Author: Connie Chieng

Elderly woman missing for six days found safe

KUCHING: An elderly woman who went missing in the jungle near Kampung Stass in Bau last Friday was found safe yesterday afternoon. A search and rescue team comprising the police, firefighters, Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel and villagers found Rigek Moseng, 73, about one kilometre away from the jungle of

Man held for allegedly possessing air guns

SERIAN: A local man was arrested by police for allegedly possessing two air guns during a raid on a house in Kampung Kakai here yesterday. Acting on information received, a police team from Serian District Police headquarters carried out the raid at around 3.00pm and detained the 36-year-old man. The

Lo expresses concern over youth delinquency

KUCHING: State Assemblyman for Batu Kitang Lo Khere Chiang expressed concern about the growth in youth problem behaviours like youth delinquency, joblessness and drug abuse has led to increased interest in the development of positive youth programmes and a surge in funding for suchlike programmes in the constituency. Speaking at

Yap, SUPP members bring cheer to handicapped man

KUCHING: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (SUPP PCB) chief, Wilfred Yap and the party members recently visited a man residing at BDC Resettlement Scheme here to inform him that SOCSO has approved his medical compensation of RM29,979.84 and invalidity pension of RM16.32 per day. The man’s wife

Molest suspect beaten up by victim’s husband

KUCHING: A suspect aged 24 was beaten up after he attempted to molest a married woman in her bedroom. The suspect went to a house at Kpg Tambirat Hilir,  Asajaya, at 2.30 am on Tuesday and tried to sexually assault the victim, aged 29. As such the victim screamed prompting

Two siblings hurt in motorcycle crash

KUCHING : Two siblings aged 13 and 18 were injured after the motorcycle they were riding rammed a car parked near the road side at Bandar Baru Semariang near here at 1pm last Monday. The impact of the collision caused the younger sibling who rode pillion to be unconscious while

Woman wants abusive husband charged

KUCHING: A 47-year-old housewife from Samajaya Apartment near here claimed in her police report that she was punched and kicked by her husband last Monday evening. The woman added that it happened at about 10.30 pm last Monday when she tried to stop her husband from continuing beating their 5-year-old

SCATS to resolve traffic jams in Batu Kawa

KUCHING: Taffic congestions in Batu Kawa will be a thing of the past once the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) is installed in two months’ time, said Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said during each peak hour, over 2,000 road users would be on Batu

Waiter killed in bike-car crash

KUCHING: A part-time waiter was killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and a car at a roundabout at Jalan Stutong here early yesterday. The victim was identified as Benedict Brendon Jeram, from Kampung Spaoh, Betong. The fatal incident took place at around 2.30am while he was on his

Political secretary visits poor farmer

BINTANGOR: Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, Teng Ung Woo  recently visited a poor farmer and his family who lived with no electricity and water supply at Sg Petai here. With him were Meradong State Assemblyman, Datuk Ding Kwong Hing and an officer from the Welfare Department. Teng said  he