KUCHING: Sixteen locals, including five women, have been charged in the Magistrate’s Court for their alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy related to an online investment scam. The group, aged between 20 and 37, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Mason Jaro Lenya Bin Barayan to a charge under Section 120B
BINTANGOR: The body of a local man, reported missing after bathing in a river near his longhouse at Kampung Nanga Semah on Tuesday, has been found drowned today (Sept 5). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that the body of 45-year-old Raya Adam was discovered floating
KUCHING: Nine foreigners, including four women, were arrested by the Sarawak Immigration Department following a series of raids around the city. The operations, which took place from Wednesday evening until early this morning (Sept 5), covered seven locations. In the operations, the Kuching Immigration Enforcement Unit inspected a total of
KUCHING: Two enforcement officers have been remanded on suspicion of soliciting a RM10,000 bribe in exchange for not taking action against foreign workers allegedly employed without valid permits. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali granted the remand order at the Kuching Magistrate’s Court today (Sept 5) following a successful application
BINTULU: Swift action by firefighters prevented a workshop from being engulfed by flames after its hydraulic cutting and punching machines caught fire early this morning. The incident happened around 1.18am along Jalan Sungai Nyigu here. Firefighters from Bintulu station was deployed to the scene, about 7km away, after receiving a
SIBURAN: A chicken feed store at Kampung Kekat, Mile 16 here, was completely engulfed by a fire late last night (Sept 4). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 10.35 pm incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Siburan station were
BINTULU: A shop assistant lost RM140,000 of her savings in a love scam after being charmed by a supposed doctor working in Cuba. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said the incident happened in late June this year when the woman, in her late 50s, met a man named ‘Genghis
MATU: A house in Hardcore Poor Housing Programme (PPRT) was razed to the ground at Jalan Sungai Emas, Kampung Jemorang early this morning (Sept 4). No injuries or casualties were reported in the 5 am fire. The exact number of residents affected has not been determined, as of the time
SIBU: In the early hours of today, September 4, a devastating fire razed a furniture store along Jalan Tiong Hua in this town. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) swiftly responded to a distress call at 2.39 am, dispatching firefighters from Sibu and Sungai Merah stations to the scene. Upon
PADAWAN: Strong winds and heavy rain uprooted several trees last night (Sept 3), blocking the road to Kampung Tijirak, Siburan and damaging the roof of a house. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 11.45 pm incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they
