Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Author: Allan Jay

Third floor of Kuching shophouse catches fire

KUCHING: The second and third floor caught fire of a shophouse at Jalan Abell here, caught fire earlier tonight. The incident which occured near a local daily headquarters, happened around 8.50pm. Firemen from Padungan and Batu Lintang stations have been deployed to the scene after being informed of the incident.

Police on the lookout for three men involved in armed gang-robbery case

SERIAN: Police here are on the hunt for three men who had allegedly robbed an employee at a thrift store yesterday (Nov 18). Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis in a statement, urged the public to channel any information related to the incident. He pointed out that the incident happened around

No reports of illegal betting on GE15 result, says CP

KUCHING: Police have confirmed that there were no reports of illegal betting on the 15th general election (GE15) results in the state, thus far. Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri confirmed this in a brief message to New Sarawak Tribune today (Nov 19). “As of 4.20pm, we did

Miri police confirm no cop named Steven Cheng

MIRI: Police here confirmed that there is no policeman or security guard by the name of Steven Cheng in Miri district police headquarters (IPD). Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said they have detected a statement posted by a Facebook user named ‘Melbert Mino’ stating he was harassed by an

Blaze destroys kitchen of rental room

SIBU: The kitchen of a rental room at Jalan Lembangan, here was destroyed in a fire today (Nov 19). The 12.30am incident was reported by a neighbour who went to the Sibu central fire station. At the time of the incident, no one was at home. A spokesman from the

Occupants act quick in dousing container fire

SRI AMAN: Quick actions by occupants managed to prevent a fire at a steel factory along Jalan Entulang at midnight (Nov 19). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the incident happened around 12.10am and firemen from Sri Aman station were promptly deployed to the scene. Upon

Kuching man loses over RM800k in lottery prediction scam

KUCHING: A man lost a whopping RM807,623.15 after he was fell victim to a lottery prediction scam. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the victim had come across an advertisement on lottery number prediction while surfing the Internet on Sept 30 last year. He then contacted a person by the

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Bintulu police probe GE15 poster torn-up case

KUCHING: Police have opened an investigation paper pertaining to a political party’s poster being torn up by an unidentified individual in Bintulu. A police spokesman for the 15th general election (GE15) Supt Douglas Nyeging Taong in a statement, said the case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal

CP wants smooth, safe voting process tomorrow

KUCHING: Police are hoping for a smooth and safe voting process tomorrow as Sarawakians are expected to come out en masse to polling stations across the state to fulfil their responsibility as voters. State police commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri in a statement, stressed that strict actions will await

Two sustain slight injuries while dousing fire

KANOWIT: Two villagers sustained minor injuries while extinguishing a house fire in Kampung Nanga Tada on Thursday (Nov 17). The incident happened around 9.25pm and firemen from Kanowit and Sibu Jaya stations were despatched to the scene. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) said the fire had