Friday, 20 March 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Two men killed as car collides with tanker

KANOWIT: Two local men lost their lives on the spot when their car collided with an oil tanker along Jalan Majau near SK Ulu Majau this afternoon. The victims, identified as Musa Minggat, 50, and Budin Minggat, 69, were travelling in a Perodua Axia when the accident occurred at around

36 foreigners picked up as immigration storms factories before dawn

BALINGIAN: A pre-dawn raid by the Sarawak Immigration Department turned up dozens of undocumented workers hiding in factories, ending with 36 men led away in handcuffs. Codenamed ‘Ops Sapu’, the operation was carried out by an 18-member special task force at around 1 am yesterday (Oct 28). The raid targeted

Police, family seek public help to locate missing woman

KUCHING: Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a 24-year-old woman, who has been reported missing after leaving her home in Tabuan Laru last Saturday (Oct 25). Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said Marianna Liew Ai Jia, who works as a sales assistant, was last seen driving

Retiree dies after car crashes into lamp post

BAU: A retired civil servant was killed in an accident along KM2, Jalan Bau–Lundu near Bau Hospital last night (Oct 28). Bau police chief Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman said the accident happened at around 7.25 pm when the victim was heading home to Kampung Stenggang from Bau market. “Preliminary

Cops nab woman after drug test turns positive

MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a local woman for allegedly abusing drugs following a raid in Kampung Sungai Ragei yesterday (Oct 28). The operation was carried out by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) at around 11 am following a tip-off on suspected drug abuse activities in the area. “During the

Woman injured in two-vehicle crash

SERIAN: A woman sustained injuries on her left leg following a two-vehicle collision at the U-turn junction, Kampung Munggu Limo on Tuesday (Oct 28). The accident happened at around 1.50pm when a Perodua Alza collided with a Toyota Avanza. The impact left the 62-year-old victim trapped in the front passenger

GOF swoop nets 33 suspects, RM4m in contraband goods

KUCHING: Smugglers across Sarawak are feeling the heat after a two-week operation by the General Operations Force (GOF) dismantled multiple illegal trade networks and seized contraband worth more than RM4.04 million. The raids — conducted under Ops Taring Alpha, Ops Taring Bravo, and Ops Taring Batas/Awas between Oct 14 and

Forest drug den busted in Saratok, three men arrested

SARATOK: A police task force under ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ uncovered a hidden drug den deep in a forest along Jalan Roban Lama, arresting three men who later tested positive for drugs. The raid was carried out on Monday (Oct 27) after police received intelligence about a jungle hut believed to

Cops wipe out jungle drug den, three nabbed

SARATOK: A police task force under ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ uncovered a hidden drug den deep in a forest along Jalan Roban Lama, arresting three men who later tested positive for drugs. The raid was carried out yesterday (Oct 27) after police received intelligence about a jungle hut believed to be

Two-week GOF sweep nets 33 suspects, RM4 mln in illegal goods

KUCHING: Smugglers across Sarawak are feeling the heat after a two-week operation by the General Operations Force (GOF) dismantled multiple illegal trade networks and seized contraband worth more than RM4.04 million. The raids — conducted under Ops Taring Alpha, Ops Taring Bravo, and Ops Taring Batas/Awas between Oct 14 and