SIMANGGANG: A female driver suffered head and leg injuries following a two-vehicle collision along Jalan Tanjung Bijap on Monday (Nov 24). The accident, involving a Perodua Kancil and a three-tonne lorry, occurred around 4.50 pm, leaving the woman injured inside the damaged Kancil. Firefighters from the Sri Aman station were
SARATOK: A month-long crackdown has delivered a major blow to the drug scene in the district, with narcotics police arresting and charging a total of 113 suspects believed to be involved in substance abuse. Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the coordinated ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ raids — launched simultaneously
MIRI: Police arrested a local man yesterday (Nov 24) for his alleged involvement in a theft case at a container storage here. The arrest, which took place at 1.20 pm along Jalan Tudan, was made by a team from Miri central police station’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID), led by police
KUCHING: A male tenant leapt from the third floor of a building at Metrocity, Matang to save himself after a fire that ripped through a rental room last night (Nov 24). The incident, which broke out around 8.55 pm, engulfed a room on the second floor and sent thick smoke
KUCHING: A local man was arrested after he allegedly ran amok and swung a machete at members of the public outside a mosque in Kampung Tabuan Lot last Sunday (Nov 23). The incident, which occurred at around 7.40 pm, left an elderly man in his 70s with injuries on his
KUCHING: The Sarawak Civil Defence Force (APM) has urged residents to be prepared for the northeast monsoon, warning of heavy rainfall and possible flooding across several parts of the state. The seasonal weather pattern, which usually begins in late November and lasts until March, brings its heaviest downpours between December
LAWAS: A covert smuggling run in Kampung Surabaya at Jalan Merapok was cut short when Customs officers uncovered a hidden cache of duty-not-paid cigarettes and beers worth more than RM450,000. The stash, left unattended by the riverbank, was discovered on Oct 30 by officers from the Sarawak Customs Land and
PADAWAN: Police are probing the death of an Indonesian man who was found lying by the roadside along Jalan Lumba Kuda, old Penrissen Road, here today. The discovery was reported by a member of the public after spotting the 37-year-old at around 8:05 am. Padawan Police Chief, Supt Mohd Irwan
KUCHING: A traffic enforcement sweep around Pangkalan Sapi, Jalan Astana, resulted in the confiscation of 24 motorcycles that had undergone serious and illegal modifications. Police said the machines were found fitted with altered exhaust systems, structural changes, and other modifications deemed as severe under Section 60(1) of the Road Transport
MIRI: An unidentified body was found inside a burnt car along Jalan Datuk Temenggung Oyong Lawai Jau here early Sunday morning. The incident happened at 3:39 am when a Proton Satria Neo burst into flames near a well-known resort. Firefighters from Miri station were promptly dispatched to the scene to