Sunday, 21 December 2025

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Woman locked in room rescued in 20 minutes

MIRI: A woman who was locked inside a room of their house at Taman Tunku here on Saturday night was rescued by firemen just 20 minutes after she dialled the emergency line 999. According to sources, the 29-year-old woman was accidentally locked inside the room while she was preparing to

Woman’s neck injured due to choking by son

MIRI: An elderly woman sustained injuries on her neck after her own son in his 20s choked her. The incident reported happened on Friday (Jan 4) in their house at Pujut 8 here around 10pm. The victim accompanied by her eldest daughter lodged a police report at Lutong police station

Power sub-station break-in suspect dies

MIRI: The man who attempted to break into a power sub-station at Tudan here two days ago but instead got electrocuted was pronounced dead at Miri Hospital here on Saturday. This was confirmed by Miri city police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah yesterday. “The man died on Saturday (Jan 5)

Kitchen fire due to cook’s folly

KUCHING: Following a distress call received at 7.54pm on Saturday regarding a fire at Bandar Baru Samariang, Jalan Sultan Tengah, Petra Jaya here, the Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue Services Department immediately dispatched nine firemen in two vehicles led by PBK II Kamri Bujang to the location. After the fire

Biker killed in crash

KUCHING: A youth was killed on the spot after he lost control of the motorcycle he was riding before it rammed into a road divider and a road sign at a roundabout at Mile 13, Kuching-Serian Road at 10pm on Saturday. The youth has still not been identified yet. Civil

Cross-cutting social ties bind Malaysians

Malaysians, being multi-ethnic and multi-religious, cannot escape socially interacting with one another as neighbours, playmates, schoolmates, varsity mates and workmates. Oftentimes, these kinds of interactions lead to the formation of relationships that can even be stronger than their primary ties. Have you experienced a time when your request for assistance

Don’t bulldoze laws, but educate: Tiong

KUCHING: Sarawak should resort to educating the younger generation on the dangers of smoking to encourage smokers to kick the habit. Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic)said the nationwide smoking ban at eateries to discourage smokers might not prove effective in Sarawak if there was

Boulevard Mall presents lucky draw prizes

MIRI: Boulevard Hypermarket Shopping Mall in Jalan Miri-Pujut on Saturday presented prizes to five winners of its “Christmas Weekly Lucky Draw”. It was the tenth weekly draw held by the shopping mall in conjunction with the Christmas season in 2018.

Smoking ban: Respondents mostly supportive

KUCHING: The implementation of smoking ban at all eateries commenced early this year in all states of Malaysia except Sarawak. The smoking ban at all eateries was enforced at air-conditioned or non-air-conditioned spaces including restaurants, coffee shops, open-air hawker centres and street stalls. Under the ban, anyone caught smoking at

Thai activists protest as election faces delay

BANGKOK: Dozens of Thai activists yesterday protested against a possible delay of a national election set for next month, the first such gathering since the military government lifted a ban on political activity imposed after a 2014 coup. The junta has promised and postponed the election several times since it