SIBU: Three individuals found roaming the streets here during the wee hours of Tuesday were fined RM1,000 for flouting the movement control order (MCO). Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit yesterday said the three individuals were a woman and two men aged between 27 and 46. “All three
SIMUNJAN: A senior citizen reported missing while looking for clams at Kampung Tambai Sebuyau here, was found by firefighters on Wednesday (Feb 3). The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the 73-year-old man was found by the search and rescue (SAR) team at 10.30am in weak condition.
KUCHING: Police here disposed of 250,000 sticks of contraband cigarettes worth RM16,000 on Wednesday (Feb 3). Kuching District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the cigarettes were previously seized by the Sarawak Marine Police on Jun 5 last year. The destroyed contraband cigarettes consisted of 500 cartons of
SERIAN: A driver died after his van collided with a lorry loaded with cooking gas cylinders near the Gedong junction at Jalan Serian-Sri Aman on Wednesday (Feb 3). Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the 71-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the
KUCHING: The state government has decided to extend its food assistance programme to 16,000 households in Kapit division in a swift response to assist those who are affected by the imposition of movement control order (MCO) from Feb 2 to 15. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
KUCHING: No tests were performed on any individual during the Covid-19 vaccine delivery dry run to Belaga Health Clinic on Jan 29, said Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing. In a statement today, Dr Chin clarified that the dry run was an exercise that used only a bottle containing
KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster in Meradong, Sarikei has been identified. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cluster, dubbed the Bintang Daily Cluster, involved the family members and colleagues of the index case, Case 3,612. “The index case is a local man who was detected through the screening
KUCHING: Kapit District is now one of the eight districts in Sarawak to be declared as a Covid-19 red zone. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Monday (Feb 1) said the declaration was made after 41 locally transmitted cases were recorded in the district within the past 14 days.
KUCHING: A lorry driver was rescued by firefighters after getting pinned in the driver’s side following a self accident along the Bau-Lundu Road today (Jan 28). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) vehicles and Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) from the Lundu station
BAU: Four men were arrested after testing positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the four unemployed men from Kampung Sebobok here are aged between 18 and 30. He said they were detained by a team of personnel from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID)
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