PAKAN: Residents of Rh Jantan Tebok here faced a minor disruption after a landslide blocked the main road leading to the longhouse yesterday (Dec 18). A spokesman for the Civil Defence Force (APM) Pakan said that a team was dispatched to the scene after receiving a report from the longhouse
MIRI: A local rider succumbed to severe injuries after a two-vehicle collision at Bekenu Bridge here on Sunday. The accident, involving a Toyota Hilux and a Yamaha motorcycle, happened around 5.30 am Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the police investigation found that the pick-up truck, driven by
LUNDU: Four residents, including two teenagers, managed to escape to safety when their single-storey house at Jalan Satu here caught fire this morning. No injuries were reported as the occupants, aged between 15 and 65, acted fast to evacuate the home. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)
MIRI: A housewife was left RM50,000 poorer after falling prey to an online job scam that promises lucrative commissions. The 30-something victim came across the opportunity on TikTok, where an advertisement offered commissions for completing simple tasks. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said all she had to do
LIMBANG: A wooden house in Kampung Binjai, Jalan Melitam, was razed to the ground in a wee-hour fire today, leaving a family of seven homeless. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported as the family were awayfrom their home during the 1.09 am incident. A spokesman for the Fire and
KUCHING: Police arrested four ‘mat rempit’ locals for dangerous stunts on their motorcycles along Jalan Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Yaakub here over the weekend. ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ was conducted by nine personnel from the Kuching Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division from 8pm on Saturday (Dec 16) until 4.15am
ASAJAYA: A couple was left with injuries following an accident along Jalan Samarahan-Asajaya, Teluk Sabang this afternoon (Dec 17). The accident involving a motorcycle and a car is believed to have happened at around 2 pm. A team from Civil Defence Force (APM) Asajaya was dispatched to the scene after
MIRI: A premise on the second floor of a shophouse at Riverview Park, Jalan Lutong Baru, was engulfed in flames last night (Dec 16), resulting in its complete destruction. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident that took place around 7.15pm. Upon receiving an emergency call, firemen
TANJUNG MANIS: A local skipper and his three Indonesian fishing crew members were saved by an auxiliary firefighter after their boat capsized near the Batang Paloh bridge construction site today. The quick-thinking auxiliary firefighter, Mohammad Hasbullah Juli, happened to be in the vicinity when the incident happened at around 11
KUCHING: A lorry driver narrowly escaped a fiery fate after his vehicle’s cabin caught fire along Jalan Setia Raja today. Firemen from Tabuan Jaya station were promptly dispatched to the scene near Kampung Tabuan Hilir after receiving a distress call at around 12.40 pm. On arrival, they found that the
