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10 deaths bring toll to 617

KUCHING: Sarawak on Sunday (Sept 11) recorded 10 Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 617. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 608th death was that of a 67-year-old local man from Lawas who was tested positive on Sept 8. He was admitted to Lawas Hospital and had a

Man electrocuted while harvesting dabai

KANOWIT: A 52-year-old man died of electrocution while harvesting dabai at Jalan Lukut, Penyulau on Friday. Kanowit fire chief Arrahman Chik said his team received a distress call from the public at 3:59pm on the incident. “The victim had climbed a 10-metre high dabai tree while using an aluminium pole

Car thief nabbed after crashing stolen vehicle

MIRI: An Indonesian man’s attempt to steal a sport utility vehicle (SUV) failed when he collided with another vehicle parked in front of the stolen car. Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the incident happened at noon on Friday (Sept 10) at Simpang Beluru when the SUV driver stopped

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Police nab man who ran amok

MIRI: Police have arrested a man who reportedly ran amok at the wrong place on Wednesday. The suspect, aged 45, who was armed with a 70cm machete and 66cm axe was detained by a CID team on Friday (Sept 10). Miri police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the incident took

Nabbed for robbing an elderly man

KUCHING: Police have arrested a suspect for allegedly robbing an elderly man at Jalan Nanas Barat here on Thursday (Sept 9). Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the 31-year-old suspect and an accomplice who is still at large, reportedly robbed the 70-year-old man at about 5.30am when the

Five deaths, record 3,734 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five deaths and a record 3,734 new Covid-19 cases today (Sept 10), a drastic increase compared to the previous day’s tally of 3,118 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,726 or 99.79 percent of the new cases comprised categories 1 and 2 patients while only

20 more localities placed under EMCO

KUCHING: Twenty new localities in Sarawak have been placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the EMCO at Uma Bakah (Blok A, D, E, F, G, H, L, N, P, S, T, U and Rumah Persendirian), Sungai Asap was from Sept 4

State records 3,200 new cases, seven deaths

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 3,200 new Covid-19 cases today (Sept 7), 514 fewer cases compared to the previous day (3,714 cases), and seven fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,192 or 99.75 percent of the new cases comprised Categories 1 and 2 while there were eight cases in Category

Kuching hotspot for news cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a slight decrease in the number of Covid-19 positive cases at 3,714 cases on Monday (Sept 6), compared to the previous day (3,747 cases). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 3,710 or 99.8 percent of the new cases comprised Category 1 and 2 while there were

12 deaths bring toll to 576

KUCHING: Sarawak on Monday (Sept 6) recorded 12 Covid-19 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 576. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 565th death was that of an 84-year-old local woman from Kuching who was tested positive on Aug 19. She was admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH)