SELANGAU: A tragic weekend crash along the Sibu-Bintulu Road, Pan Borneo Highway, claimed the lives of a married couple after their motorcycle rammed into a stationary lorry at Kilometre 97, Sepiring, on Sunday night. The fatal collision happened at around 7:45 pm when the victims were riding towards Selangau from
KAPIT: A large-scale immigration raid ended with 101 foreigners in custody as enforcement teams swooped in during a coordinated crackdown on suspected immigration offenders on Saturday (Nov 8). The operation, codenamed ‘Ops Sapu’, was launched by the Sarawak Immigration Department between 9.30 am and 3.45 pm, targeting areas believed to
KUCHING: Five local individuals were taken into custody for allegedly abusing drugs during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Pusat Hiburan’. Conducted by the Kuching Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) over the weekend, the team carried out inspections on an entertainment centre in Padungan. In this operation, police screened 20 men and
LUNDU: A local man, who had been missing since Saturday, was found dead in his durian orchard at Kampung Sebiris here this afternoon. The victim has been identified as Mat Undek, 56. It was reported that he had not returned home since the previous day, prompting concern among family members
SARATOK: Police arrested two more local men believed to be involved in the recent oil palm theft case reported in Lubok Renit last Wednesday. The suspects, aged 26 and 33, were detained separately by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) on Friday. Saratok Police Chief, DSP Mathew Manggie, said their capture
SIBU: Quick action by firefighters averted a potentially larger blaze at a workshop along Jalan Sungai Teku, Kampung Bahagia, here on Saturday night. The fire, which broke out at around 10:25 pm, involved stacks of house construction materials, including plywood, but fortunately did not spread to the building structure. Firefighters
SIMUNJAN: Four people suffered multiple injuries following a two-car collision at Kampung Seruyuk early Saturday morning. The crash, which occurred at around 6:45 am, involved a Toyota Vios driven by a man and a Perodua Bezza carrying four individuals – a man and three women. It was reported that both
MARUDI: A search and rescue (SAR) operation is underway for a foreign crew member who went missing while swimming in a river near Kampung Kuala Tutoh Hilir, Baram, on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as 21-year-old Prashant from India. It was reported that the incident happened at around 4:00
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A local man was killed after his motorcycle collided head-on with a car at KM17, Jalan Kota Samarahan–Asajaya last night (No 5). The accident happened at 7.22 pm amid heavy rain, which made the road slippery and reduced visibility for motorists. Preliminary investigations found that the 39-year-old victim’s
MERADONG: Four men who claimed they were only gambling to “kill time” found themselves in police custody during a raid at Simpang KJD, Bintangor yesterday (Nov 5). The operation was conducted at around 3 pm by the district’s Task Force team on a premises suspected of hosting illegal gambling activities.