SERIAN: An elderly man who was reported missing after he left for a forest at Kampung Mayang Mawang here was found safe. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the victim, Daya Sadong, 76, was missing since Wednesday (Aug 4) evening. The operations centre added that a report
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The municipal council here may be implementing the policy of allowing only vaccinated individuals to enter public markets in this district. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos, who hinted at this, said the council will discuss and obtain advice from the Local Government and Housing
KUCHING: In the near future, Kuching South City Council (MBKS) might only allow only vaccinated people to enter its public markets and hawker centres. MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng revealed on Monday that the council was deliberating on the policy. “MBKS is looking into the best ways to impose
KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 clusters were declared in Sarawak by the State Health Department on Sunday (Aug 1). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first cluster, dubbed the 511 Sentosa Cluster, is a workplace cluster involving an army camp in Kota Sentosa here. “A total of 112 people
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) is taking seriously the welfare of staff at vaccination centres (PPVs), said Cuepacs Sarawak chairman Omar Bahrein Unin. He said the umbrella union for civil servants would continue to provide moral support and encouragement to
MIRI: A woman succumbed to her injuries while receiving treatment at a hospital here after she was involved in a car accident near KM3 Saberkas Roundabout Flyover yesterday. Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said prior to the 8.15am accident, the 26-year-old victim was heading towards
KUCHING: A local man wanted by the police for committing fraud involving the payment of Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) annual income tax has finally been arrested. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspect, in his 50s, was arrested by the Kuching IPD Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) team on
MUKAH: A routine arrest in Sepiring, Selangau turned into a bizarre incident that a policeman will not forget for quite some time. The law enforcer was chomped on by a man he was sent to apprehend at an oil palm plantation in Jalan Sibu-Bintulu early Wednesday (July 28). Mukah OCPD
MIRI: A civil servant here lost over RM30,000 to scammers after trying to purchase a drone at a discounted price. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the victim, in his 20s, saw an advertisement by ‘BM_elektronik7’ on Instagram on July 26, offering a DJI Mini
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Road users are advised to drive cautiously along the Kuching-Samarahan-Asajaya Expressway (Q14) near Summer Mall here as road repair works are being done until Sept 30. Public Works Department (JKR) Samarahan said only one lane will be open along the road throughout the period. “The department will inform
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