3 sisters electrocuted to death in Tumpat
KOTA BHARU: Three sisters died of electrocution in front of a flooded house in Kampung Bendang Surau near Morak here this morning. Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the victims, Noor Fathiah Mohd Nadzir, 27; Sakinah Mohd Nadzir, 29, and Nurul Syazwani Mohd Nadzir, 33, died at the scene of the incident at […]
Road to Bukit Engkerbai impassable to light vehicles
MUKAH: The main road to Bukit Engkerbai as well as the road heading towards Lubuk Bemban today (Feb 5) were cut off due to floods. According to Civil Defence Force (APM) Mukah chief Capt (PA) Zuriza Sharkawi, the water level rose to 0.8m. However, the current situation is still safe. “The floods, caused by high […]
Repair roads cut off by landslides, Mambong rep urges JKR
KUCHING: Datuk Dr Jerip Susil has called on relevant agencies and the Public Works Department (JKR) to repair roads cut off by landslides in his constituency. The Mambong assemblyman said 37 houses and three road shoulders were affected by the natural disaster. “The Mambong constituency is a hilly area and each year, there’s bound to […]
Power to gambling dens cut
KUCHING: Fourteen premises here comprising grocery stores and residential houses had their power supply cut after being suspected of engaging in illegal online gambling activities yesterday. District acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa explained that the integrated operation was carried out simultaneously by a team from the Kuching Crime Investigation Division (CID) and Sarawak Energy […]
Cops cut power supply to five illegal gambling premises
KUCHING: The district’s Crime Investigation Division (CID) cut off power supply to five premises believed to be involved in unlicensed gambling activities on Monday (Aug 24). District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said that the operations was carried out by a CID police team along with Sarawak Energy Berhad (Sesco) personnel from 9am […]
Police cut off power supply of seven premises
KUCHING: Seven illegal online gambling premises had their electricity supply cut off on Wednesday. The seven premises comprised five mobile phone accessory shops, a retail store and a small cottage. According to Kuching district deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa the operations were conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department of Kuching IPD with two staff […]
Landslide cuts off access to longhouses
BETONG: A motorist escaped calamity in the nick of time when her pick-up truck almost plunged into a 30-foot crater caused by a landslide at Jalan Buai Melanjan, Ulu Padeh here early yesterday. “I am fortunate that someone helped. Otherwise, me and my vehicle might have slipped into the crater,” said Diana Janting, 44, who […]
Firemen help cut off iron in patient’s arm
SARIKEI: Doctors at Sarikei Hospital yesterday sought the help of the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel to cut off a piece of iron piercing the arm of the patient. The Bomba team led by PBKII Haron Bin Jenai and two other personnel from Bomba Sarikei rushed to the hospital upon receiving the request from […]
