Woman falls victim to snatch thieves

MIRI: Two men on a motorcycle reportedly snatched a handbag belonging to a 56 year-old woman who was walking towards her parked car at Jalan Cythula Persiaran Kabor here today. The victim, who reported the incident at Miri Central police station said inside her bag were her mobile phone, RM100 cash, MyKad and some personal […]

Can you help?

KUCHING: Sentosa Hospital is seeking the public’s help to locate a family member or the next of kin of a Chinese female patient named Chin Yew Chow. According to the statement issued by the hospital, Chin, 61, has been in the hospital since 1972 and her last address was at No 34, Jalan Haji Taha. […]

Search for Thomas Janang’s kin

KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is searching for the next-of-kin or family members of a male patient known as Thomas Janang, 84. Based on information received from SGH, on Dec 13, the octogenarian was brought by family members to the Trauma and Emergency Department due to respiratory problems and subsequently he was admitted to […]

Longhouse folk put out store fire

NIAH: Swift actions of Ayai longhouse residents managed to put out a fire that destroyed a store at Lubuk Kuini, Sungai Saeh Putih last Monday (Dec 14). State Fire Department Zone 6 (Miri) chief Law Poh Kiong said firemen from Niah fire station were despatched to the scene after a distress call was received around 11.33pm. […]

Villagers put out house fire

SIMUNJAN: Swift action taken by the villagers of Kampung Gawang Empili managed to save a house from being destroyed in a fire on Thursday. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received a distress call at 5.58pm and despatched firefighters from Simunjan fire station to the scene. It was told that the […]

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 a male patient, named Pui Swee Fat, who is housed at Medical Ward 5 of the hospital. SGH, in a statement, said Pui, 66, was found in a weak condition and was taken to the Accident […]

Man who broke into cop’s house arrested

KUCHING: A man was arrested for breaking into a cop’s house on Monday morning. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the incident occurred around 3.30am at Taman Sourabaya Indah here. The police officer was asleep when he was awakened by the sound of the main door being opened. “The police officer went […]

Government needs info, documents to help

KUCHING: While the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) is always ready to assist the public, it cannot do so in situations where complainants failed to comply with requirements laid down by the government departments or authorities concerned. Its chief Wilfred Yap said that in order to prevent processing and approval delays […]

Man’s next-of-kin urged to come forward

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is asking for the public’s help to locate a family member or heir of a man known by his name through his identity card as Wee Kim Teck, aged 72. According to a statement from SGH, the patient was found by the public in a coma near Hong Leong Bank, […]

Cancer patient requests help from public

BINTULU: A lorry driver has been out of work for the past eight months now as he is suffering from lymphatic cancer. Buludi Chili, 40, is hoping members of the public would come to his aid in lessening his financial burden. He, his wife and their four children aged between two and 13, are currently […]