Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Nine foreigners’ illegal entry foiled

LUNDU: Nine foreigners, including three women, were deported back to Indonesia on Sunday (Oct 27) after being caught entering Sarawak illegally.The First Infantry Division said the arrests were made in two separate incidents in Biawak: one at 7.45 am and another at 12.45 pm.A joint team of Malaysian and Indonesian

9 foreigners deported after two illegal entries thwarted

LUNDU: Nine foreigners, including three women, have been ordered to return back to their country of origin after being caught entering Sarawak illegally, yesterday (Oct 27). The First Infantry Division said that their entries were thwarted in two incidents at 7.45am and 12.45pm in Biawak. A team of Malaysian and

Three injured in two separate rollover crashes

KUCHING: Three locals, including a woman, sustained injuries after their cars overturned in separate early morning accidents today (Oct 27). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the emergency calls came in at 3.28am in Kuching and 4.15am in Bintulu. In Kuching, firefighters from Batu Lintang station

Director duped of RM390,000 in fake ‘Navik Investment’

KUCHING: A local company director was left RM390,000 poorer after falling victim to a non-existent investment scam. The incident happened in mid-March this year when the man, in his 70s, encountered an investment advertisement on Facebook and clicked on the provided link. Soon after, he was added to a WhatsApp

Motorcycle duo smashes car window, snatches RM301,231 in daylight heist

SIBU: Police are currently tracking down two suspects involved in a car break-in and theft of a briefcase containing over RM300,000 in cash last Friday (Oct 25). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said they received a report about the incident at Jalan Kampung Nyabor parking lot at around 11.10am.

Fire ravages a house, leaving six homeless

MUKAH: A family of six were left homeless after their single-storey house in Kampung Badengan, was partially destroyed in a morning fire today (Oct 24). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 10.35 am incident as the tenants were not present at the time of the tragedy. A

Man nabbed for illegal transport of diesel

MIRI: The marine police have arrested a local man for allegedly transporting 2,000 litres of subsidised diesel in a pick-up truck during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Taring Kontraban’. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said that the arrest was made at 1.30 pm in Bekenu on Wednesday (Oct 23).

ART Blue Line to ease traffic by 2025

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Construction of Phase One of the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) Blue Line special route in Kota Samarahan is progressing well as planned, with operations expected to commence by the fourth quarter of 2025. According to a TVS report, Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd’s chief executive officer Mazli Mustaffa said

Body of foreign crewman found with missing limbs

SARIKEI: The body of a foreign crew member, who went missing after falling into the river from a ship near Susur Jambu Wharf, has been recovered with missing limbs. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the body was discovered floating at Muara Payang by members

Man found asleep in Mercedes parked by the roadside

KUCHING: A man, believed to be unconscious in a luxury car along Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapha today (Oct 24), was found to have merely fallen asleep due to a headache. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received an emergency call at 10.07 am reporting that