Kaki Motor paves way for affordable motorcycle financing
KUCHING: Kaki Motor, a local brick-and-mortar motorcycle shop, is dedicated to providing the local community with accessible financing options for motorcycle purchases. In its recent fourth roadshow at Emart Tabuan Jaya here from Nov 17 to 19, the company garnered positive responses with 800 visitors attending the three-day event.Sales manager Peter Teo said the roadshow […]
Swift action prevents motorcycle from being gutted by fire
KUCHING: Swift action by a motorcyclist prevented his motorcycle from being totally destroyed by fire last Friday along the Jalan Cahaya Maju, Bandar Baru Semariang here. Upon receiving the distress call at 11.00 pm, the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) promptly deployed a team from the Petra Jaya fire station to the location. Upon arrival, […]
Tebedu Border International Bike Week aims to elevate district’s profile
KUCHING: The Tebedu Border International Bike Week has kicked off with grand ambitions to redefine the district’s narrative, transforming it into a prominent pitstop town and a haven for motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world. Tebedu assemblyman Dr Simon Sinang Bada delivered an impassioned inaugural speech to mark the commencement of the Tebedu Border International […]
APM Sibu receives motorcycle donations
SIBU: The Civil Defence Force (APM) Sibu received two units of 150cc motorcycles to enhance its services on Friday. The motorcycles, which were donated by two local benefactors, are deemed as one of the most impactful donations to APM Sibu so far. APM Sarawak director Abdul Wahab Rahim expressed his gratitude to both benefactors for […]
Septuagenarian dies after colliding with dog
PADAWAN: A septuagenarian riding a motorcycle died moments after he collided with a dog at Mile 11 in Jalan Kuching-Serian at around 7 am today. Prior to the accident, the elderly man believed to be aged 74, was on his way from Kuching to Serian. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad […]
Youth held for wheelie motorcycle stunt
BAU: A local young lad was arrested for pulling off a dangerous ‘wheelie’ stunt along Jalan Tondong-Apar-Segong on Sunday (Feb 26). A spokesman from the Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department said the operation codenamed ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ was carried out by 15 personnel. During the operation, they spotted and detained the 18-year-old rider who […]
Indonesian gets 14 months for hiding stolen motorcycles
KUCHING: An Indonesian man was sentenced by the Magistrates’ Court to a total of 14 months in prison for voluntarily assisting in disposing of two motorcycles. Arie Gunawan, 20, from Merendeng, West Kalimantan pleaded guilty before magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali in two separate cases charged under Section 414 of the Penal Code. The […]
Samarahan police cripple motorcycle theft syndicate
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police here have brought down a motorcycle theft syndicate with the arrest of four locals in an operation codenamed ‘Op Lejang’. District police chief DSP Brodie Brangka in a press conference yesterday (Oct 31), said the first suspect was arrested on Oct 28 following a raid on a house in Kampung Sebandi Matang, […]
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into road divider
PADAWAN: A local man died on the spot after his motorcycle is believed to have crashed into a concrete road divider along Mile 12, Jalan Kuching-Serian this morning. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the accident happened around 1.50am when the victim identified as Alvin Kajitan, 31, was riding his […]
Motorcyclist dies in coastal road crash
MIRI: A 27 year-old man on his way to Bakun from Miri died after his high-powered motorcycle involved in an accident at KM41 Miri coastal road yesterday morning. The man was on his way to Bakun from Miri on his Yamaha R5 motorcycle in a convoy with two other friends during the 11am crash. It […]
