KUCHING: Police here arrested three locals including a woman and seized over 60g of drugs believed to be syabu last night. Acting on information, the Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) conducted a raid towards a premises in Pending around 7.20pm. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said via a
BINTANGOR: A father who was reported missing after failing to return home from looking for snails at Rumah Selat, Sungai Janting, was found safe but exhausted today. The 54-year-old man was found by his son around 9.15am in a small creek near Sungai Janting. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire
MIRI: Two siblings managed to escape unharmed after a teachers’ quarters on the second floor of a four-storey building caught fire at Jalan Jee Foh 9 last night. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department (Bomba) said via a press statement that the siblings aged nine and 11, got out
DARO: A man suffering from a mental problem allegedly set his house on fire in Kampung Bertanak, Pulau Bruit last Wednesday (July 20). The fire, which was extinguished by the villagers, had caused damages to the living room and bedroom of the house. It was reported that the suspect was
LIMBANG: An elderly couple was left homeless after their house in Kampung Pandan, was razed to the ground in an evening fire last Wednesday (July 20). A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the unfortunate incident happened around 7.05pm. Following that, firemen from Limbang station, Sarawak Energy
KUCHING: The district’s overall crime index from January to July this year, showed a decrease of 28.8 per cent compared to the same period last year. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said despite the decline, there were some categories that showed a significant increase in the same period. “They are
SARATOK: The body of a 27-year-old man who was reported missing in Kampung Seberang, Meludam, was found without limbs in the wee hours of today (July 21). The victim identified as Abang Mohd Norazat Bin Abang Salim, had gone out fishing alone on July 19 and did not return home.
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Blood Bank Unit managed to collect 112 pints of blood from army personnel on Wednesday (July 20). The blood donation drive, which was also opened to the public, was held at Plaza Merdeka here to celebrate the 1st Infantry Division’s 56th anniversary. Third Brigade
KUCHING: Customs officials thwarted two drug smuggling attempts here this month. Sarawak Customs director Mohd Nadzri Ariffin said his team managed to seize packets of methamphetamine and ketamine worth RM227,400 from a bus terminal on July 14 and 15. “The first case on July 14 resulted in the arrest of
SIBU: Two individuals were burned to death when their van burst into flames after it crashed into a tree along Jalan Khong Yit Khim, here early this morning. The unfortunate incident happened around 5.10am when the van was heading to the town centre. Firemen from Sibu central station were promptly despatched
