Mother was right
‘A niece is a gift whose worth cannot be measured except by the heart.’ – Indian professional Kabaddi player, Ajay Thakur ‘Don’t quarrel or fight. Try to love another. One day, when you are older, you will not be able to see each other if you don’t have money.” I always remember this advice that […]
Fatal crash between siblings at Jln Mambong
PADAWAN: A motorcycle ride to search for their younger brother, who had gone out fishing, ended in a tragic crash with one dead and another severely injured. The fatal collision, involving two motorcycles, happened along Jalan Mambong around 7.30pm last night. Padawan district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the victim is […]
My mother’s words of advice
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his. — Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and dramatist When my siblings and I were young, our mother used to advise us not to quarrel or fight with each other. “Next time, when you grow up, you will not be able to […]
Jobless man arrested for hitting, injuring two younger brothers
PADAWAN: Police here arrested an unemployed man for allegedly hitting and injuring his two younger brothers in a house at the Batu Kawa Resettlement Scheme last Friday (Aug 6). The 33-year-old suspect was picked up at the same house by the Padawan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Task Force 3 personnel on Sunday (Aug 8) […]
MOH told to identify children needing aid after losing parents to Covid-19
RAWANG: The Health Ministry has been asked to compile a list of children who lost one or both of their parents to Covid-19 so that aid can be extended to them, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. “… I have asked Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba to list down cases […]
Siblings caught stealing palm fruit bunches
MIRI: Two siblings were caught red-handed on Saturday with an overloaded single cab Hilux filled with 22 palm fruit bunches (FFB) they stole in Sungai Manong, Niah. The duo, aged 19 and 26, were detained by the cops at an oil palm estate around 4.30pm. Prior to the arrest, they were harvesting the fruits belonging […]
Man and sibling arrested for threatening wife
MIRI: A man and his elder brother were detained by police on Sunday (April 18) for allegedly threatening and injuring his wife. The alleged incident occurred at the man’s house at Grace Hill Garden Phase 2 around 9.11pm. During the altercation, it was believed that the husband, 53, had hit the 50-year-old victim. After the […]
Three brothers arrested for attacking woman
MIRI: Police arrested three brothers from a wooden house in Tudan Desaras in an operation at 2am on Tuesday (Jan 26). The brothers were alleged to have taken part in an attack on a woman and her child the day before. The woman had lodged a police report on the incident. In the alleged incident […]
Argument over TV lands man in hot soup
MIRI: A 43 year-old man was detained on Tuesday morning for allegedly pushing his sister during a commotion over a television inside their rented house at Jalan Malva, Sungai Baong Krokop here. The victim, aged 38, was injured on her forehead in the incident. Prior to the commotion, the suspect had gone into the house […]
