SIMUNJAN: Two elderly individuals were killed when a pick-up truck overturned along Jalan Kampung Pelaie yesterday (Oct 21). In the incident, which occurred around 2.40 pm, the pick-up truck was carrying 10 people, including the driver. Five managed to escape unharmed, while three others sustained minor injuries. Two passengers, however,
SEMATAN: A local man, reported missing after being swept away by strong currents while swimming across the river in Kampung Terusan Jaya, was found drowned early this morning (Oct 21). The victim, identified as 26-year-old Mohamad Nazratul Kamil, was discovered by villagers at 1.49 am, about 1km from where he
KUCHING: The tragic passing of Majurie Maharif, one of five victims of the regatta training accident last Friday, has left his fiancée Nurainna Arbi devastated. His untimely death has left a void in her that is impossible to fill, with a wedding that will now never take place. The 30-year-old
SARATOK: A nonagenarian reported missing after heading to a rubber plantation and failing to return home at Rh Frederick Juan, Kumpai Krian, has been found dead on Sunday. The victim has been identified as Sipin Landok, 94. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the body
LUNDU: The army successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle cigarettes and charcoal across the Malaysia-Indonesia border early this morning (Oct 20). According to the First Infantry Division, the incident occurred near the PJP Pelita Kandaie oil palm plantation at around 5.18 am. A patrol team spotted three Mitsubishi Pajero vehicles
SARATOK: Three locals, including a teenage girl, narrowly escaped serious injuries in a car accident along Jalan Engkalak Krian today (Oct 20). Firefighters from the Saratok station were dispatched to the scene, about 24 kilometres away, after receiving an emergency call at 12.50 pm. The pick-up truck carrying the victims,
MIRI: A 69-year-old man sustained injuries on his leg following a self-driving car accident in front of Borneo Medical Centre, Jalan Miri-Bintulu on Sunday. The incident involved a Perodua Myvi vehicle, which veered off the road and crashed into a tree. Emergency responders from the Miri Fire and Rescue Station
KUCHING: The remains of Mohamad Khairul Bidin, 26, was the first to be released from the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) mortuary following the tragic regatta training incident last Friday. As the sky remained overcast, a salute from Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit (UKPS) members accompanied the departure of Khairul’s remains
KUCHING: The bodies of five men, recovered near the Sarawak Barrage earlier today, have been confirmed as the paddlers who went missing during a regatta training accident last Friday (Oct 18). The victims have been identified as Muhammad Khairul Hisham Kasturi, 23; Mohd Afiq Isyamudin Asaari, 26; Mohamad Khairul Bidin,
KUCHING: The bodies of five paddlers who went missing after a regatta training accident last Friday (Oct 18), were recovered near the Sarawak Barrage this morning (Oct 20). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the bodies were found between 6.16am and 7.09am. Firefighters retrieved the
