MIRI: Two men with extensive criminal records were taken into custody in connection with a recent burglary case at Taman Tasconia Permyjaya here. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed the arrests, said the operation was conducted at around 7pm on Wednesday (Feb 17) by a team from the
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) on Thursday (Feb 18) conducted two successful ‘Ops Benteng’ operations in Lundu and Serian. In a statement, GOF said patrol teams arrested a foreign man for working illegally in the state. The foreigner was stopped by the team at around 8am, Wednesday in Jalan
KUCHING: The body of a man was found floating in the Sarawak River near Tanjung Bako here on Thursday (Feb 18). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a call regarding the incident was received at around 11.50am before a team from the Kota Samarahan station was deployed
MIRI: Fire razed three blocks of workers’ living quarters at a construction site in Jalan Pujut 7, here today (Feb 18). There were no reports of casualties as all 20 residents living in the quarters managed to escape the blaze unharmed. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre received
BAU: Eight men engrossed in a game of ‘holo’ (dice-based gambling game) were nabbed at a house in Kampung Pisa Krokong, near here on Wednesday night . District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the gamblers, aged between 42 and 62, were arrested during Ops Limau by personnel from Bau
KAPIT: A motorcyclist died in an accident involving three vehicles at Jalan Selirik here today. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said in the 11.23am incident, the motorcycle ridden by the victim collided with two other vehicles heading in the opposite direction. As a result, the molorcyclist was
SIMUNJAN: A search-and-rescue (SAR) operation for a 75-year-old man who was reported missing in Kampung Gawang here was called a halt today (Feb 17). The state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), in a statement, said the victim, identified as Layang Sula, had gone missing on Tuesday (Feb 16) after he
KUCHING: A motorcyclist who was involved in an accident at Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli last Tuesday died while receiving treatment at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim was identified as Wilson Julius, 26, from Kampung Tangga Plaman, Serian. He
SARIKEI: A family of three was made homeless after fire gutted their house at Jalan Sungai Petai, Scheme B here on Tuesday night. State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said the family members identified as Lee Fouk Chuan, aged 66, Lau Eing Yong and Jacay Lau, managed to escape
KUCHING: Samarahan District has been declared a red zone while Kuching reverted back to an orange zone today. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 57 locally transmitted cases were recorded in Samarahan District within the past 14 days which resulted in the declaration of the district as a red
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