SARIKEI: A teenage boy sustained a broken leg after he was buried up to thigh level while an elderly woman sustained minor injuries in a landslide at Rumah Branda Baling, Nanga Keluton, Jalan Entabai-Pakan yesterday. The injured victims, a 13-year-old boy and a 59-year-old woman, were taken to Nanga Entaih
PADAWAN: Three elderly hunters were arrested yesterday to help with investigations into the accidental shooting of their friend, who was mistaken for a wild boar. The mishap, which happened in a forest at Kampung Giam, came to light around 12pm when the police were alerted of the incident by the
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) yesterday, provided medevac assistance to an injured foreign crewman of Singaporean chemical tanker MT Theresa Libra. The 52-year-old victim from Myanmar, who sustained injuries to his fingers and wrists, was in need of immediate medical attention and a call was made to MMEA
KUCHING: Three of the six locals who were duped by a non-existent job syndicate to work in a call centre in Cambodia have returned safely to their families. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri confirmed this in an exclusive interview with New Sarawak Tribune and Suara Sarawak yesterday
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to seven days in jail and a RM5,000 fine in default of two months’ jail for ramming through a police roadblock while driving under the influence of drugs early this year. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi meted out the sentence to the 31-year-old
KUCHING: Police here are on the hunt for a male suspect who snatched a woman’s handbag by forcing her to stop her vehicle on the road with his motorcycle. The incident was captured on the victim’s dash-cam and shared on Facebook. The victim was forced to stop her car after
LUBOK ANTU: The body of a 21-year-old youth who went missing in Sungai Nanga Entalau on Monday (Aug 22) was found floating in the river yesterday. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department said the body of Tau Xian Wei was found at 7.30am. Rescuers discovered and retrieved the
SIBU: A local university student lost RM15,216 after being duped into a non-existent job via social media recently. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said they received a police report from the 21-year-old victim pertaining to the case yesterday. The incident happened when the victim came across a “part-time online assistant”
KUCHING: A two-week integrated operation codenamed Ops Lejang Khas managed to nab 18 individuals suspected of motorcycle and car thefts here. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation, carried out by nine officers and 77 rank-and-file personnel, was held from Aug 9-22. In the operation, a total of 13
KUCHING: Police managed to cripple five vehicle theft syndicates this year, with most of the members being foreigners. The latest syndicate was ‘Geng Oscar’, which was busted on July 17, in an operation codenamed Ops Lejang Khas. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a special team arrested five foreign men
