KUCHING: A 35-year-old man was among the three Covid-19 deaths recorded in Sarawak on Monday (Apr 19). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said with the three deaths, the total Covid-19 death toll in the state was now 140. It said the man was treated at Sibu
KUCHING: The search for a man who fell overboard from a fishing vessel in the waters off Igan, Mukah has been called off after five days. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) acting Bintulu director Cmdr (Maritime) Effendy Mohamed Fadil said after five days of carrying out search and rescue operations
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A car which was earlier reported stolen near a cafe here was found in the river at Muara Tuang ferry jetty by members of the public today (Apr 15). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the vehicle could have been deliberately ditched by the perpetrator or that
KUCHING: Two families were left homeless after a fire ravaged their shared home at Kampung Tabuan Melayu, here early this morning. State Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operations centre said the house was occupied by two families consisting of two men and two women. It was also reported that the fire
KUCHING: Police are investigating a woman who purportedly offers services to persons applying for admission into Sarawak through the enterSarawak application in exchange for a fee. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said the police received a report on April 12 regarding a Facebook post by the suspect who offered
BAU: An unemployed man was arrested on drug charges at Jalan Sitalan in Kampung Jagoi Duyoh, here last Wednesday (April 14). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect, who is a local man, was approached by the Bau NCID team at 1.40pm and subsequently conducted an inspection on
MIRI: A tugboat was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri Maritime Zone at about 3.4 nautical miles southwest of Kuala Baram, here on Wednesday (April 14). Its director Maritime Captain Md Fauzi Othman in a statement today (April 15) said the tugboat was detained by MMEA while
KUCHING: A labourer, who pleaded guilty to two charges of illegal possession of a shotgun and 16 shells, was sentenced to two months in prison or a RM2,000 fine today. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar passed sentence on Gibson Rijen from Kampung Mawang Batu 17, Jalan Penrissen under Section 8 (a) of
KUCHING: A man, who pleaded guilty to burglary, was fined RM5,000 or 10 months in prison today. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar passed sentence on Zulkifli Junaidi, 28, under Section 457 of the Penal Code. The accused admitted to having entered a house in Jalan Pending here at 9.30am on March 2.
KUCHING: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) is calling on self-employed women to register under its Prihatin Wanita (SPW) Programme. Socso chief executive Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed said the federal government has allocated RM10 million to be utilised under the programme. He said a total of 148 women
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