Monday, 22 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

Blaze claims seven luxury cars, one salvaged

KUCHING: Only one of the eight luxury cars parked in an auto repair shop at Jalan Pahlawan, Bintawa, here was salvaged from a devastating blaze this morning. Four cars — a Volkswagen, a BMW, a Mercedes-Benz and an Audi — were destroyed. Two Mercedes-Benz and a BMW were partially damaged.

When a monkey comes a-calling

SRI AMAN: A family in Taman Sri Jaya here was surprised was visited by a wild monkey today morning (Jan 8). The incident came to light when the family’s pet dog kept barking at the garage area around 9 am. When the owner of the house, Tiong, checked what the

Snake sheds skin inside clinic lab

MATU: A snake will usually rub its body against rocks, trees and similar hard surfaces in the open to shed its skin. However, a gold-ringed snake decided to shed its skin inside Matu health clinic. The incident came to light when a clinic staff came across a discarded reptilian skin

7-month-old infant among three injured in collision

SARIKEI: A seven-month-old baby girl and her 21-year-old parents sustained injuries following a two-vehicle collision along Jalan Pan Borneo this morning. The accident, involving an Isuzu Dmax with three onboard and a Perodua Viva with the baby and the couple onboard, happened near Pakan junction around 7.25 am. A spokesman

Fire damages living room, disrupt family’s slumber

BINTANGOR: A family of three was abruptly awakened from their sleep when a wee-hour fire broke out in their two-storey terrace house along Jalan Buan here, today. Fortunately, no injuries were reported among the residents aged between 34 and 67 in the 3.54 am incident A spokesman for the Fire

Elderly cheat death after luxury car bursts into flames

KUCHING: An elderly man had his lucky stars to thank for when he escaped a fiery death after his luxury car’s engine burst into fire along Jalan Setia Raja here this morning. The 57-year-old driver managed to get out to safety in the nick of time and contacted the Fire

Boy endures pain as ring stuck on middle finger

BETONG: A seven-year-old boy faced a distressing situation when an iron washer ring became lodged on his finger on Saturday. Betong fire station chief Vincent Baling Yabi said that they received a distress call from Betong Hospital at 12.47 pm, alerting them to the incident. Swiftly responding to the call,

Man loses RM128,000 in cryptocurrency scam

BINTULU: A local man employed at a company here falls prey to a cryptocurrency investment scam after he was left RM128,000 poorer. The incident happened when the victim in his early 30s, introduced by a friend, invested to trade BTC and USDT cryptocurrency through a FSEX platform in late September

Eight locals, 37 illegals nabbed in anti-illegal worker ops

MIRI: The state Immigration Department has arrested eight employers for employing illegal migrants without valid work permits in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Selera’. The operation conducted by the Miri Immigration Division, was held at various eateries in and around the city on Friday (Jan 5) with a total of 97

Bomba K9 handler bids tearful adieu to loyal canine companion

SERIAN: Amid the bittersweet backdrop of farewells, a Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) K9 handler confronted the indescribable emotions tied to bidding adieu to his cherished and loyal canine companion. Steven Ambu, 47, could not hold back tears after he placed Cliff, a Cadaver discipline detection dog, in his