BETONG: An elderly man died from injuries in an accident involving a motorcycle and pickup truck along Jalan Betong-Sarikei last night. The accident is believed to have happened around 10.45am when the victim who was riding his motorcycle alone, collided with a pickup truck near a U-turn. A spokesman from
MUKAH: A primary school student succumbed to his injuries two days after he was hit by a pickup truck along Jalan Mukah-Balingian on Thursday (Nov 10). Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the nine-year-old boy who sustained severe injuries during the collision, was referred
KUCHING: A 15-foot long giant crocodile was captured alive by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) at Kampung Sampat, Sebangan in Simunjan yesterday evening. The corporation in a statement said their Swift Wildlife Action Team (SWAT) caught the 400kg reptile early in the morning and it was then brought to shore
KUCHING: Sarawak police have opened two investigation papers pertaining to an act of bribery in Selangau and an act of vandalism in Kabong. A police spokesman for the 15th general election (GE15), Supt Douglas Nyeging Taong in a statement, said they have received five police reports pertaining to election offences
SIBU: A bus driver’s quick action managed to save an express bus from being destroyed in a fire at Sibu Bus Terminal today (Nov 12). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a distress call around 1.10pm and despatched firemen from Sungai Merah station to
MIRI: Narcotic police here arrested three men, including two foreigners, for alleged involvement in drug distribution activities on yesterday (Nov 11). Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu in a statement, confirmed that the arrests happened around 5.30pm in front of a market at Lutong. The team managed to detain a
BINTULU: A male driver cheats death after the diesel tanker truck he was driving, crashed into a ravine and caught fire along Jalan Ulu Sebauh today morning (Nov 12). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the 35-year-old, who sustained injuries, was rescued out of the truck
PADAWAN: A local man sustained injuries after his car swerved and crashed into a monsoon drain near St Ann’s Church at Mile 10 early this morning. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the accident happened around 2.50am and firemen from Siburan station were deployed to the
KUCHING: A 19-year-old man suffered minor burns to his back after a three-storey shophouse caught fire at Pasar Sungai Maong Lama, Mile 3 on Thursday. The victim who suffered 30 per cent burns to his back, was rescued from the third floor of the building and later taken to Sarawak
KUCHING: A family of three were left with nothing but clothes on their backs after their wooden house at Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park, Jalan Setia Raja, was razed to the ground in an afternoon fire today. The incident which happened around 3.25pm, also caused five per cent damages to
