SERIAN: A married couple narrowly escaped a fiery death after their car burst into flames near Bukit Rasau along the Pan Borneo Highway last night (Nov 4). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from Serian station were dispatched to the scene, about 5km away, after
KUCHING: A midnight fire rendered a 45-year-old man homeless after his single-storey wooden house was engulfed at Lorong Bentara 7, Semariang Jaya Phase 2, early today. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as the homeowner escaped unharmed in the 12.37 am incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)
KUCHING: The family of a local woman who reportedly disappeared in May is now deeply concerned after receiving a RM10,000 ransom demand from an unknown individual. The woman, identified as 26-year-old Vanessa Wong, is a divorcee with two children, aged six and eight. She was working as a waitress at
KUCHING: Eight local anglers, missing at sea since Oct 31, were found safe yesterday (Nov 2). A fishing boat carrying the eight men, aged 17 to 53, departed from Semariang Batu Jetty on Oct 29. They were expected back on Oct 31 but failed to return. Concerned family members alerted
BINTULU: A drug trafficker and 26 drug addicts were arrested in a special operation led by the Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) between Oct 29 and 30. According to Bintulu police chief Supt Nixon Joshua Ali, the suspect believed to be a drug trafficker, is being investigated under Section
LUNDU: A 46-year-old woman was left homeless after a fire partially destroyed her single-storey house in Kampung Serayan here today. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 10.56 am incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from Lundu station were dispatched to the
KUCHING: A local man has been reported missing after allegedly falling into Sarawak River from Sulaiman Daud Bridge in Kampung Gita Lama here on Thursday. The victim is identified as Aliff Fadzree Azlam, 34. Kuching Civil Defence Force (APM) district officer Major Wan Khairul Zakwan Wan Tajudden said they received
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Fourteen foreign men had their sleep interrupted when immigration officers suddenly swept through the workers’ quarters in Sungai Sui on Tuesday (Oct 29). The Sarawak Immigration Department said that the early morning raid was conducted by the Kuching Immigration Enforcement Unit at an oil palm plantation. Acting on
BINTULU: The Sarawak Immigration Department has arrested 10 individuals of various foreign nationalities last Monday. The operation, which targetted convenience stores and eateries, was conducted at 17 locations, including six hotspots, around the district. Acting on public complaints and gathered intelligence, the Bintulu Immigration Enforcement Unit examined a total of
SIBU: A local man arrested in connection to a newborn baby boy who was abandoned along Jalan Tong Sang yesterday (Oct 29), has been remanded for six days to facilitate investigations. Magistrate Oon Kork Chern granted the remand after hearing an application from the prosecuting officer ASP Siti Mariyah Dahari,
