TATAU: A woman and a young girl were rescued from Sangan Health Clinic on Saturday night (Jan. 10) after floodwaters surged to about one metre around the area following persistent rain. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from Tatau station were dispatched to the scene following a distress
SERIAN: Firefighters came to the aid of a schoolgirl this morning (Jan. 11), whose journey to a new chapter in her education was nearly derailed after floodwaters cut off access in Taman Kucinta, Jalan Serian-Sri Aman. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a distress call at 8.30
MIRI: Trust built through late-night chats and online promises ended in financial ruin for a local woman, who lost RM270,800 after being lured into an elaborate love scam syndicate operating through social media. The scam unfolded around October last year when the victim, in her early 40s, befriended a man
KUCHING: Forty-eight foreigners ended up in custody as enforcement officers conducted a large-scale operation across the district, targeting undocumented workers and immigration violations. Twenty-eight officers and personnel from Kuching Immigration Enforcement Division carried out inspections on Tuesday (Jan 6) around Kuching City Mall commercial centre, Desa Ilmu business area, as
KUCHING: An intensive police dragnet over three days has sent a clear warning to drug offenders in the district, with 41 people rounded up and illicit substances worth over RM15,000 taken off the streets. ‘Ops Tapis Khas Kontinjen Sarawak’ saw the district police headquarters intensify enforcement to clamp down on
MUKAH: A rented room above the shop lots in Pasar Lama Mukah has been exposed as a stash point for suspected illegal pills after narcotic police raided the premises, which led to the arrest of a local man with a criminal past. The district’s Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) conducted
SARATOK: Police have arrested a local man with a string of prior criminal and narcotics offences for allegedly abusing drugs during ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ on Tuesday (Jan 6). Acting on information, the district police task force conducted checks on the 45-year-old who was suspected of being involved in drug abuse
SIMANGGANG: Police have confirmed that a body found in Pruan area along Batang Lupar yesterday (Jan 6), is that of an elderly Chinese man who had been reported missing after his vehicle was found in the river earlier this week. Rescuers discovered and recovered the male body at around 12.10
KUCHING: Narcotics police dealt a blow to drug activities in the city with separate raids that led to the seizure of various drugs worth RM4,404 over two days. Kuching Police Chief, ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, said the operations, carried out on Monday (Jan. 5) and Tuesday (Jan. 6), resulted in
KUCHING: Sarawak’s waters were under constant watch throughout 2025, with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) carrying out 11,938 inspections — an aggressive year-long enforcement push that led to arrests, rescues and tighter maritime control. The operations resulted in 4,276 searches and 81 arrests involving 353 individuals for various maritime