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Missing teen found safe in supermart

KUCHING: After over a week of searching, the family of 14-year-old Nur Afiqah Aina Mohd Rafik can finally heave a sigh of relief after she was found safe by members of the public here. Nur Afiqah, who had been missing since June 15, was found at a supermarket in Jalan Sultan Tengah here at about […]

Indonesia says missing submarine found, all 53 crew killed

BALI: All 53 crew aboard an Indonesian submarine that disappeared last week were killed, the military said Sunday as it confirmed the vessel had been found in pieces on the seafloor. Authorities said that they picked up signals early Sunday from a location more than 800 metres (2,600 feet) deep — far below what the […]

Rescuers recover body of drowning victim

KUCHING: Rescuers on Sunday (Mar 28) recovered the body of a 27-year-old man who allegedly jumped from Satok Bridge into the Sarawak River last Friday. Sarawak Fire Department director Khirudin Drahman revealed that the search teams found the victim’s body around 8.40am, about 300 metres from where he jumped. The deceased, identified as Mohammad Amirul […]

Body of missing fisherman found

OYA: The body of a missing fisherman feared to have been attacked by a crocodile last Friday, was recovered by rescuers on Sunday. The victim identified as Alibaba Dahri, 52, was found by local folks around 5.50am in a river near Kampung Senau, about 8km from the control post. Rescuers were immediately alerted to the […]

Car reported stolen found

MIRI: A bluestone metallic BMW 530i worth RM200,000 which was reported as stolen while its owner went jogging at Coco Cabana last Friday evening  was found this early morning (Feb 16, Tuesday). The car was found parked by the roadside along the Jalan Kuala Baram Bypass Sungai Tujoh around 1.45am and a team from the […]

Stolen 4WD found, man arrested

MIRI: A four-wheel drive (4WD), which was reported stolen from a house in Long Bedian, has been found on Sunday (Jan 31) with an arrest of a man at Pujut Corner here. The suspect, aged 39, is under police custody at Miri Central Police station (CPS) lock-up to assist police probe into the case. The […]

SAR recovers body part of croc victim

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Search and rescue (SAR) personnel yesterday recovered part of a body believed to be that of a fisherman who was reportedly attacked by a crocodile in Kampung Meranek river last Tuesday. The Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the SAR team found a human thigh at 12.05 pm at the Samarahan River […]

Body of drowned Indian national found

MALUDAM: A foreign bargeman who drowned after falling into Batang Lupar near Triso Ferry pier was found today (Nov 2). Saif Ali, 21, an Indian national was reported to have slipped and fell off the barge while refuelling a water pump about 5.30pm last Saturday. His body was discovered by an employee of Triso Ferry […]

Drowned victim recovered

DARO: The body of a seven-year-old boy who drowned in a river near Kampung Sungai Passin here last Wednesday was recovered today. According to Bomba Operations Centre, the body was found by fishermen about four kilometres from where he went missing. The victim, identified as Gabriel Lembang Anchau, was swimming using a buoy in a […]

Long ‘lost’ elephant shrew found in Horn of Africa

PARIS: For half a century, scientists feared that the Somali elephant shrew had vanished from the face of the Earth. No one had seen so much as a whisker.  But the tiny mammal with its probing trunk-like nose was quietly thriving in the arid, rocky landscape of the Horn of Africa, researchers said Tuesday.    The […]