign suspects, including seven women. Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said police raided two premises located at an apartment in Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli for allegedly acting as a call centre for online gambling

Housing developer ordered to compensate for late completion

KUCHING: A housing developer company was ordered to pay over RM270,000 in compensation by the Sarawak Housing Purchaser Claims Tribunal (TTPRS) after failing to complete a number of houses within the stipulated time period. The three-member panel, led by its president Datuk Maznah Dasmi, Abdul Aziz Ariffin and Simon Woon

Slight increase in Sarawak’s cases

KUCHING: The state registered a slight increase in its daily Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (Sept 21) with 3,724 new cases detected, compared to Monday’s (Sept 20) 3,619 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total since the first cases was detected in March of last year now

Relevant SOPs must be established as tourism reopens

ASAJAYA: While the reopening of the tourism industry is highly anticipated, relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs) must be put in place prior to its resumption. Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, in saying this, pointed out that necessary precautionary measures must be taken, and the reopening should not be done too

Study the need for booster shot first

ASAJAYA: A proper study must be conducted into the need for a booster shot against Covid-19 prior to its implementation, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He hoped that relevant agencies would study the importance of getting a third jab as well as its pros

Increase in state’s Covid cases

KUCHING: The state’s daily Covid-19 cases reverted to high numbers on Monday (Sept 20) with 3,619 new cases reported, a notable increase compared to Sunday’s (Sept 19) 2,707 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,611 of the newly registered cases fell into Categories 1 and 2 while eight

Crash claims lives of pillion-riding mum, child

BINTULU: A fatal accident near the Kampung Pisang petrol station along Jalan Pesisir Samalaju, here, claimed the lives of a mother and her seven-year-old child. The incident occurred last night (Sept 15) around 9.50pm when the duo was travelling on a motorcycle ridden by the woman’s husband when a four-wheel-drive

Unoccupied house destroyed by fire

KUCHING: A vacant home was reduced to ashes in a fire today (Sept 16). In the incident at Kampung Kolong 2 near Jalan Matang, here, the house caught fire at around noon. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said it received a call at 12.26pm and firefighters

Businessman in hot soup for cooking up robbery story

KUCHING: A greengrocer was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here last Monday (Sept 13) for lodging a false report that he was robbed. The 29-year-old man who claimed to have been robbed of over RM5,000 at knifepoint, admitted filing a false report after spending the money belonging to him and