Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Man busted with assortment of suspected party drugs worth over RM30K

SIBU: Narcotics police arrested a local man for alleged involvement in peddling designer drugs worth over RM30,000 at an entertainment centre yesterday (May 19). The 41-year-old was caught off guard during a 1.45am raid led by the Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) in collaboration with Sibu NCID at Lorong

Children among four injured in two-vehicle crash

KUCHING: A man and three children were hurt after the car they were travelling in, collided with another vehicle along Jalan Sultan Tengah early this morning. The accident happened at around 6.20 am involving a Perodua Myvi carrying the man and his three young passengers — two girls and a

Teen killed in late-night motorcycle crash

KUCHING: A male teenager died from severe injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash along Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yaakub, Petra Jaya. The accident happened at about 1:30 am on Sunday when the 15-year-old was riding from the Samariang roundabout towards the SESCO roundabout. Kuching Police Chief, ACP

Five arrested with RM244k worth of protected species, parts in statewide raids

KUCHING: A multi-district wildlife sweep by the Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) led to the arrest of five locals and the seizure of protected animals and parts valued at over RM244,000. The operation, codenamed Ops Bersepadu Khazanah (OBK), was conducted from May 13 to 15 across Kuching, Bau, Miri, Sibu,

Driver picked up for transporting over 1,000 litres of petrol without permit

LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) arrested a local man for allegedly transporting over 1,000 litres of petrol with a lorry on Sunday. Sarawak GOF Brigade Deputy Commander, ACP Rosdi Inai, said the GOF 11th Battalion stopped a three-tonne lorry for inspection at around 6:20 pm after suspecting it was

Fire razes 15-door longhouse, leaves 47 homeless ahead of Gawai

LUBOK ANTU: With just two weeks to Gawai Dayak, 47 residents of a 15-door longhouse at Nanga Kesit, Lumanak Engkelili, were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs after a fire destroyed their home this morning. The blaze, which occurred at around 10:00 am, gutted the two-storey structure,

Fertiliser-laden lorry crash leaves two dead, driver injured

BINTULU: Two lorry attendants were killed while the driver was injured after their fertiliser-laden lorry crashed along Kilometre 16, Bintulu-Miri Pan Borneo Highway, this morning. The accident, which occurred at around 10:00 am, saw the heavy vehicle allegedly veer off the road before crashing to the roadside. Firefighters from Bintulu

Store room fire swiftly contained, leaves woman with minor burns

BINTULU: A local woman suffered burns on her back following a fire that broke out in the store room of a house at Phase 4, RPR Tanjung Kidurong here early this morning. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the injured victim received initial treatment from paramedics at the scene