KUCHING: An emergency lifeboat believed to be from a foreign country drifted ashore on Trombol Beach last evening (Jan 4). Numerous video clips of the discovery went viral on social media platforms. No one was found on the vessel ‘BOHAIMINGZHU 2’, based on the words on the exterior part of
KUCHING: Swift actions by Public Work Department (PWD) workers managed to save a luxury multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) from being completely destroyed in a fire at the traffic light intersection in front of Wisma Saberkas yesterday. Firemen from Batu Lintang station were despatched to the scene, which is along Jalan Batu
KUCHING: Only halfway through the first week of January, Sarawak already has two reported cases of Macau and investment scams. The Macau scam involved a civil servant in Padawan who lost RM179,400 while, the investment scam involved a plumber in Sibu who lost RM106,300. Both cases were reported to the
BETONG: An eight-foot long python hiding in a toilet in a house at Kampung Sebemban was captured by the Civil Defence Force (APM) Betong today (Jan 4). APM Betong officer Second Lieutenant Desem Samuel said a four-member team was despatched to the scene after they received a distress call around
PADAWAN: A civil servant claimed he lost a whopping RM179,400 to a Macau scam. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad confirmed that they received a police report from the 40-something man on Monday (Jan 2). Investigations found that the victim had received a call from ‘Abdul Morshidi’ allegedly
SIBU: Narcotics police arrested two locals in Jalan Kampung Hilir for allegedly possessing various drugs worth RM650 on Monday (Jan 2). Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the arrests were made around 11.30am at a house. Police arrested a 21-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman on suspicion of engaging in
SIMUNJAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched on Tuesday (Jan 3) to locate a man in Kampung Plaie Ladong reported missing after failing to return home. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the man, identified as Lindi Lengan, 69, had been missing since Dec
SARIKEI: A motorcyclist was injured after he was involved in a hit-and-run accident near the Tanah Putih Skim B intersection on Monday (Jan 2). Sarikei Civil Defence Force (APM) said they were informed of the accident around 6.45pm and dispatched a team to the scene. When they arrived, the 39-year-old
SIBU: A plumber lost RM106,300 to a non-existent investment scam recently. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili confirmed the case, sayingpolice received a report from the 50-something victim on Monday (Jan 2). Investigations showed that the victim had seen a social media advertisement from HUOBI Global Company in December 2021 that
KUCHING: A bedroom in a semi-detached house at Jalan Matang Jaya here was destroyed in a pre-dawn fire yesterday. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the incident happened around 4.20am and a team of firemen from Petra Jaya station
