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Lone woman robbed of her car at knifepoint

KUCHING: A housewife was robbed of her four-wheel drive (4WD) car at knifepoint by a man in a parking lot behind a supermarket in Batu Kawa last Sunday (March 21). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong who confirmed the case, said the robbery happened around 4.25pm when the 51-year-old car owner entered her […]

Labuan woman stranded in Sarawak for over 30 years returns home

LABUAN: A 70-year-old woman who had been stranded for over 30 years in Sarawak finally returned home and reunited with her family here today, thanks to a mercy operations. The woman identified as Salmah Adeh, left Labuan 32 years ago in search of better income in Sarawak, however, due to some unfortunate circumstances, ended up […]

Woman among five pilots flying Sinovac vaccine to Malaysia

SEPANG: “I am very proud and overwhelmed,” said Nur Waie Hidayah Mohamad Rasidin, one of the five pilots and the only female pilot responsible for navigating Flight MH319 carrying the first batch of Sinovac vaccine from China to Malaysia today. Nur Waie Hidayah, 23, said she was proud to be able to break male dominance […]

Firemen foils suicide attempt by woman

KUCHING: Firemen managed to persuade a woman in her 40s from attempting suicide at Jalan Simen Raya Bridge, Tabuan Jaya yesterday. Passers-by who spotted a woman standing outside the bridge barrier in a suspicious manner around 10.40am, reported the incident to the Tabuan Jaya fire station. A team deployed to the scene managed to calm […]

Woman rescued from crashed 4WD

MIRI:  An elderly woman was taken to Miri Hospital after being rescued from a four-wheel-drive (4WD) that crashed onto a road divider in Luak , Bakam this morning (Jan 30). Six firemen from Miri fire station had to remove the vehicle’s front windscreen and use hydraulic rescue equipment to free the victim, identified as Baya […]

Woman broker charged with killing two cats

BUTTERWORTH: A woman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here, today to a charge of hitting and killing two cats of a local breed last month. Broker Hah Choy Kheng, 51, made the plea when the charge was read out before Judge Norhayati Mohamad Yunus. According to the charge sheet, Hah was charged with […]

Firemen fouls woman’s threat to jump

SIBU: Swift actions by firefighters managed to stop a 27-year-old woman from China who threatened to jump from the fifth floor of a hotel at Jalan Pahlawan last Sunday (Dec 13). The State Fire Department operations centre despatched firemen from the Sungai Merah fire station to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 3.36pm.  […]

Simba is behind Harden’s success

SIMANGGANG: It is said that behind every successful man, is a woman. This is certainly true in the case of Assistant Minister of Community Welfare, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis whose political career is strongly supported by his wife, Datin Simba Nalang.     Whenever Harden visits longhouses in his constituency, Simba loves to accompany him and […]

Woman loses RM80k to scam

SIBU: A woman lost RM80,000 in a credit card scam here, on Tuesday (Sept 15). Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan said the 43-year-vehicle spare parts dealer was contacted by a suspect informing her that she had an overdue payment amounting RM7,500. “The suspect offered her to check and solve the matter, and convinced […]

Woman dies in road accident

PADAWAN: A woman was killed after she fell off a motorcycle and was struck by two vehicles at Mile 5, Jalan Matang on Wednesday (August 5). According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the victim, identified as Monika Mami, 41, was on the motorcycle with her husband, Adres Rijan, 50, […]