Wednesday, 16 July 2025

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Man surprised by reptile’s presence

MIRI: A man had a bizarre encounter when a baby monitor lizard appeared in his bathroom at Jalan Grand Park here on Thursday. The discovery was made around 4.45pm. Fearing that the reptile might harm his family members, he immediately alerted the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM). Upon arrival at

Four arrested for drug possession

MIRI:  Four men, including two Indonesians, have been arrested following several drug raids held on Thursday. The raids were conducted by the Miri Narcotics Crime Investigation division. The four detained were aged between their late 20s and 30s. They are currently under police custody at Miri central police station for

Youth arrested for alleged rape of minor

KUCHING: Police arrested a 17-year-old youth from Kpg Arjuna, Puncak Borneo on Wednesday afternoon for allegedly raping an underage student from Sibu. Supt Aidil Bolhassan in confirming the arrest said the girl got to know the suspect through the messaging application WeChat. According to Supt Aidil, the suspect, who dropped

Unemployed faces five years

KUCHING: An unemployed from Matang is facing a maximum prison term of five years for peddling drugs. Padawan police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the suspect will face another charge for drug consumption. He said on Wednesday at 4.30pm, a police team led by Detective Sergeant Abang Johani went to

England’s four years of work on the line

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom): Four years of planning will be put on the line for England when they face holders Australia in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final at Edgbaston on Thursday. England’s woeful first-round exit at the 2015 edition prompted a complete rethink of their approach to one-day internationals for a

New Orleans threatened by floods

WASHINGTON: The US city of New Orleans prepared Wednesday to face the first tropical storm of the season, which could become a hurricane and led the governor of Louisiana to declare a state of emergency. “It is still too soon to tell what the impact will be, but we believe

Unemployed man nabbed for drugs

KUCHING: An unemployed man from Kampung Telaga Air, Matang was caught in possession of syabu weighing 15.03g on Wednesday afternoon. Padawan police chief ACP Aidil Bolhasan confirmed that based on information received, the police went to an unnumbered house at Kampung Selang Laut, Jalan Matang here and checked the suspect.

Man survives croc attack

KUCHING: A farmer considered himself lucky to be alive after he was attacked by a crocodile yesterday morning at 7am. However, he lost his right index finger and part of his middle finger while fighting for his life. The victim in his 50s said he was going crab catching with

524,100 migrated in 2018

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 524,100 people in the country migrated in 2018, according to the Migration Survey Report. Chief Statistician Datuk Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin who commented on the report said the main reason for migration in 2018 was to follow other family members at 44.2 percent, career (24.3 percent) and

Human capital devt fund proposed

KUCHING: Sarawak should take care of its own human capital development programmes and set up the Sarawak Human Capital Development Fund, said the Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA). SPA feels that by doing so, the state government would have direct control over the training of workers in the private and public