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
SARATOK: A 54-year-old man miraculously walked away unscathed from a car accident along Jalan Krian today (Oct 7). The incident involving a Perodua Kancil occurred around 2 pm, prompting a response from the Saratok Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). According to a department spokesperson, firefighters were dispatched to the scene,
SIBU: The extension project for Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kampung Bahagia Jaya is progressing 1.38 percent ahead of schedule. According to Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development Datuk Aidel Lariwoo, if the current pace is maintained, the project may be completed ahead of time. “This project involves constructing a new
BINTULU: Five local men were injured in a two-vehicle collision along Jalan Saberkas, Bintulu-Samalaju last night (Oct 6). The accident, which happened at 8.44 pm, involved a Perodua Myvi carrying two men and a van carrying three others. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak seized a fishing boat for multiple offences in the waters off Kuching last Friday (Oct 4). MMEA Sarawak director First Admiral Kamal Ariffin Jusoh said the boat was detained at 4.14 pm during ‘Op Permai’ and ‘Op Tiris’ patrols. The vessel, helmed
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A local man desperate to avoid his wife’s wrath resorted to filing a false police report, claiming to be the victim of an armed robbery in Kampung Tanjung Bundong after losing RM850 of her money. Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Jaimi Husin said the 25-year-old reported the supposed
KUCHING: A local man was killed in a motorcycle accident at the Datuk Patinggi Abang Abdillah Muhammad Kasim roundabout early this morning (Oct 6). Kuching police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the victim, riding a Yamaha Y15ZR, lost control while approaching the roundabout from Jalan Tun Salahuddin around
SIBU: Police have crippled a cable theft syndicate known as ‘Geng Dexter’ following the arrest of three locals during ‘Ops Lusuh’ last week. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspects, aged between 28 and 40, were apprehended in a series of raids conducted on Oct 3 and 4.
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A seemingly routine act of assistance turned dangerous when a local man brandished a knife at a policeman who was helping him out of his crashed vehicle along the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway yesterday (Oct 5). The incident happened at around 11.35am after police were alerted by the public regarding
