KUCHING: A five-year-old boy suspected to have contracted rabies died on Saturday. State Health Department director Dr Jamilah Hashim in a statement said the child was sick on Oct 13 and was admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) on Oct 21, after suffering symptoms of fever, fatigue, loss of
KUCHING: A woman was killed and another injured when the four-wheel drive vehicle (4WD) they were travelling in careened out of the road near Serian. The deceased has been identified as Tan Lee Boi, 44, while the injured is Voon Miaw Hua. They are believed to be related to each
SARIKEI: Six drug addicts were detained by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) during the fourth series of Ops Perdana on Friday. A spokesperson said the operation, conducted by state AADK officers, was carried out at Sarikei town, Kampung Baru Seberang and Taman Susur Jambu. Prior to the arrest, seven individuals,
SIBU: A workers’ hostel was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at midnight at Jalan Seduan. Commanding officer Shairulnizam Wailiei said the Fire and Rescue Department received a report of the incident at 12.39am. Subsequently, 13 officers and personnel from the Sungai Merah and Sibu fire stations were
BETONG: A man burned to death in a fire which razed a house at Jalan Perumahan Bebangai yesterday. Commanding officer Hendery Jugah said they (Bomba) received a distress call on the fire at 5.54pm and deployed seven personnel from the Betong fire station to the scene led by Jusmandi Jemaie.
KUCHING: Fire razed a construction company office at Green Road here yesterday. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, there were no reports of casualties and the blaze was quickly brought under control. The department received a distress call about the incident at 3.18pm and quickly despatched firefighters from its
SARIKEI: The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) detained 10 men during ‘Ops Perdana’ here after they were tested positive for drugs. According to a spokesperson, a total of 11 individuals underwent urine tests at various areas in the division on Thursday. Following the results of the urine tests, ten men aged
KUCHING: There are 1,350 inmates in the Puncak Borneo Prison and 10 percent of them are foreigners who have been jailed for various offences including overstaying, criminal offences as well as drug abuse. State Prison director Ajidin Salleh told reporters this after the Collaboration Programme with Family at the Puncak
KUCHING: A mother and her son suffered burns after a fire razed their house at RPR Landeh, 10th Mile here yesterday. Siburan Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) station chief Sulaiman Ahmat said the department received a distress call regarding a fire incident at 3.50am. “The mother, 51, and her 18-year-old
KUCHING: A 27-year-old woman was arrested by the police for alleged drug possession here on Saturday. State NCID chief Supt Hasnir Abdul Hamid said acting on information obtained through surveillance, a team of police from the Kuching district police headquarters detained a woman at a stairway of an apartment for
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