KUCHING: A man suffered injuries to his back during an early morning fire that destroyed his house here at Stutong Baru. According to a statement from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), firefighters received a distress call at 4.07am yesterday about the incident. Firefighters from three stations — Tabuan
KUCHING: The Sarawak Customs Department has seized 3.1 tonnes of firecrackers worth RM70,500 — including RM45,825 in unpaid taxes — at a house along Jalan Batu Kawa here. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the commodity was seized during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Petasan’ on Thursday. Acting on
SRI AMAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been activated to locate a man who went missing in Sungai Tatai, Lachau. The man has been identified as Reggie Jumbu, 56, from Rh Pilang Empili, Pantu. A spokesman from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that they were
KUCHING: The Marine police have foiled an attempt to smuggle alcoholic beverages worth RM30, 000 in a raid at Tabuan Jaya. State Marine Police Region Five (PPMW5) ACP Shamsol Kassim said 4,800 bottles of alcoholic beverages were seized from a truck during the 12pm raid on Wednesday. “Upon further inspection,
KUCHING: A businessman was killed by two armed men believed to be foreigners at a rubber estate in Ulu Layar, Betong. Sarawak Commissioner of Police Datuk Ramli Din said the 31-year-old rubber trader, accompanied by his 48-year-old employee cum assistant, headed to the estate in Kabok to purchase rubber at
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs Department seized a gambling machine valued at RM20,000 with unpaid taxes amounting to RM8,000. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Taha said on Dec 12, its enforcement team carried out a thorough inspection on a container at the Senari Port for violating the Customs Act 1967. “During inspection,
KUCHING: A ghost ship capsized off Pulau Satang near here last Saturday evening. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak assistant operations director Dzulfikhar Ali said the agency received information about it from an angler at 2.20pm. In the statement, Dzulfikhar also said there was no sign of any person on
KUCHING: The business community and local residents are disappointed with the slow and alleged shoddy upgrading works of the Kota Sentosa Mini Town Square. They have conveyed their unhappiness to the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) public complaints bureau (PBC) chief Wilfred Yap during his walkabout in Kota Sentosa yesterday.
SERIAN: A woman who went missing after she was believed to have fallen into the Batang Sadong River was found drowned yesterday. A spokesperson for the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the deceased, identified as Siti Tamadalia Mothada, 29, was found at 11.53am. “The victim was found 50
SIMUNJAN: Heavy rain since Tuesday triggered soil movements leading to a landslide in Jalan Sekujang here. A Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson said the department received a distress call at 6.45am yesterday, and noted that rainwater had destabilised the soil structure of a slope. The landslide covered half of
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