Thursday, 25 December 2025

Author: Allan Jay

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

Five K9 heroes set to retire by 2025

SERIAN: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s (Bomba) K9 Unit is planning to retire five detection dogs by 2025. Sarawak Bomba director Datuk Khirudin Drahman @ Hussaini said that the decision is based on the dogs exceeding the maximum intelligence limit of six to seven years, as per their service

James Joe Wellfreed Jerani wanted to facilitate probe

PADAWAN: The Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) here is actively looking for a man named James Joe Wellfreed Jerani to facilitate investigations into a fraud case. Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said that the 41-year-old is wanted to assist in solving a case under Section 420

RTD issues 15 summonses in daily op

MIRI: The Road Transport Department (RTD) here issued a total of 15 summonses during a daily operation at Jalan Bakam on Wednesday. According to the department, the operation was to detect traffic offences and ensure that the community was in compliance with the existing laws while on the road. RTD

Security guard collapses and dies at workplace

SIBU: A security guard at a public library collapsed and died in his workplace at Jalan Mantis this morning (Jan 4). The incident happened at 7.05 am and it prompted a four-man team from the Civil Defence Force (APM) to rush to the scene upon being alerted to the incident.