Thursday, 1 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

RTD issues 19 notices to errant commercial vehicle drivers

SIBU: The Road Transport Department (RTD) issued 19 non-compliance notices to commercial vehicle drivers during an operation codenamed ‘Op Khas Gempur Teknikal’ yesterday (Feb 18). According to Sarawak RTD, the operation was carried out by its Sibu Operation Unit across the town. the team inspected a total of 177 commercial

Customs seizes RM1.51 mln worth of contraband fags

SIBU: Customs enforcement officers have seized a cache of duty-not-paid cigarettes worth RM1.51 million during a raid at a premises along Lorong Tunku Abdul Rahman last month. Sarawak Customs Department director Norizan Yahya said the operation was carried out at around 10.50 am on Jan 25. “The team discovered numerous

Lorry drivers fined RM5,500 each for overloading

SIBU: The Magistrate’s Court here fined two lorry drivers RM5,500 each for exceeding the permitted weight limit while transporting concrete piles in November last year.  Magistrate Onn Kerk Chern handed down the sentence after both men, aged 44 and 55, pleaded guilty to charges under Section 19(3) of the Commercial

VP role about serving, not ministerial post: Len

KUCHING: Contesting for the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Bumiputera Wing’s vice presidency is about serving the party, not securing a ministerial position in the Sarawak government. This was made clear by newly elected PBB vice president Datuk Len Talif Salleh today (Feb 18). Len explained that his decision to

Strengthening PBB and nurturing future leaders

KUCHING: Newly elected Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice president Datuk Len Talif Salleh aims to strengthen the party’s leadership while nurturing young leaders for the future.  His vision aligns with Premier and PBB president Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s leadership transition efforts.  “I am already in

Rider killed after rear-ending lorry

SIBU: A motorcyclist was killed on the spot after crashing into the rear of a five-tonne lorry along Jalan Tun Zaidi Adruce last night (Feb 17). Civil Defence Force (APM) Sibu district officer Major Wan Mohd Jabir Wan Mohd Badrudin said one of their teams, which was returning to the

Teen missing on fishing trip found dead

LIMBANG: The body of a teenager, who went missing with his uncle while installing fishing nets in the river near Rumah Thaddeus Kampung Pulau Brunei on Saturday (Feb 15), was found today (Feb 17). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the body of 16-year-old Joence Jordisone

Op Hazard seizes RM76.4 mln of e-waste, 21 nabbed

KUCHING: Authorities have seized RM76.4 million worth of processed and unprocessed electronic waste (e-waste) components in a statewide integrated operation last Saturday (Feb 15). Codenamed ‘Op Hazard’, the operation involved personnel from the General Operations Force (GOF) 10th, 11th, 23rd, and 12th Battalions, Sarawak Department of Environment (Doe), and local

22 made homeless after fire tears through four houses

KUCHING: Twenty-two tenants, including four children, lost everything except the clothes on their backs when four double-storey houses at Lorong 10, Kampung Tabuan Dayak were destroyed by fire last night (Feb 16). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 9 pm incident, as all occupants –who were renting

Umrah pilgrims in limbo after travel agency fails to deliver

KUCHING: Eight frustrated consumers have turned to the police after failing to get refunds from a Selangor-based travel agency offering Umrah packages, with losses amounting to tens of thousands of ringgit. The National Consumer Action Council (MTPN) Sarawak revealed that dozens more have filed similar complaints. Recently, its branch chairman