BETONG: Two individuals were killed on the spot after their car was suspected to have rear-ended a pickup truck near Lubok Antu junction today (May 4). A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said the deceased are the driver and the front passenger of the car, who are
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Blood Bank Unit managed to collect 50 pints of blood from police personnel and the public yesterday (May 3). The blood donation drive, open to the public, was held at The Spring shopping mall in conjunction with the 216th Police Day celebration. Acting Kuching
PADAWAN: An abandoned double-storey building of Padawan sub-district office in Teng Bukap bazaar was destroyed by a fire yesterday. Siburan fire station chief Nazry Mohamat said his men were despatched to the scene along Jalan Padawan after receiving an emergency call at around 4.15 pm. “On arrival, the building was
BINTANGOR: A driver managed to escape a car crash without injuries after his pickup truck skidded and crashed into a ditch along Jalan Sarikei-Bintangor yesterday. The accident happened at around 12.45 pm when the 41-year-old man was on his way to Sarikei. Sarikei fire station chief Nicholas Belulin said his
KUCHING: A black stray dog that was recently captured by the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has tested positive for rabies. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said the results were confirmed by the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS). According to him, the dog had bitten nine victims. “With regret,
SIBU: A family of five was left with nothing but clothes on their back after their house at Lorong 5C, Jalan Sentosa in Salim here, was destroyed by fire last night (May 2). Sibu Fire and Rescue Department Zone 4 chief Andy Alie said no injuries or casualties were reported
SONG: Residents have been advised to be cautious after a king cobra was recently spotted at Jalan Takan here this morning. Civil Defence Force (APM) Kapit officer Captain Mohamad Noor Ini said they received a distress call around 7.15 am on the sighting of the reptile. A three-member team from
KUCHING: A van parked in Samariang Square, Jalan Sultan Tengah, here was engulfed in flames this morning. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Petra Jaya station were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call around 7.20 am. By the time the firefighters
BINTULU: Six individuals had a near-death experience when the car they were travelling in skidded and plunged into a massive hole along Jalan Tun Hussein Onn this morning (May 1). Fortunately, the five men and a woman only sustained minor injuries in the 2.50am crash. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a local fishing boat and arrested six local crewmen for allegedly violating the legal conditions of their licence yesterday (April 30). MMEA Tanjung Manis director Commander Gilbert Tinggak Numpang, in a statement, said the detention was made at noon, around six