KUCHING: Police arrested a security guard who allegedly attacked his colleague with a wooden baton at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) lobby on Monday (Nov 10). The 29-year-old suspect was tracked down and detained shortly after the assault, which left the 55-year-old victim with multiple injuries. Preliminary investigations found that
MUKAH: The town’s streets became the scene of a tense immigration crackdown last night (Nov 11) as 15 foreigners were detained in coordinated raids by the Sarawak Immigration Department. The late-night sweep, which ran from 10.30 pm to 5 am, involved the department’s Enforcement Division and Special Action Team, with
SARATOK: Two local men were arrested recently for allegedly acting as mule account holders for phone scam syndicates operating across several states. They were picked up by the Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) at separate locations on Nov 10 and 11. District police chief DSP Mathew Maggie said the first
TATAU: A dinner gathering turned tragic when two men died and four others fell ill from suspected food poisoning at a farm hut in Sungai Salik, Mayeng Kakus on Sunday (Nov 9). The incident occurred at 7.30 pm when a group of seven men were having dinner consisting of cooked
MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a jobless man for allegedly possessing suspected methamphetamine in Kampung Petanak here yesterday. The arrest was made by the roadside at around 11.20 am after the narcotics team suspected him to be involved in drug abuse activities. Mukah police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said further
JULAU: A storekeeper was killed after his motorcycle skidded out of control and crashed along Jalan Entabai yesterday (Nov 10). The accident occurred at around 5.10 pm when the 28-year-old was riding from a longhouse towards Julau town. Julau police chief DSP Alif Haiqal Ramesh Abdullah said the victim is
KUCHING: Police arrested a man suspected of stealing cables following a public tip-off at Lorong Layang-Layang, Jalan Astana, on Monday (Nov 10). He was arrested at 10.30 am by the crime prevention patrol team from Gita Police Station, which led to the seizure of several items believed to have been
KUCHING: A local man succumbed to his injuries after his motorcycle skidded and crashed along Jalan Tun Abdul Rahman Yaakub on Sunday night. The accident happened at around 10:15 pm when the victim, in his 20s, was believed to have lost control of his machine before he was thrown to
SELANGAU: A stationary timber lorry believed to be involved in the fatal incident that claimed the lives of a married couple the night before, was completely destroyed in a fire at Mile 62, Sepiring, along the Bintulu-Sibu Road, Pan Borneo Highway, this morning. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said
TATAU: A raging blaze tore through Rumah James Talib in Semanok, reducing the 20-door longhouse along Jalan Pesisir Jepak-Kuala Tatau to ashes this morning. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 11:40 am incident. It was reported that several cars and motorcycles were also destroyed in the fire,