Author: Daryll Law

Woman held for online gambling

KUCHING: A 27-year-old woman believed to be involved in illegal online gambling was arrested following a raid at a commercial unit at Mile 4, Jalan Penrissen here on Wednesday. Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a CID team from the district headquarters raided an unnumbered room located on the

Fire destroys two house, one car

SIBU: Two vacant double-storey terraced houses at Jalan Punai were destroyed in a morning fire yesterday. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson said they were alerted to the fire around 3.55am. Firefighters from Sibu town and Sungai Merah fire stations were deployed to scene. When they arrived, the fire was

Tribunal commends developer for prompt action

KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing Purchaser’s Claims Tribunal commended a housing developer for taking the responsibility to rectify detects found in a 3½ storey townhouse at Jalan Stephen Yong here. The developer Syarikat Sutano Sdn Bhd had addressed the claimants’ — Au Yew Foo and Lau Kiew Mee — complaints following

PSB reports fake news

KUCHING: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) has lodged a report urging the police to investigate a fake news heading on social media about its president making derogatory remarks about the Dayaks. PSB Youth information chief, Frankie Junau, who filed the report at 9am at Sungai Maong police station yesterday, said a

Lucky escape for eight

SRI AMAN: Eight individuals escaped without a scratch after their vehicles collided at KM7 Jalan Sri Aman-Serian on Tuesday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received the distress call at 9.08am of a collision at the junction entering Taman Harmon, Sri Aman. The collision involved a sedan car and a

Two motorcyclists injured in separate incidents

KUCHING: Two men were injured in two separate road accidents that occurred on Saturday. A motorcyclist, in his 20s, suffered injuries to his hand and legs after he collided with a sedan car at the intersection of Jalan Padungan here at around 11pm. In the second incident, an 18-year-old motorcyclist

Exhibition fish stolen!

KUCHING: An estimated RM40,000 worth of wild Empurau fish exhibited during Sarawak AgroFest 2019 last Friday have disappeared (believed stolen). The fish were part of the exhibits at the agricultural show held at the State Stadium celebration square since last Nov 11. The exhibition is scheduled to run till Dec

Villagers happy with GPS

KUCHING: Residents of Kampung Haji Baki Block C will rally behind their community leader in rejecting the formation of the Village Community Management Council (MPKK) by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government. The protest led by its village chief Rosli Ahmad Darus said the villagers of Block C are satisfied with

Biker killed in four-vehicle crash

KUCHING: A motorcyclist died in a crash involving three other vehicles at KM13, Kuching-Serian road here on Saturday. The 8.30pm incident involved a motorcycle, a sedan car, a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) and a lorry. State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim, identified as

Jealousy kills

KUCHING: Jealousy drove a man into fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s friend in a pre-dawn incident at a residential area along Jalan Stephen Yong on Friday. Padawan district police headquarters chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the dispute broke out between the victim and suspect supposedly because the victim was said to