Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Search ends after missing girl found afloat

DARO: The body of a six-year-old girl feared to have fallen into Sungai Daro was found floating in the river near Kampung Lemang Pek today. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) confirmed that the girl was spotted by rescuers around 4 pm during coordinated search efforts along the river. The

GOF chokes smuggling supply lines in RM35.31mil haul

KUCHING: Smuggling networks operating across Sarawak took a major financial hit after the General Operations Force (GOF) crippled multiple illegal supply chains, seizing contraband worth RM35.31 million in a series of coordinated operations. The enforcement push, carried out from Jan 15 to Jan 31, saw the Sarawak GOF Brigade chalk

Woman killed in hit-and-run, police hunting fleeing driver

PADAWAN: A woman was killed in a hit-and-run incident along Jalan Puncak Borneo here today after she was struck by a car while entering her vehicle parked by the roadside. The incident happened at around 7.20am when the 37-year-old victim had just approached her car when a silver Perodua, believed

Month-long op nets 195 individuals, RM299k drugs seized

SIBU: Nearly 200 people were hauled up and drugs worth close to RM300,000 taken off the streets following a month-long narcotics operation across the district last month. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the district police headquarters (IPD) launched ‘Ops Tapis Narkotik’ from Jan 1 to Jan 31 as

SAR underway for girl feared to have fallen into river

DARO: A frantic search is underway after a six-year-old girl was feared to have fallen into Sungai Daro near Kampung Panchor today (Feb 1). It was reported that the girl, whose identity is not known, had left her family home on her own through the back door without her parents

Unidentified man found dead, body recovered after 12-hour operations

KUCHING: The discovery of an unidentified man’s body in Sungai Midin, Semariang, prompted a prolonged recovery operations, with authorities forced to contend with hazardous river conditions before the remains were finally retrieved late at night. Members of the public had alerted authorities after spotting the body along the river in

Suspect with 20 prior convictions arrested after reckless car chase

KUCHING: A high-speed car chase that gripped motorists from Jalan Kuching-Serian to Jalan Penrissen on Saturday (Jan 31) ended with the arrest of a local man believed to be behind multiple crimes in the city. The pursuit occurred when police detected the 35-year-old suspect on the road while tracking him

Search ends as elderly woman found

MUKAH: An elderly woman feared missing after leaving her home in Kampung Skoyan was found safe today, bringing relief to her family and villagers. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said Ibek Ibut, 83, was discovered by villagers at 8.01 am, about one kilometre from her home. She was found

Repeat offender nabbed over early January house break-in

SERIAN: Police have solved a house break-in and theft case, that left a homeowner facing losses of about RM2,000, with the arrest of a local man last Tuesday (Jan 27). The 27-year-old suspect was picked up by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at Kampung Tanah Puteh after police acted on

Man faces jail, caning over meth possession

KUCHING: A local man may be facing jail time and caning after police allegedly found him in possession of methamphetamine worth RM627 in Kampung Semariang Lama last Tuesday (Jan 27). The 37-year-old was arrested by Sarawak Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) at around 12.20 pm, following intelligence-led surveillance. A search