KUCHING: A Gawai Dayak gathering at a longhouse in Sungai Sentebu, Sarikei has led to the emergence of a Covid-19 cluster. The Sungai Sentebu Cluster involved residents of the aforementioned longhouse, which was also under enhanced movement control order (EMCO). “Sixty-nine individuals were screened as part of active case detection
KUCHING: The congestion that occurred Monday (June 14) at the Covid-19 Vaccine Administrations Centre (PPV) at Sarawak Indoor Stadium in Petra Jaya, here was due to a temporary power outage. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in confirming this, said the committee is taking the matter seriously and has identified the
KUCHING: The Saratok district is now a Covid-19 red zone after recording 45 cases of local infection in the last 14 days. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in a statement on Sunday (June 13) that the state now had 30 red districts, two orange districts and eight yellow
SIMUNJAN: Four local men were nabbed by the police in a raid on an ad hoc cockfighting ring at Kampung Jeragam, near here on June 2. District police chief DSP Nixon Joshua Ali said acting on public tipoff their team raided an open space located in the village around 4.30pm.
MIRI: Three people including a 52-year-old woman were killed in a head-on collision involving a car and motorcycle along Jalan Miri-Bintulu, here on Wednesday night (June 9). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victims were identified as Mohammad Mukmin Sholehin Abdul Rahim, 31, Roland
MIRI: A 27-year-old man was arrested by the police here after going into a frenzy and threatening to kill his wife at knifepoint. The incident occurred at the couple’s home at Jalan Pujut Padang Kerbau 2. He was arrested after a police report was filed by the victim at around
MERADONG: A bizarre incident along Jalan Sungai Pidi Bakong here led to the death of one man while the other was seriously injured. The duo were carrying a homemade bomb on a motorcycle when it suddenly exploded, killing the rider, 23, from Rh Suring, Sungai Pidi Bakong, on the spot.
KUCHING: Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) foiled seven attempts by local ‘tekong’ (human trafficking agents) to bring in a total of 20 Indonesian illegal immigrants from June 2 to 10. Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the latest arrest was made on Thursday at 1.30am in which two local
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Three men and a woman were arrested for alleged involvement in several car thefts here. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said all the local suspects, aged between 19 and 39, were arrested by the Kota Samarahan District Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team at about 8.00pm
KUCHING: Two women narrowly escaped serious injuries or possible deaths after the bonnet and front part of the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) they were in were hit by a falling metal pole when disembarking at the Rambungan ferry jetty yesterday morning. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, when contacted, confirmed the
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