Action taken on driver obstructing ambulance
KUCHING: Police have taken appropriate action against the driver of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) who obstructed an ambulance at Kilometre 6, Jalan Sri Aman, Simanggang. The incident went viral on social media on Jan 5 at around 3 pm. Sri Aman police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the SUV driver had blocked the path […]
Police detain driver who rammed bike after tiff with wife
KUALA LUMPUR: A social media viral clip showing a Honda Civic ramming into a Yamaha Ego motorcycle is believed to have occurred when the car driver tried to drive off after an argument with his wife. Acting Gombak district police chief Supt Noor Ariffin Mohamad said following the incident the suspect was detained at 7.45 pm yesterday at Jalan […]
Cops haul up 4 students for bullying incident
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Police picked up four students who allegedly bullied another student behind a shop lot on Monday (June 19). The incident, which involved a group of students from a secondary school, had gone viral after a 47-second video clip was uploaded on social media. Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Brodie Brangka said they received […]
Jobless man claims trial to making offensive posting on Johor Sultan
KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of making and initiating offensive communications against the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar through his Facebook page last week. Muhammad Indera Mulia Ahmad, 35, was charged with committing the offence through his Facebook account using […]
Reimagined Kuching excites social media
LAST week, for the first time, Malaysia faced a hung Parliament situation after the 15th general election (GE 15) on Nov 19, where no single coalition or political party had the simple majority to form the next government. Not knowing what to expect, many people turned to social media for news updates, and to monitor […]
Road bully: Public cooperation sought
PADAWAN: Police here are currently looking for a male driver who stopped his car in the middle of the road and blocked another vehicle at Jalan Pasar Sungai Maong, Batu Kawa yesterday (June 18). The incident believed to have happened around 11.30am, went viral on social media after a 30-second video clip uploaded by the […]
Stray owlet in safe hands
MIRI: An owlet found perched on a woman’s vehicle on Friday is safe and sound in the custodian of Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC). SFC, in a social media post, said that the woman had contacted its team here upon finding the owlet. “Her motherly instinct prompted her to communicate with our team in Miri to […]
MP laments ‘unreasonable’ air fares from KL to Sarawak
SIBU: Lanang MP Alice Lau has urged the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the relevant parties to study the “unreasonable” air fares from Kuala Lumpur to Sarawak. “Crazy! I want to go back to Sibu next week. The return flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu for economy class costs RM5,307.20!” she first posted on […]
Enjoy freshly brewed coffee at Ruang Parkir
BY ADRIANA DRIS KUCHING: Determined to become an entrepreneur, a 22-year-old woman decided to set up a coffee shop at the parking lot of her house, the aptly-named Ruang Parkir (parking lot). “I love looking at the designs of the coffee shops as well as the machines used because they look so pretty when photographed. […]
Duo arrested for stealing washing machine
MIRI: Two men were detained for stealing a washing machine from a house at Jalan Muria 10, Pujut 2B here on Monday. The incident happened at 1.08pm. According to sources, the owner of the house noticed two men carting the RM800 washing machine away on a motorcycle. He managed to take a picture of […]
