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Mothers of babies left behind urgently sought

KUCHING: The Social Welfare Department here is appealing to the public for help in the search for biological mothers relating to four cases. According to the statement received by Kuching Information Department (JaPen), this matter is regarding the welfare of the children in the cases. The first case, a mother known only as Anna, left […]

Eight held for countryman’s death; one still at large

BINTULU: Eight foreign workers, including three women, are in custody while police are still looking for another suspect connected to a murder case that occurred on Tuesday (July 6). Bintulu OCPD Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said all eight suspects were picked up from an oil palm plantation in Sebauh after being notified of the incident. The […]

Police tracking down escaped Covid-19 patient

PADAWAN: Police are looking for a Covid-19 patient who escaped from Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu (KSKB) quarantine centre, Jalan Puncak Borneo today (July 6). Earlier, 31-year-old Rozila Mohd Jaya’s details and her photo went viral on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, when contacted, confirmed that they did […]

Prison escape — two captured, manhunt for other two

PADAWAN: Two of the four transit inmates who escaped from Puncak Borneo Prison, have been captured in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tutup’. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said a manhunt for the other two inmates who are still at large, is ongoing through ‘Ops Tutup’ which was launched as soon as they received news […]

Calling all Good Samaritans to help village under EMCO

KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang implored all Good Samaritans to assist Kampung Tematu, Jalan Batu Kitang which has been placed under a 14-day enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The lockdown will commence from June 29 to July 12 and tomorrow (July 2) is the fourth day of the EMCO. He commended the initiative […]

Hospital seeks patient’s next-of-kin

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is appealing to the public to help locate the next-of-kin or family members of an unidentified female patient. In a statement by the Sarawak Information Department’s (JaPen) today (June 30), SGH said the woman was found at an unknown location she was hit by a motorcycle. She was referred to SGH […]

Improperly discarded face masks still an issue

KUCHING: On top of cigarette butts being thrown around indiscriminately, improperly discarded used face masks are also a big public nuisance which has worsened despite the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic has been here for over a year.  In saying this, Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos said the unsightly situation caused […]

Hospital wants to locate her family members

KUCHING: The Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Hospital in Selangor is seeking the public to help locate family members or the next of kin of a female patient, who is currently receiving treatment at the hospital’s psychiatric ward. According to the hospital, the patient was admitted to the hospital ward on May 24, 2021 after police […]

Lend a helping hand to the needy

KUCHING: The Persatuan Anak Istimewa Sarawak (Perais) is appealing to members of the public for contribution towards its newly established Food Basket Fund.  Perais president Rapelson Richard Hamit said the fund was established to help the people with disabilities (OKU) affected by the enforcement of movement control order (MCO) and total lockdown from June 1 […]

Police need help to locate fugitive

SIBU: The public have been reminded to contact the police if they have seen or know the whereabouts one Lee Ka Yieng, an inmate who escaped from prison here recently.   District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said information about the escaped inmate had already been disseminated on social media for public attention. He pointed […]