BAU: Two women, who lost their way while hiking at Bung Muan, Jalan Bau Lama, were safely guided down from the mountain last night (Aug 3). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they were alerted of the incident by one of the victims at around 2.20
PADAWAN: Traffic police have arrested eight locals for allegedly riding their motorcycles dangerously in an operation dubbed ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ on Saturday night. Padawan OCPD Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said that the operation was carried out by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division along Jalan FAC. He added
PADAWAN: Traffic police have arrested eight locals for allegedly riding their motorcycles dangerously in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ last night (Aug 3). Padawan OCPD Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said that the operation was carried out by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division along Jalan FAC. He
PAKAN: A local man, reported missing during a fishing trip near a primary school in Nanga Wak, was found drowned last night (Aug 3). The victim, 26-year-old Muhamad Ikram Imran from Penang, was a health personnel attached to Sarikei Hospital. His body was discovered by the Sibu Fire and Rescue
KUCHING: An elderly woman, who wanted to park her BMW car at Pasar Sungai Maong Batu 3, had accidentally crashed into 10 other vehicles today (Aug 1) after mistakenly pressing the gas pedal instead of the brake. Padawan police chief Supt Mohd Irwan Hafiz Md Radzi said that the incident
KUCHING: All Sarawak Civil Service (SCS) members have been called to embrace digital transformation opportunities and work towards transforming the Sarawak government into a model of digital excellence by 2030. Sarawak Deputy State Secretary (Operation) Datuk Hii Chang Kee said this during a one-day Sarawak Civil Service Heads of Departments
MUKAH: Five residents were made homeless after a morning blaze consumed two houses in Kampung Belawai today (Aug 1). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 9.54 am incident. It is understood that at the time of the incident only one resident was in the first house, while
BINTULU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here detained a civil servant suspected of abusing power and misappropriating zakat funds for personal gain. The 54-year-old was held at the MACC Bintulu office to facilitate investigations into the alleged misappropriation of zakat funds amounting to RM5,000. According to a spokesperson, he was
KUCHING: Sarawak has not recorded any unhealthy Air Pollution Index (API) this year. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that from January to July, the API ranged from good to moderate in the state. “Based on the briefings by the Natural Resources and Environmental
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is aiming for zero major fire occurrences in Miri during the current hot and dry weather. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas pointed out that 42 out of the 152 hotspots detected in Sarawak from Jan 1 to July 30 this year
