Thursday, 15 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Police seek two locals to help in gang robbery probe

KUCHING: Police are looking for two local men to facilitate investigations into a recent gang robbery in the district. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said both men were needed to assist in investigations under Section 395/397 of the Penal Code. The section provides for a jail term of up

Kuching cops issues 147 compounds for licence plate offences

KUCHING: Traffic police issued a total of 147 compounds for offences involving vehicle licence plates in a seven-day operation recently. The operation by the Kuching traffic police division codenamed ‘Op Khas Nombor Pendaftaran’ was conducted from Feb 6 to 12. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the compounds were

Body of drowned man recovered near Begalak Camp

SIBU: The body of a 47-year-old Gawing Mancha, who went missing after the longboat he was travelling in capsized on Sunday, was found floating near Begalak Camp, Batang Rajang, here this morning (Feb 14). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said his men received a call from

Fire razes part of 34-door longhouse in Bintangor

BINTANGOR: A massive fire destroyed part of a 34-door Rh Danggat, Jalan Singba in Sungai Kawi, here this morning (Feb 14). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Bintangor and Sarikei stations managed to save 17 doors of the building. As at 10.15am, the team

Auxiliary firefighters act swiftly to prevent house from further damage

DEBAK: Swift action by auxiliary firefighters prevented a house at Rh Edmund Guting Sengalang from complete destruction on today. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a distress call around 12.30pm and sent firefighters from the Betong station to the scene, some 35km away. Upon

Eight nabbed for online gambling in ‘Ops Dadu’

KUCHING: Eight people, including a woman, were arrested for online gambling in a seven-day operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation, carried out by the D7 branch of the Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Kuching district police headquarters, was held from Feb 6-12. Eight

Two found dead inside docked ship

SIBU: Two men were found unconscious at the bottom compartment of a docked ship along Jalan Bukit Lan this morning (Feb 13). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a call on the discovery around 10.30am. Firemen from Sungai Merah station along with the police

Morning fire destroys shophouse room  

KUCHING: A rented room at a shophouse in Green Heights here was destroyed in an early morning fire today (Feb 13). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that upon receiving an emergency call around 3.50am, firemen from the Tabuan Jaya station were deployed to the scene.

Search for missing man as boat sinks in Nanga Sungai Song

SONG: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched this morning to look for a man who went missing after the longboat he was travelling in with six others capsized in Nanga Sungai Song last night (Feb 12). The others swam to safety. Sibu Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)

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Police on hunt for man who injures sister

PADAWAN: Police here are currently looking for a man who went amok and allegedly hit his sister in their home at Kampung Segedup, Jalan Batu Kawa on Saturday (Feb 11). Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad in a statement, said they received a police report from the